Gossip

 

“ ‘Do not go about spreading slander among your people. “ ‘Do not do anything that endangers your neighbor’s life. I am the Lord. ’ “

• Leviticus 19:16

 

The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to the inmost parts.

• Proverbs 18:8

 

A gossip betrays a confidence; so avoid anyone who talks too much.

• Proverbs 20:19

 

A gossip betrays a confidence, but a trustworthy man keeps a secret.

• Proverbs 11:13

 

A perverse man stirs up dissension, and a gossip separates close friends.

• Proverbs 16:28

 

You who practice deceit, your tongue plots destruction; it is like a sharpened razor.

• Psalm 52:2

 

Like a north wind that brings unexpected rain is a sly tongue—which provokes a horrified look.

• Proverbs 25:23

 

keep your tongue from evil and your lips from telling lies.

• Psalm 34:13

 

Without wood a fire goes out; without a gossip a quarrel dies down. As charcoal to embers and as wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome person for kindling strife.

• Proverbs 26:20-21