Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Evil » Speech evil speaking » Talebearers condemned
"'You shall not go up and down as a slanderer among your people. "'You shall not endanger the life of your neighbor. I am Yahweh.
He who covers an offense promotes love; but he who repeats a matter separates best friends.
For lack of wood a fire goes out. Without gossip, a quarrel dies down.
One who brings gossip betrays a confidence, but one who is of a trustworthy spirit is one who keeps a secret.
The words of a gossip are like dainty morsels: they go down into a person's innermost parts.
He who goes about as a tale-bearer reveals secrets; therefore don't keep company with him who opens wide his lips.
Faith/faithfulness » The faithful
Oh love Yahweh, all you his saints! Yahweh preserves the faithful, and fully recompenses him who behaves arrogantly.
A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a trustworthy envoy gains healing.
A faithful man is rich with blessings; but one who is eager to be rich will not go unpunished.
As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to those who send him; for he refreshes the soul of his masters.
For most certainly I tell you, whoever may tell this mountain, 'Be taken up and cast into the sea,' and doesn't doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says is happening; he shall have whatever he says.
One who brings gossip betrays a confidence, but one who is of a trustworthy spirit is one who keeps a secret.
He who is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much. He who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much. If therefore you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches? If you have not been faithful in that which is another's, who will give you that which is your own?
Even as Abraham "believed God, and it was counted to him for righteousness." Know therefore that those who are of faith, the same are children of Abraham.
Faithfulness » Exhibited in » Keeping secrets
One who brings gossip betrays a confidence, but one who is of a trustworthy spirit is one who keeps a secret.
Gossip » Forbidden
"'You shall not go up and down as a slanderer among your people. "'You shall not endanger the life of your neighbor. I am Yahweh.
You sit and speak against your brother. You slander your own mother's son.
One who brings gossip betrays a confidence, but one who is of a trustworthy spirit is one who keeps a secret.
He who goes about as a tale-bearer reveals secrets; therefore don't keep company with him who opens wide his lips.
Slanderous men have been in you to shed blood; and in you they have eaten on the mountains: in the midst of you they have committed lewdness.
Resurrection » Who reveals secrets
One who brings gossip betrays a confidence, but one who is of a trustworthy spirit is one who keeps a secret.
He who goes about as a tale-bearer reveals secrets; therefore don't keep company with him who opens wide his lips.
Speaking, evil » Talebearers condemned
"'You shall not go up and down as a slanderer among your people. "'You shall not endanger the life of your neighbor. I am Yahweh.
He who covers an offense promotes love; but he who repeats a matter separates best friends.
For lack of wood a fire goes out. Without gossip, a quarrel dies down.
One who brings gossip betrays a confidence, but one who is of a trustworthy spirit is one who keeps a secret.
The words of a gossip are like dainty morsels: they go down into a person's innermost parts.
He who goes about as a tale-bearer reveals secrets; therefore don't keep company with him who opens wide his lips.
Speech/communication » Talebearers
One who brings gossip betrays a confidence, but one who is of a trustworthy spirit is one who keeps a secret.
The words of a gossip are like dainty morsels: they go down into a person's innermost parts.
He who goes about as a tale-bearer reveals secrets; therefore don't keep company with him who opens wide his lips.
For lack of wood a fire goes out. Without gossip, a quarrel dies down. As coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire, so is a contentious man to kindling strife. The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, they go down into the innermost parts.