Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Evil » Speech evil speaking » Talebearers condemned
You shall not go around as a gossip among your people, and you are not to act against the life of your neighbor [with slander or false testimony]; I am the Lord.
He who covers and forgives an offense seeks love,
But he who repeats or gossips about a matter separates intimate friends.
For lack of wood the fire goes out,
And where there is no whisperer [who gossips], contention quiets down.
He who goes about as a gossip reveals secrets,
But he who is trustworthy and faithful keeps a matter hidden.
The words of a whisperer (gossip) are like dainty morsels [to be greedily eaten];
They go down into the innermost chambers of the body [to be remembered and mused upon].
He who goes about as a gossip reveals secrets;
Therefore do not associate with a gossip [who talks freely or flatters].
Slander » Effects of » Deadly wounds
The words of a whisperer (gossip) are like dainty morsels [to be greedily eaten];
They go down into the innermost chambers of the body [to be remembered and mused upon].
The words of a whisperer (gossip) are like dainty morsels [to be greedily eaten];
They go down into the innermost chambers of the body [to be remembered and mused upon].
Speaking, evil » Talebearers condemned
You shall not go around as a gossip among your people, and you are not to act against the life of your neighbor [with slander or false testimony]; I am the Lord.
He who covers and forgives an offense seeks love,
But he who repeats or gossips about a matter separates intimate friends.
For lack of wood the fire goes out,
And where there is no whisperer [who gossips], contention quiets down.
He who goes about as a gossip reveals secrets,
But he who is trustworthy and faithful keeps a matter hidden.
The words of a whisperer (gossip) are like dainty morsels [to be greedily eaten];
They go down into the innermost chambers of the body [to be remembered and mused upon].
He who goes about as a gossip reveals secrets;
Therefore do not associate with a gossip [who talks freely or flatters].
Speech/communication » Talebearers
He who goes about as a gossip reveals secrets,
But he who is trustworthy and faithful keeps a matter hidden.
The words of a whisperer (gossip) are like dainty morsels [to be greedily eaten];
They go down into the innermost chambers of the body [to be remembered and mused upon].
He who goes about as a gossip reveals secrets;
Therefore do not associate with a gossip [who talks freely or flatters].
For lack of wood the fire goes out, and where there is no whisperer, contention ceases. As coals are to hot embers and as wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome man to inflame strife. The words of a whisperer or slanderer are like dainty morsels or words of sport [to some, but to others are like deadly wounds]; and they go down into the innermost parts of the body [or of the victim's nature].
Words » Of the talebearer, wounds to the soul
The words of a whisperer (gossip) are like dainty morsels [to be greedily eaten];
They go down into the innermost chambers of the body [to be remembered and mused upon].