Fofoca
A fofoca destrói reputações e relacionamentos. A Bíblia condena severamente o murmúrio, a calúnia e a palavra maldosa, chamando o cristão a edificar com a boca.
O poder destrutivo
O homem perverso semeia contendas, e o que anda com fofocas separa amigos íntimos. A fofoca é veneno social.
A contrary man sends forth contention, || A tale-bearer is separating a familiar friend.
A hypocrite corrupts his friend with the mouth, || And the righteous are drawn out by knowledge.
A busybody is revealing secret counsel, || And the faithful of spirit is covering the matter.
Whoever is covering hatred with lying lips, || And whoever is bringing out an evil report is a fool.
Edificar com palavras
Não saia da boca nenhuma palavra torpe, mas só a que serve para edificação. Quem fala mal do irmão fala mal da lei.
Let no corrupt word go forth out of your mouth, but what is good to the necessary building up, that it may give grace to the hearers;
He who is walking uprightly, || And working righteousness, || And speaking truth in his heart. He has not slandered by his tongue, || He has not done evil to his friend; And he has not lifted up reproach || Against his neighbor.
Blessed are you whenever they may reproach you, and may persecute, and may say any evil thing against you falsely for My sake—