Proverbs 11:13
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He who goes about as a gossip reveals secrets,
But he who is trustworthy and faithful keeps a matter hidden.
Psalm 34:13
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Keep your tongue from evil
And your lips from speaking deceit.
Ephesians 5:4
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4 Let there be no filthiness and silly talk, or coarse [obscene or vulgar] joking, because such things are not appropriate [for believers]; but instead speak of your thankfulness [to God].
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James 4:11
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11 Believers, do not speak against or slander one another. He who speaks [self-righteously] against a brother or [a]judges his brother [hypocritically], speaks against the Law and judges the Law. If you judge the Law, you are not a doer of the Law but a judge of it.
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- James 4:11 This is not a prohibition of all judgment, nor is it a command to stop using godly wisdom, common sense, and moral courage together with God’s written word to discern right from wrong, to distinguish between morality and immorality, and to judge doctrinal truth. There are many judgments that are not only legitimate, but are commanded (cf John 7:24; 1 Cor 5:5, 12; Gal 1:8, 9; 1 John 4:1-3; 2 John 10); however, you cannot judge another if you are committing the same type of sin.
Proverbs 17:20
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He who has a crooked mind finds no good,
And he who is perverted in his language falls into evil.(A)
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