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
Speaking recklessly is like the thrusts of a sword, but the words of the wise bring healing.
Proverbs 16:28
A perverse person spreads dissension, and a gossip separates the closest friends.
Proverbs 26:20
Where there is no wood, a fire goes out, and where there is no gossip, contention ceases.
Leviticus 19:16
You must not go about as a slanderer among your people. You must not stand idly by when your neighbor's life is at stake. I am the Lord.
Psalm 52:2
Your tongue carries out your destructive plans; it is as effective as a sharp razor, O deceiver.
Psalm 64:3
They sharpen their tongues like a sword; they aim their arrow, a slanderous charge,
General references
Deuteronomy 22:14
accusing her of impropriety and defaming her reputation by saying, "I married this woman but when I had sexual relations with her I discovered she was not a virgin!"
1 Samuel 24:9
David said to Saul, "Why do you pay attention when men say, 'David is seeking to do you harm'?