Proverbs 18:8

The words of a talebearer cause wounds. They plunge down to the innermost parts.

A perverse man sows discord. A whisperer separates good friends.

Never gossip. Never endanger your neighbor's life. I am Jehovah.

Your tongue makes up wickedness. It is like a sharp razor, you master of deceit.

Their words cut like swords, and their cruel remarks sting like sharp arrows.

There is one who speaks rashly like the piercing of a sword. The tongue of the wise brings a cure.

Without wood the fire goes out. Without a talebearer strife ceases.

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

There is one who speaks rashly like the piercing of a sword. The tongue of the wise brings a cure.

A perverse man sows discord. A whisperer separates good friends.

Without wood the fire goes out. Without a talebearer strife ceases.

Never gossip. Never endanger your neighbor's life. I am Jehovah.

Your tongue makes up wickedness. It is like a sharp razor, you master of deceit.

Their words cut like swords, and their cruel remarks sting like sharp arrows.

he charges her with shameful deeds and publicly defames her. He says: 'When I had sex with this woman, I did not find proof of her virginity.'

David asked Saul: Why do you listen to rumors that I am trying to harm you?