Gossip “‘Do not go about spreading slander among your people. “‘Do not do anything that endangers your neighbor’s life.  I am the Lord.’” - Leviticus 19:16 The words of a gossip are loke choice morsels, they go down to a man’s inmosr parts. - Proverbs 18:8 A gossip betrays a confidence; so avoid a man who talks too much. - Proverbs 20:19 A gossip betrays a confidence, but a trustworthy man keeps a secret. - Proverbs 11:13 A perverse man stirs up dissension, and a gossip separates close friends. - Proverbs 16:28 Your tongue plots destruction; it is like a sharpened razor, you who practice deceit. - Psalm 52:2 As a north wind brings rain, so a sly tongue brings angry looks. - Proverbs 25:23 Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking lies. - Psalm 34:13 Without wood a fire goes out; without gossip a quarrel dies down. As charcoal to embers and as wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife. - Proverbs 26:20-22