It is astonishing how many "Christians" run gossip-blogs or gossip-social-media accounts in the name of "discernment." Even more astonishing is how many people mistake gossip and slander for actual discernment.
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Therefore, be holy:
"Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour." -Exodus 20:16
And be wise:
"He who goes about as a slanderer reveals secrets, Therefore do not associate with a gossip." -Proverbs 20:19
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"Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour." -Exodus 20:16
And be wise:
"He who goes about as a slanderer reveals secrets, Therefore do not associate with a gossip." -Proverbs 20:19
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And fortify your own soul against gossip and slander by neither participating in it nor listening to it:
"Without wood, fire goes out; without a gossip, conflict dies down." -Proverbs 26:20
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"Without wood, fire goes out; without a gossip, conflict dies down." -Proverbs 26:20
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For it will be a corrupting influence over your soul if you take it in:
"The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down into the person's innermost being." -Proverbs 18:8
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"The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down into the person's innermost being." -Proverbs 18:8
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I have much more to say on this, so here are my ten exhortations concerning gossip-blogs and online speech.
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