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 (twisted) [habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition] man sows strife: and a whisperer separates chief friends.
An hypocrite with [his] mouth destroys his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered.
A talebearer reveals secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit conceals the matter.
He that hides hatred [with] lying lips, and he that utters a slander, [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 communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.
He that walks uprightly, and works righteousness, and speaks the tin his heart.
[He that] backbites not with his tongue, nor does evil to his neighbour, nor takes up a reproach (disgrace; shame) against his neighbour.
"Blessed (Favored by God; happy; prosperous) are you when they persecute and revile you and say all kinds of evil against you for my sake, but speak falsely".