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 troublemaker plants seeds of strife;
gossip separates the best of friends.
With their words, the godless destroy their friends,
but knowledge will rescue the righteous.
A gossip goes around telling secrets,
but those who are trustworthy can keep a confidence.
Hiding hatred makes you a liar;
slandering others makes you 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.
Don’t use foul or abusive language. Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them.
Those who lead blameless lives and do what is right,
speaking the truth from sincere hearts.
Those who refuse to gossip
or harm their neighbors
or speak evil of their friends.
"God blesses you when people mock you and persecute you and lie about you and say all sorts of evil things against you because you are my followers.