Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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 who speaks rashly,
like a piercing sword;
but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
like a piercing sword;
but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
Proverbs 16:28 A contrary man spreads conflict,
and a gossip separates close friends.
and a gossip separates close friends.
Proverbs 26:20 Without wood, fire goes out;
without a gossip, conflict dies down.
without a gossip, conflict dies down.
Leviticus 19:16
You must not go about spreading slander among your people; you must not jeopardize your neighbor’s life; I am Yahweh.
Psalm 52:2 Like a sharpened razor,
your tongue devises destruction,
working treachery.
your tongue devises destruction,
working treachery.
Psalm 64:3 who sharpen their tongues like swords
and aim bitter words like arrows,
and aim bitter words like arrows,
General references
Deuteronomy 22:14
and accuses her of shameful conduct, and gives her a bad name, saying, ‘I married this woman and was intimate with her, but I didn’t find any evidence of her virginity,’
1 Samuel 24:9
David said to Saul, “Why do you listen to the words of people who say, ‘Look, David intends to harm you’?