Proverbs 18:8
The words of a talebearer seem smooth, but they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
Proverbs 16:28
The perverse man sows strife, and the tale bearer separates princes.
Leviticus 19:16
Thou shalt not travel about as a talebearer among thy people; neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbour. I am the LORD.
Psalm 52:2
Thy tongue devises wickedness like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
Psalm 64:3-4
Who whet their tongue like a sword and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words
Proverbs 12:18
There are those that speak like the piercings of a sword, but the tongue of the wise is medicine.
Proverbs 26:20-22
Where there is no wood, the fire goes out, so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceases.