“A gossip goes around telling secrets, but those who are trustworthy can keep a confidence. A troublemaker plants seeds of strife; gossip separates the best of friends. Wrongdoers eagerly listen to gossip; liars pay close attention to slander.
A gossip goes around telling secrets, so don’t hang around with chatterers.
Fire goes out without wood, and quarrels disappear when gossip stops. Rumors are dainty morsels that sink deep into one’s heart. Smooth words may hide a wicked heart, just as a pretty glaze covers a clay pot.”
{Proverbs 11:13; Proverbs 16:28; Proverbs 17:4; Proverbs 20:19; Proverbs 26:20, 22-23}