Whoever goes about slandering reveals secrets; therefore do not associate with a simple babbler.
Whoever goes about slandering reveals secrets, but he who is trustworthy in spirit keeps a thing covered.
For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites, and by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.
The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels; they go down into the inner parts of the body.
Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life; he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.
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.
My son, fear the Lord and the king, and do not join with those who do otherwise,
A man of violence entices his neighbor and leads him in a way that is not good.
Whoever slanders his neighbor secretly I will destroy. Whoever has a haughty look and an arrogant heart I will not endure.