What Does the Bible Say About Gossip?
Key Scriptures and spiritual guidance on gossip
Biblia w wielu miejscach potępia plotkowanie i ostrzega przed jego negatywnymi skutkami. Plotkowanie może prowadzić do konfliktów, zranienia innych oraz zniszczenia reputacji. Zamiast tego, Biblia zachęca do mówienia prawdy w miłości i dostrzegania wartości w innych ludziach. Chrześcijanie powinni dbać o swoje słowa i unikać rozpowszechniania nieprawdziwych informacji, które mogą szkodzić innym.
Bible Verses About Gossip
Proverbs 16:28
“A perverse person stirs up conflict, and a gossip separates close friends.”
Proverbs 11:13
“A gossip betrays a confidence, but a trustworthy person keeps a secret.”
Proverbs 20:19
“A gossip betrays a confidence; so avoid anyone who talks too much.”
Ephesians 4:29
“Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.”
1 Timothy 5:13
“Besides, they get into the habit of being idle and going about from house to house. And not only do they become idlers, but also busybodies who talk nonsense, saying things they ought not to.”
James 4:11
“Brothers and sisters, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against a brother or sister or judges them speaks against the law and judges it. When you judge the law, you are not keeping it, but sitting in judgment on it.”
Proverbs 26:20
“Without wood a fire goes out; without a gossip a quarrel dies down.”
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