Wise Words - Part 2 - Wisdom Wanted - May 23, 2021
Part of Wisdom Wanted
May 23, 2021

Wise Words - Part 2

Wisdom Wanted
May 23, 2021

1) What is

?

Gossip is the sin of passing along confidential negative information about another person behind their back. —-

2) Why do we

gossip?

The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to the inmost parts. —Proverbs 18:8

3) Why is gossip

?

Gossip is an act of

A gossip betrays a confidence, but a trustworthy person keeps a secret —Proverbs 11:3

Gospel destroys

A troublemaker plants seeds of strife; gossip separates the best of friends. —Proverbs 16:28

Gossip ruins your

Others may accuse you of gossip, and you will never regain your good reputation. —Proverbs 25:10

Gossip causes

As surely as a north wind brings rain, so a gossiping tongue causes anger! —Proverbs 25:23

4) How can we identify gossip?

Wrongdoers eagerly listen to gossip; liars pay close attention to slander. —Proverbs 17:4

5) How can we stop gossiping?
- Choose helpful over foul words.
- Remember who you are.
- Get rid of it.
- Be like Jesus.

Gossip ends where love begins.