Proverbs 11:13

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Proverbs 11:11–15 · Berean Standard Bible

11 By the blessing of the upright a city is built up, but by the mouth of the wicked it is torn down.

12 Whoever shows contempt for his neighbor lacks judgment, but a man of understanding remains silent.

13 A gossip reveals a secret, but a trustworthy person keeps a confidence.

14 For lack of guidance, a nation falls, but with many counselors comes deliverance.

15 He who puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer, but the one who hates indebtedness is secure.

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Proverbs 20:19

He who reveals secrets is a constant gossip; avoid the one who babbles with his lips.

Leviticus 19:16

You must not go about spreading slander among your people. You must not endanger the life of your neighbor. I am the LORD.

Proverbs 25:9

Argue your case with your neighbor without betraying another’s confidence,

Proverbs 26:20

Without wood, a fire goes out; without gossip, a conflict ceases.

Proverbs 26:21

Like charcoal for embers and wood for fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.

Proverbs 26:22

The words of a gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being.

Nehemiah 6:17

Also in those days, the nobles of Judah sent many letters to Tobiah, and Tobiah’s letters came back to them.

Nehemiah 6:18

For many in Judah were bound by oath to him, since he was a son-in-law of Shecaniah son of Arah, and his son Jehohanan had married the daughter of Meshullam son of Berechiah.

Nehemiah 6:19

Moreover, these nobles kept reporting to me Tobiah’s good deeds, and they relayed my words to him. And Tobiah sent letters to intimidate me.

Proverbs 14:5

An honest witness does not deceive, but a dishonest witness pours forth lies.

Joshua 2:14

“Our lives for your lives!” the men agreed. “If you do not report our mission, we will show you kindness and faithfulness when the LORD gives us the land.”

Joshua 2:20

And if you report our mission, we will be released from the oath you made us swear.”

Jeremiah 38:27

When all the officials came to Jeremiah and questioned him, he relayed to them the exact words the king had commanded him to say. So they said no more to him, for no one had overheard the conversation.