Proverbs 18:8

The words of a talebearer are like tasty morsels, and they go down into the innermost parts of the body.

Proverbs 16:28

A perverse man sows strife: and a whisperer separates best friends.

Leviticus 19:16

You shall not go up and down as a talebearer among your people: neither shall you take a stand against the life of your neighbor: I am the LORD.

Psalm 52:2

Your tongue devises evil; 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 is one that speaks like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise brings health.

Proverbs 26:20-22

Where no wood is, there the fire goes out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceases.

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Summary

The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.

General references

Bible References

Words

Proverbs 12:18
There is one that speaks like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise brings health.
Proverbs 16:28
A perverse man sows strife: and a whisperer separates best friends.
Proverbs 26:20
Where no wood is, there the fire goes out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceases.
Leviticus 19:16
You shall not go up and down as a talebearer among your people: neither shall you take a stand against the life of your neighbor: I am the LORD.
Psalm 52:2
Your tongue devises evil; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
Psalm 64:3
Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:

General references

Deuteronomy 22:14
And charges her with shameful conduct, and brings an evil name upon her, and says, I took this woman, and when I came to her, I found her not a virgin:
1 Samuel 24:9
And David said to Saul, Why hear you men's words, saying, Behold, David seeks your hurt?