I’m seeing something repeated in Proverbs that challenges me to silence. Silence? See what you think:

A talebearer reveals secrets, But he who is of a faithful spirit conceals a matter. (Proverbs 11.13, NKJV)

He who covers a transgression seeks love, But he who repeats a matter separates friends. (Proverbs 17.9, NKJV)

The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger, And his glory is to overlook a transgression. (Proverbs 19.11, NKJV)

It’s a simple message. A friend of mine likes to say,

You don’t have to tell all you know!

This seems especially true when it involves someone else’s shortcomings.