Leviticus 19:16
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16 “‘You shall not go around as a slanderer among your people.
“‘You shall not endanger the life[a] of your neighbor. I am Yahweh.
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- 19:16 literally, “blood”
Proverbs 11:13
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13 One who brings gossip betrays a confidence,
but one who is of a trustworthy spirit is one who keeps a secret.
Proverbs 17:19
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19 He who loves disobedience loves strife.
One who builds a high gate seeks destruction.
Proverbs 18:8
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8 The words of a gossip are like dainty morsels:
they go down into a person’s innermost parts.
Proverbs 20:19
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19 He who goes about as a tale-bearer reveals secrets;
therefore don’t keep company with him who opens wide his lips.
Proverbs 26:20
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20 For lack of wood a fire goes out.
Without gossip, a quarrel dies down.
Proverbs 26:22
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22 The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels,
they go down into the innermost parts.
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