What does the Bible say about gossiping and the damages it causes?

12 Responses to What does the Bible say about gossiping and the damages it causes?

1. Sam

   September 27, 2011 at 1:56 pm

   That gossip is bad? Never really read the Bible…just a guess.
2. my2¢

   September 27, 2011 at 2:14 pm

   Lets not forget bearing false witness or lying…
3. Esther

   September 27, 2011 at 2:48 pm

   It says it’s the smallest member of the body and it can do the most damage.
4. OneLostSoul

   September 27, 2011 at 3:11 pm

   The lord said ye women shall shut thee traps else hellfire shall come
5. Selah

   September 27, 2011 at 3:39 pm

   Eph 4:29 Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

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   Pro 6:16 These six [things] doth the LORD hate: yea, seven [are] an abomination unto him:

   Pro 6:17 A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,

   Pro 6:18 An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,

   Pro 6:19 A false witness [that] speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.
6. Denise M

   September 27, 2011 at 4:03 pm

   Gossip is the most talked about sin in the bible, there is more written about the power of the tongue and we can imagine. The power of life and death is on the tongue.
7. Ignatius J. Reilly

   September 27, 2011 at 4:23 pm

   IJR is not the kind to go round spreading rumors
   IJr is not the gossiping kind
   You’ll never hear IJR repeating Gossip
   So you’d better be sure to listen close the first time!
8. Good?Gyrl

   September 27, 2011 at 5:06 pm

   Gossipers want to build themselves up by talking about others, or by spreading untrue or sensitive information in order to make someone else look bad.

   “They are gossips, slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey their parents; they are senseless, faithless, heartless, ruthless. Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them” (Romans 1:29b-32).

   This verse pertains to people that God gave over to their “evil ways”.

   “A gossip betrays a confidence; so avoid a man [or woman] who talks too much” (Proverbs 20:19).

   “A man who lacks judgment derides his neighbor, but a man of understanding holds his tongue. A gossip betrays a confidence, but a trustworthy man keeps a secret” (Proverbs 11:12-13).

   The first thing that God is trying to tell all of us is that we have a certain amount of “power” in our tongues. Our tongue is referring to the verbal words that we speak out of our mouths to other people.

   When God is using the word “power,” He is telling us that every single one of us has a certain amount of power residing in our mouth and in our tongues with the words that we can release to other people.
9. nita

   September 27, 2011 at 5:33 pm

   In the tongue is the power of life and death.

   With our words we can bless and curse.
10. Schmitty loves Losasha!

    September 27, 2011 at 6:00 pm

    I agree with the first answerer, the lovely, sweet, Losasha.
11. Sparkling Peace Dove

    September 27, 2011 at 6:21 pm

    My motto in LIFE is when I hear people gossipping about another, I HOLD my tongue shut. I will not say anything and remain neutral, that way no one can say I ever said anything against a person.

    It’s a clean way to live, and it gives you a peace of mind, and no worry.

    I know of a few people that never gossip and are held in very high esteem because of this good quality. Thanks.
12. Joseph H

    September 27, 2011 at 7:07 pm

    i dont know if it says that but it is harmful