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 perverse man spreads mischief,
And will kindle a torch of deceit with mischiefs; and he separates friends.
In the mouth of ungodly men is a snare to citizens:
But the understanding of righteous men is prosperous.
A double-tongued man discloses the secret counsels of an assembly:
But he that is faithful in spirit conceals matters.
Righteous lips cover enmity;
But they that utter railings are most foolish.
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.
I said to the Lord, Thou art my Lord;
For thou hast no need of my goodness.
On behalf of the saints that are in his land,
He has magnified all his pleasure in them.