The one who goes about gossiping ¹  reveals secrets; therefore do not associate ²  with someone who is always opening his mouth. ³ 

The one who goes about slandering others ¹  reveals ²  secrets, but the one who is trustworthy ³  conceals a matter.

Where there is no wood, a fire goes out, and where there is no gossip, ¹  contention ceases. ² 

A perverse person ¹  spreads dissension, and a gossip separates the closest friends. ² 

Those who sit at the city gate gossip about me; drunkards mock me in their songs. ¹ 

The words of a gossip ¹  are like choice morsels; ²  they go down into the person’s innermost being. ³ 

The words of a gossip are like delicious morsels; they go down into a person’s innermost being. ¹ 

For I am afraid that somehow when I come I will not find you what I wish, and you will find me ¹  not what you wish. I am afraid that ²  somehow there may be quarreling, jealousy, intense anger, selfish ambition, ³  slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.

You must not go about as a slanderer among your people. ¹  You must not stand idly by when your neighbor’s life is at stake. ²  I am the Lord.

When someone comes to visit, ¹  he pretends to be friendly; ²  he thinks of ways to defame me, ³  and when he leaves he slanders me. ⁴ 

You will be protected ¹  from malicious gossip, ²  and will not be afraid of the destruction ³  when it comes.

So prophesy and say: ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: Surely because they have made you desolate and crushed you from all directions, so that you have become the property of the rest of the nations, and have become the subject of gossip ¹  and slander among the people,

But you even break off ¹  piety, ²  and hinder ³  meditation ⁴  before God.

You love to use all the words that destroy, ¹  and the tongue that deceives.

Remove perverse speech ¹  from your mouth; ²  keep devious talk far from your lips. ³ 

A wicked scoundrel ¹  digs up ²  evil, and his slander ³  is like a scorching fire. ⁴ 

One who acts wickedly ¹  pays attention to evil counsel; ²  a liar listens ³  to a malicious tongue. ⁴ 

Do not be a witness against your neighbor without cause, ¹  and do not deceive with your words. ² 

If a ruler listens to ¹  lies, ²  all his ministers ³  will be wicked. ⁴ 

ש (Sin/Shin) You have heard ¹  their taunts, O Lord, all their plots against me.