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.
Flattery » Those that flatter with the tongue
He who goes about as a tale-bearer reveals secrets; therefore don't keep company with him who opens wide his lips.
One who rebukes a man will afterward find more favor than one who flatters with the tongue.
Flattery » Avoid those given to
He who goes about as a tale-bearer reveals secrets; therefore don't keep company with him who opens wide his lips.
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.
Speech/communication » Those that flatter with the tongue
He who goes about as a tale-bearer reveals secrets; therefore don't keep company with him who opens wide his lips.
One who rebukes a man will afterward find more favor than one who flatters with the tongue.