The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels; they go down into the inner parts of the body.
A dishonest man spreads strife, and a whisperer separates close friends.
There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
You shall not go around as a slanderer among your people, and you shall not stand up against the life of your neighbor: I am the Lord.
Your tongue plots destruction, like a sharp razor, you worker of deceit.
A fool’s mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
Whoever is slack in his work is a brother to him who destroys.