Proverbs 11:13
but a trustworthy person keeps a confidence.
Leviticus 19:16
You must not go about spreading slander
Proverbs 20:19
avoid someone with a big mouth.
Joshua 2:14
The men answered her, “We will give our lives for yours. If you don’t report our mission, we will show kindness and faithfulness to you when the Lord gives us the land.”
Joshua 2:20
And if you report our mission, we are free from the oath you made us swear.”
Nehemiah 6:17-19
During those days, the nobles of Judah sent many letters to Tobiah,
Proverbs 14:5
but a dishonest witness utters lies.
Proverbs 25:9
without revealing another’s secret;
Proverbs 26:20-22
without a gossip, conflict dies down.
Jeremiah 38:27
When all the officials came to Jeremiah and questioned him, he reported the exact words to them the king had commanded, and they quit speaking with him because nothing had been heard.
1 Timothy 5:13
At the same time, they also learn to be idle, going from house to house; they are not only idle, but are also gossips
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
A talebearer
Revealeth
General references
Bible References
A talebearer
avoid someone with a big mouth.
Revealeth
without revealing another’s secret;
without a gossip, conflict dies down.
He
but a dishonest witness utters lies.