Proverbs 11:13
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13 A gossip goes around telling secrets,
but those who are trustworthy can keep a confidence.
Proverbs 20:19
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19 A gossip goes around telling secrets,
so don’t hang around with chatterers.
Leviticus 19:16
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16 “Do not spread slanderous gossip among your people.[a]
“Do not stand idly by when your neighbor’s life is threatened. I am the Lord.
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- 19:16 Hebrew Do not act as a merchant toward your own people.
Proverbs 25:9
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9 When arguing with your neighbor,
don’t betray another person’s secret.
1 Timothy 5:13
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13 And if they are on the list, they will learn to be lazy and will spend their time gossiping from house to house, meddling in other people’s business and talking about things they shouldn’t.
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Proverbs 26:20-22
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20 Fire goes out without wood,
and quarrels disappear when gossip stops.
21 A quarrelsome person starts fights
as easily as hot embers light charcoal or fire lights wood.
22 Rumors are dainty morsels
that sink deep into one’s heart.
Proverbs 14:5
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5 An honest witness does not lie;
a false witness breathes lies.
Joshua 2:14
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14 “We offer our own lives as a guarantee for your safety,” the men agreed. “If you don’t betray us, we will keep our promise and be kind to you when the Lord gives us the land.”
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Jeremiah 38:27
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27 Sure enough, it wasn’t long before the king’s officials came to Jeremiah and asked him why the king had called for him. But Jeremiah followed the king’s instructions, and they left without finding out the truth. No one had overheard the conversation between Jeremiah and the king.
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Joshua 2:20
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20 If you betray us, however, we are not bound by this oath in any way.”
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Nehemiah 6:17-19
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17 During those fifty-two days, many letters went back and forth between Tobiah and the nobles of Judah. 18 For many in Judah had sworn allegiance to him because his father-in-law was Shecaniah son of Arah, and his son Jehohanan was married to the daughter of Meshullam son of Berekiah. 19 They kept telling me about Tobiah’s good deeds, and then they told him everything I said. And Tobiah kept sending threatening letters to intimidate me.
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