Proverbs 26:22

God's Word

The words of a gossip are swallowed greedily, and they go down into a person’s innermost being.

Cross References

Proverbs 18:8

The words of a gossip are swallowed greedily, and they go down into a person’s innermost being.

Proverbs 20:19

Whoever goes around as a gossip tells secrets. Do not associate with a person whose mouth is always open.

Ezekiel 22:9

Some of your people slander. They want to kill people. People who live in you eat food sacrificed to idols at the worship sites on the hills, and they sin sexually.

Leviticus 19:16

Never gossip. Never endanger your neighbor’s life. I am the Lord.