Proverbs 11:13 A gossip betrays a confidence, but a trustworthy man keeps a secret.

Proverbs 18:8 The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to a man’s inmost parts.

Proverbs 20:19 A gossip betrays a confidence; so avoid a man who talks too much.

Proverbs 25:9 If you argue your case with a neighbour, do not betray another man’s confidence,

Proverbs 26:20 Without wood a fire goes out; without gossip a quarrel dies down.

Proverbs 16:28 A perverse man stirs up dissension, and a gossip separates close friends.

Leviticus 19:16 Do not go about spreading slander among your people. . . . I am the LORD.

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 gossips and busybodies, saying things they ought not to.