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With his mouth the godless man destroys his neighbor,
But through knowledge and discernment the righteous will be rescued.

¹² 
He who despises his neighbor lacks sense,
But a man of understanding keeps silent.
¹³ 
He who goes about as a gossip reveals secrets,
But he who is trustworthy and faithful keeps a matter hidden.

²⁷ 
A worthless man devises and digs up evil,
And the words on his lips are like a scorching fire.
²⁸ 
A perverse man spreads strife,
And one who gossips separates intimate friends.^(A)

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An evildoer listens closely to wicked lips;
And a liar pays attention to a destructive and malicious tongue.

⁹ 
He who covers and forgives an offense seeks love,
But he who repeats or gossips about a matter separates intimate friends.

⁸ 
The words of a whisperer (gossip) are like dainty morsels [to be greedily eaten];
They go down into the innermost chambers of the body [to be remembered and mused upon].