Talebearer: General Scriptures Concerning
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Leviticus 19:16
You must not go about spreading slander among your people. You must not endanger the life of your neighbor. I am the LORD.
Psalm 15:1–3
A Psalm of David. O LORD, who may abide in Your tent? Who may dwell on Your holy mountain? / He who walks with integrity and practices righteousness, who speaks the truth from his heart, / who has no slander on his tongue, who does no harm to his neighbor, who casts no scorn on his friend,
Proverbs 11:13
A gossip reveals a secret, but a trustworthy person keeps a confidence.
Proverbs 16:28
A perverse man spreads dissension, and a gossip divides close friends.
Proverbs 17:9
Whoever conceals an offense promotes love, but he who brings it up separates friends.
Proverbs 18:8
The words of a gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being.
Proverbs 20:19
He who reveals secrets is a constant gossip; avoid the one who babbles with his lips.
Proverbs 26:20–22
Without wood, a fire goes out; without gossip, a conflict ceases. / Like charcoal for embers and wood for fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife. / The words of a gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being.
1 Timothy 5:11, 13
But refuse to enroll younger widows. For when their passions draw them away from Christ, they will want to marry, / At the same time they will also learn to be idle, going from house to house and being not only idle, but also gossips and busybodies, discussing things they should not mention.