1 Petet 3:8-11 Finally, [be ye] all of one mind, having compassion one for another, love as brethren, [be] pitiful, [be] courteous:
3:9 Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.
3:10 For he that will love Life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:
3:11 Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.
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The Law is clear about bearing false witness against another, in other words if it's not 100% truth it's a lie and none of us want to be guilty of hurting another human+ Being by telling lies, bearing false witness.
Exodus 20:16 Thou shall not tell lies [even to thy self].
Rev. 21:8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and ALL LIARS, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with Fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
Deut. 19:16-20 If a false witness rise up against any man to testify against him [that which is] wrong;
19:17 Then both the men, between whom the controversy [is], shall stand before the "I AM", before the priests and the judges, which shall be in those days;
19:18 And the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, [if] the witness [be] a false witness, [and] hath testified falsely against his brother;
19:19 Then shall ye do unto him, as he had thought to have done unto his brother: so shalt thou put the evil away from among you.
19:20 And those which remain shall hear, and fear, and shall henceforth commit no more any such evil among you.
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Found in King of kings' Bible - Wisdom
The King of kings' Bible
Wisdom
28:13. Curse the whisperer and double-tongued: for such have destroyed many that were at peace.
28:14. A backbiting tongue hath disquieted many, and driven them from nation to nation: strong cities hath it pulled down, and overthrown the houses of great men.
28:15. A backbiting tongue hath cast out virtuous women, and deprived them of their labours.
28:16. Whoso hearkeneth unto it shall never find rest, and never dwell quietly.
28:17. The stroke of the whip maketh marks in the flesh: but the stroke of the tongue breaketh the bones.
28:18. Many have fallen by the edge of the sword: but not so many as have fallen by the tongue.
28:19. Well is he that is defended from it, and hath not passed through the venom thereof; who hath not drawn the yoke thereof, nor hath been bound in her bands.
28:20. For the yoke thereof is a yoke of iron, and the bands thereof are bands of brass.
28:21. The death therefrom is an evil death, the grave were better than it.
28:22. It shall not have rule over them that fear God, neither shall they be burned with the flame thereof.
28:23. Such as forsake the Lord shall fall into it; and it shall burn in them, and not be quenched; it shall be sent upon them as a lion, and devour them as a leopard.
28:24. Look that thou hedge thy possession about with thorns, and bind up thy silver and gold,
28:25. And weigh thy words in the Balance (Sura 57:25), and make a door and bar for thy mouth.
28:26. Beware thou slide not by it, lest thou fall before him that lieth in wait.
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Wisdom 5:12. If thou hast understanding, answer thy neighbour; if not, lay thy hand upon thy mouth.
5:13. Honour and shame is in talk: and the tongue of man is his fall.
5:14. Be not called a whisperer, and lie not in wait with thy tongue: for a foul shame is upon the thief, and an evil condemnation upon the double tongue.
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Anytime anyone starts to talk to me about someone else, and that "someone else" is not present, my red alert antennas go on high alert. Here are a few examples of what I mean:
Did you hear about he / she .....
What do you think he / she meant when...
Did you know that he / she did ...
I spoke to him / her and they said ...
He / she said or did ...
He / she is ....
The list goes on and on.
Letting any gossip enter one's mind-space can tarnish what is correct and true even if later corrected. It can leave a permanent mark. That is how seriously dangerous gossip can be.
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@NancyDrewberry ,
Thank-you for sharing this enlightenment.
Seriously bad news to gossip.
Have you heard...Guess what I heard...who said...if it's not straight from the horses mouth it's hearsay, it's gossip, Even the newspapers, magazines are considered gossip.
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Interesting, thank you everyone for these wonderful educative contributions.
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@ Nam,
you're welcome sister.
LAL
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Proverbs 18:8 The words of a talebearer [are] as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
Bearing false witness is stealing another's name and reputation, with the intention of stealing their possessions, spouse or even their life.
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Envision a world without busybodies.
Excerpted from JAHTRUTH.net:
1 Timothy - EQUALITY of sexes PROHIBITED
2:11 Let the woman learn in SILENCE with all subjection.
2:12 But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to USURP authority over the man, but TO BE IN SILENCE .
2:13 For Adam was first formed, then Eve.
2:14 And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression.
2:15 Notwithstanding she shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety .
3:1 Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;
3:2 Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;
3:3 Forbidding to marry, [and commanding] to abstain from meats (become vegetarian), which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the Truth.
Leviticus - busybodies condemned
19:16 Thou shalt not go up and down [as] a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbour: I [am] the "I AM".
1 Timothy - busybodies condemned
5:11 But the younger widows refuse: for when they have begun to wax wanton against Christ, they will marry;
5:12 Having damnation, because they have cast off their first faith.
5:13 And withal they learn [to be] idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.
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Ephesians 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. King of kings' Bible - Ephesians
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The effects of gossip (false judgement) are not always the same or as dramatically evil as below on the continuum of bad to evil, but gossip is always bad because at its best (really bad) it can alter perception changing the course of events. There is the malicious type, but largely gossip is accepted as the norm in society and so it occurs without any recognition of the danger. Some people think they are doing good!
TWH 2:43 ONLY God can judge, because only God knows what is good, and can therefore judge justly. Men are only relatively good or bad, one to another, likewise their judgement, because there is no-one good, here in prison. All the good souls have gone home to heaven. It was false judgement, that sent Jesus the Nazarite (see Numbers ch.6), to the cross. The Way Home
2 Corinthians 12:20 For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and [that] I shall be found unto you such as ye would not: lest [there be] debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults:
12:21 [And] lest, when I come again, my God will humble me among you, and [that] I shall bewail many which have sinned already, and have not repented of the uncleanness and fornication and lasciviousness which they have committed. King of kings' Bible - 2 Corinthians
SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT - BONNIE RAITT
1 Peter 2:9 But ye [are] a chosen generation, a royal channel, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should show forth the praises of Him Who hath called you out of darkness into His marvellous Light:
2:10 Which in time past [were] not a people, but [are] now the People of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy. King of kings' Bible - 1 Peter
Jeremiah 9:4 Take ye heed every one of his neighbour, and trust ye not in any brother: for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbour will walk with slanders. King of kings' Bible - Jeremiah
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