Thematic Bible: Talebearers


Thematic Bible



Whoever goes about slandering reveals secrets, but he who is trustworthy in spirit keeps a thing covered. Verse ConceptsBackbitingGossipSecrecyTrustworthinessSpreading StoriesDo Not TellConfidentialityConfidenceFriendship And TrustHurt And Betrayalsecretsgossiping

The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels; they go down into the inner parts of the body. Verse ConceptsEvil SpeakingStomachsSavourinessUnder One's Breathgossiping

Whoever goes about slandering reveals secrets; therefore do not associate with a simple babbler. Verse ConceptsBackbitingBeing BetrayedGossipTrustworthinessFlatteryBackstabbersEvil AssociationsSpreading StoriesConfidencerumorsgossiping

For lack of wood the fire goes out, and where there is no whisperer, quarreling ceases. As charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife. The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels; they go down into the inner parts of the body.

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