Proverbs 18:8
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].
Proverbs 16:28
A perverse man spreads strife,
And one who gossips separates intimate friends.
Leviticus 19:16
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.
Psalm 52:2
Your tongue devises destruction,
Like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
Psalm 64:3-4
Who have sharpened their tongues like a sword.
They aim venomous words as arrows,
Proverbs 12:18
There is one who speaks rashly like the thrusts of a sword,
But the tongue of the wise brings healing.
Proverbs 26:20-22
For lack of wood the fire goes out,
And where there is no whisperer [who gossips], contention quiets down.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
General references
Bible References
Words
There is one who speaks rashly like the thrusts of a sword,
But the tongue of the wise brings healing.
A perverse man spreads strife,
And one who gossips separates intimate friends.
For lack of wood the fire goes out,
And where there is no whisperer [who gossips], contention quiets down.
Your tongue devises destruction,
Like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
Who have sharpened their tongues like a sword.
They aim venomous words as arrows,