Wisdom 1:9-11

Revised Standard Version

⁹ For inquiry will be made into the counsels of an ungodly man,
and a report of his words will come to the Lord,
to convict him of his lawless deeds;
¹⁰ because a jealous ear hears all things,
and the sound of murmurings does not go unheard.
¹¹ Beware then of useless murmuring,
and keep your tongue from slander;
because no secret word is without result,^[a]
and a lying mouth destroys the soul.