Proverbs 20:19
He who goes about as a gossip reveals secrets;
Therefore do not associate with a gossip [who talks freely or flatters].
Proverbs 11:13
He who goes about as a gossip reveals secrets,
But he who is trustworthy and faithful keeps a matter hidden.
Romans 16:18
For such people do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites and base desires. By smooth and flattering speech they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting [the innocent and the naive].
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.
Proverbs 13:3
The one who guards his mouth [thinking before he speaks] protects his life;
The one who opens his lips wide [and chatters without thinking] comes to ruin.
Proverbs 16:29
A violent and exceedingly covetous man entices his neighbor [to sin],
And leads him in a way that is not good.
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 24:21
My son, fear the Lord and the king;
And do not associate with those who are given to change [of allegiance, and are revolutionary],
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
That goeth
Meddle
Flattereth
General references
Bible References
That goeth
He who goes about as a gossip reveals secrets,
But he who is trustworthy and faithful keeps a matter hidden.
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].
For lack of wood the fire goes out,
And where there is no whisperer [who gossips], contention quiets down.
Meddle
My son, fear the Lord and the king;
And do not associate with those who are given to change [of allegiance, and are revolutionary],
Flattereth
A violent and exceedingly covetous man entices his neighbor [to sin],
And leads him in a way that is not good.
General references
My son, if sinners entice you,
Do not consent.