A. Hebrew word rakil Lev. 19:16 - "you shall not go about as a slanderer" Prov. 11:13 - "he who goes about as a talebearer reveals secrets" Prov. 20:19 - "he who goes about as a slanderer reveals secrets" Jere. 6:28 - "rebellious, going about as a talebearer" Jere. 9:4 - "goes about as a slanderer" B. Greek word psithurismos - "to whisper" - psst Rom. 1:29 - filled with unrighteousness, full of deceit, gossips, slanderers" II Cor. 12:20 - "slanderers, gossip.." C. Greek word phluarus - "to babble" I Tim. 5:13 - "gossips and busybodies" D. Greek word diabolos - "to throw through, to slander" I Tim. 3:11 - "malicious gossips" II Tim. 3:3 - "malicious gossips" Titus 2:3 - "malicious gossips" II. Defining gossip. A. To spread secrets or rumors - Prov. 11:13; 20:19 B. False accusations, slander C. To reveal personal facts about another. 1. "Did you know...?" "Have you heard...?" 2. What information about others is legitimately passed on to others?
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