"Now¹ therefore, I pray thee,¹ let my lordª the kingª hearª°¹ the wordsª of his servant.ª If¹ the LORDª have stirred thee upª° against me, let him acceptª° an offering:ª but if¹ [they be] the childrenª of men,ª cursedª° [be] they¹ beforeª the LORD;ª for¹ they have driven²° me out¹ this dayª from abidingª°¹ in the inheritanceª of the LORD,ª saying,ª° Go,²°¹ serveª° otherª gods.ª" {1Sm 26:19} + "Thou shalt not¹ go²° up and down¹ [as] a talebearerª among thy people:ª neither¹ shalt thou standª° against¹ the bloodª of thy neighbour:ª I¹ [am] the LORD.ª" {Lev 19:16} + "Whoso privilyª slanderethª°°° his neighbour,ª him will I cut off:ª° him that hath an highª lookª and a proudª heartª will not¹ I suffer.ª°" {Psa 101:5} + "When their judgesª° are overthrownª° in stonyª places,ª they shall hearª° my words;ª for¹ they are sweet.ª°" {Psa 141:6} + "A frowardª manª sowethª° strife:ª and a whispererª separatethª° chief friends.ª" {Prv 16:28} + "A wicked doerª° giveth heedª° to¹ falseª lips;ª [and] a liarª giveth earª° to¹ a naughtyª tongue.ª" {Prv 17:4} + "The wordsª of a talebearerª [are] as wounds,ª° and they¹ go downª° into the innermost partsª of the belly.ª" {Prv 18:8} + "The northª windª driveth awayª° rain:ª so [doth] an angryª° countenanceª a backbitingª tongue.ª" {Prv 25:23} + "Where noª woodª is, [there] the fireª goeth out:ª° so where [there is] no¹ talebearer,ª the strifeª ceaseth.ª° ... The wordsª of a talebearerª [are] as wounds,ª° and they¹ go downª° into the innermost partsª of the belly.ª" {Prv 26:20-22} + "A lyingª tongueª hatethª° [those that are] afflictedª by it; and a flatteringª mouthª workethª° ruin.ª" {Prv 26:28} + "If a rulerª° hearkenª° to¹ lies,ªª all¹ his servantsª° [are] wicked.ª" {Prv 29:12} + "Also¹ takeª° no¹ heedª unto all¹ wordsª that¹ are spoken;ª° lest¹¹ thou hearª°¹ thy servantª curseª° thee: ... For¹ oftentimesªª also¹ thine own heartª knowethª° that¹ thou thyself¹ likewise¹ hast cursedª° others.ª" {Ecc 7:21-22} + "Andª the¹ tongueª [is] a fire,ª a worldª of iniquity:ª soª isª° the¹ tongueª amongª ourª members,ª that it defileth²°¹ the¹ wholeª body,ª andª setteth on fireª° the¹ courseª of nature;ª andª it is set on fireª° ofª hell.ª" {Jms 3:6} |
