The Difference Between Gossip and Flattery
“Gossip is saying behind a person’s back what you would never say to his or her face. Flattery is saying to a person’s face what you would never say behind his or her back”
Quote by R. Kent Hughes
Bible Verses about Gossip
Prov 10:18 “He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.”
Prov 11:13 “A talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter.”
Prov 18:8 “The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.”
Jas 1:26 “If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain.”
Jas 4:11 “Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of [his] brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.”
Bible Verses about Flattery
Psa 12:3 “The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, [and] the tongue that speaketh proud things.”
Prov 20:19 “He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.”
Prov 28:23 “He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.”
Prov 29:5 “A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.”
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