Proverbs 18:8
the words of a tattler, are dainties, they, therefore go down into the chambers of the inner man.
Proverbs 20:19
A revealer of secrets, is one who goeth about talebearing, therefore, with him who openeth his lips, shalt thou not have fellowship.
Ezekiel 22:9
Slanders, have arisen in thee For the sake of shedding blood,- And unto the mountains, have they eaten in thee, Lewdness, have they practised in the midst of thee:
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The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
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Proverbs 18:8
the words of a tattler, are dainties, they, therefore go down into the chambers of the inner man.
Proverbs 20:19
A revealer of secrets, is one who goeth about talebearing, therefore, with him who openeth his lips, shalt thou not have fellowship.
Ezekiel 22:9
Slanders, have arisen in thee For the sake of shedding blood,- And unto the mountains, have they eaten in thee, Lewdness, have they practised in the midst of thee:
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1 Samuel 24:9
Then said David to Saul, Wherefore shouldst thou hearken unto the words of the sons of earth, saying, - Lo! David is seeking thy hurt?