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Bible Verses About Talebearer: General references

14 verses · 1 aspect

Verses on General references

  1. "'Do not go around spreading slander among your people, but also don't stand idly by when your neighbor's life is at stake; I am ADONAI.

  2. A psalm of David: ADONAI, who can rest in your tent? Who can live on your holy mountain?

  3. Those who live a blameless life, who behave uprightly, who speak truth from their hearts

  4. and keep their tongues from slander; who never do harm to others or seek to discredit neighbors;

  5. A gossip goes around revealing secrets, but a trustworthy person keeps a confidence.

  6. A deceitful person stirs up strife, and a slanderer can separate even close friends.

  7. He who conceals an offense promotes love, but he who harps on it can separate even close friends.

  8. A slanderer's words are tasty morsels; they slide right down into the belly.

  9. A gossip goes around revealing secrets, so don't get involved with a talkative person.

  10. If there's no wood, the fire goes out; if nobody gossips, contention stops.

  11. As coals are to embers and wood to fire is a quarrelsome person to kindling strife.

  12. A slanderer's words are tasty morsels; they slide right down into the belly.

  13. But refuse to enroll younger widows, for when they begin to feel natural passions that alienate them from the Messiah, they want to get married.

  14. Besides that, they learn to be idle, going around from house to house; and not only idle, but gossips and busybodies, saying things they shouldn’t.