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Gossip <ref name="term_42094" /> | == Bridgeway Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_18647" /> == | ||
<p> An ancient [[Israelite]] proverb expresses the truth that the more people talk, the more they are liable to sin (Proverbs 10:19). This is one reason why the [[Bible]] constantly urges people to control their tongues (Psalms 141:3; Proverbs 16:23; Proverbs 17:27-28; James 1:19; James 3:7-10). It is very easy to gossip. What starts as idle talk can easily lead to exaggerations, half-truths and false impressions, all of which can do much damage (James 3:2; James 3:5). </p> <p> [[Gossip]] can become a habit; worse still, an enjoyable habit (Proverbs 11:13; Proverbs 18:8). In spreading rumours, people may have the deliberate intention to slander others (Psalms 31:13; Psalms 50:20; Proverbs 10:18; Romans 3:8) or they may just be foolish chatterers (Proverbs 26:20; Ecclesiastes 5:3; Matthew 12:36), but either way they will probably cause trouble (Proverbs 26:18-20). </p> <p> [[God]] links gossip with some of the most hateful sins (Romans 1:29-30), and constantly warns his people against it (Psalms 101:5; Proverbs 10:19; 2 Corinthians 12:20; James 4:11; 1 Peter 2:1). All who are in positions of leadership or influence must be especially careful not to gossip (1 Timothy 3:11; Titus 2:3). (See also TONGUE.) </p> | |||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_42094" /> == | |||
<p> (from "God" and "sib," a Saxon word signifying "'kindred"), a name given in [[England]] to sponsors as bearing a spiritual relationship to the children for whom they stand. — Procter, On Common Prayer, page 361. </p> | <p> (from "God" and "sib," a Saxon word signifying "'kindred"), a name given in [[England]] to sponsors as bearing a spiritual relationship to the children for whom they stand. — Procter, On Common Prayer, page 361. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_18647"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/bridgeway-bible-dictionary/gossip Gossip from Bridgeway Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_42094"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/gossip Gossip from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | <ref name="term_42094"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/gossip Gossip from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | ||
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