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GOSSIP: A Real Temptation

GOSSIP: A Real Temptation. “The words of a whisperer are like dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts of the body.” Proverbs 26:22. GOSSIP: strife & Fire. “For lack of wood the fire goes out, And where there is no whisperer, contention quiets down.” Proverbs 26:20.

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GOSSIP: A Real Temptation

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  1. GOSSIP: A Real Temptation “The words of a whisperer are like dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts of the body.” Proverbs 26:22

  2. GOSSIP: strife & Fire “For lack of wood the fire goes out, And where there is no whisperer, contention quiets down.” Proverbs 26:20

  3. GOSSIP: Don’t Do It “He who despises his neighbor lacks sense, but a man of understanding keeps silent. He who goes about as a talebearer reveals secrets, but he who is trustworthy conceals a matter.” Proverbs 11:12-13

  4. GOSSIP: Don’t Do It The Three Gates If you are tempted to reveal A tale someone has told About another, make it pass, Before you speak, three gates of gold. These narrow gates: First, ‘Is it true?’ Then, ‘Is it needful?’ In your mind Give truthful answer. And the next Is last and narrowest, ‘Is it kind?’ And if to reach your lips at last It passes through these gateways three, Then you may tell the tale, nor fear What the results of speech may be. T – Is it TRUE? H – Is it HELPFUL? I – Is it INSPIRATIONAL? N – Is it NECESSARY? K – Is it KIND?

  5. GOSSIP: Don’t Do It Proverbs 10:18 “He who conceals hatred has lying lips, and he who spreads slander is a fool.”

  6. GOSSIP: Don’t Do It Proverbs 10:18 “He who conceals hatred has lying lips, and he who spreads slander is a fool.” Proverbs 17:4 “An evildoer listens to wicked lips; a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.” Ephesians 4:29 “Let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth, but only such a word as is good for edification according to the need of the moment, so that it will give grace to those who hear.” Matthew 12:36-37 “…every careless word that people speak, they shall give an accounting for it in the day of judgment. For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”

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