Topic
GOSSIP
FORBIDDEN LEV 19:16; PSA 50:20; PRO 11:13; 20:19; EZK 22:9
Passages on this topic · 5
- Leviticus 19:16
“‘You shall not go up and down as a slanderer among your people. “‘You shall not endanger the life of your neighbor. I am Yahweh.
- Psalms 50:20
You sit and speak against your brother. You slander your own mother’s son.
- Proverbs 11:13
One who brings gossip betrays a confidence, but one who is of a trustworthy spirit is one who keeps a secret.
- Proverbs 20:19
He who goes about as a tale-bearer reveals secrets; therefore don’t keep company with him who opens wide his lips.
- Ezekiel 22:9
Slanderous men have been in you to shed blood. In you they have eaten on the mountains. They have committed lewdness among you.
From Nave’s Topical Bible (public domain).