The Bible teaches in Proverbs 18:13 that it is a folly (foolishness) and a
shame (dishonor, disgrace) when a person opens their mouth or makes
decisions concerning a matter that they haven't fully investigated. Many
foolish and hasty decisions are often made based upon emotions rather than
facts.
Many churches have been split because of gossip. Many friendships have been divided unnecessarily because of gossip. Gossip is always done under the pretense of caring, concern and the right to know, but it is dirty, sinful and wrong. If it's not your business, then I have no right to tell you. Gossip is a common sin. Gossip is natural for the carnal person. The Bible warns that the human tongue absolutely cannot be tamed. It is impossible! James 3:7-8, “For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind. But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.”
If
we talk more than is necessary in unplanned conversation, it is just a
matter of moments before we will say something that we shouldn't have said.
If it's in your heart, it will come out! If you have any ill feelings
whatsoever toward another individual, it will work its way out in the form
of gossip or slander. This is why we ought to pray for others, especially
for those with whom we have ill feelings, issue or prejudice. God hates a
proud look, a lying tongue, feet that are quick to mischief, hands that shed
innocent blood, a heart that deviseth evil imaginations, a false witness,
and he that soweth discord amongst brethren.
A good thing to do when a person's name comes up in a conversation is to immediately say something good about that person, or call them your friend. By doing this, you've discouraged the person with whom you are speaking from gossiping or criticizing.
Proverbs 17:9, “He that covereth a
transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very
friends.” A very little fire can burn a large forest to the ground. And
likewise, a few words of gossip can completely destroy a person's name,
reputation and life. So sad. It is wickedness! Gossip is perhaps the most
tolerated, practiced and ignored of the sins which God hates. The internet
is plagued with gossip, slander and distorted information. God hates
hands that shed innocent blood (Proverbs 6:16-19). This includes the hands which type slander,
hate and gossip on the internet to destroy other people. The internet is a
wasteland of gossip, slander and malicious words.
Oh be careful little hands what you type,
Oh be careful little hands what you type,
for the Father up above is looking down in love,
oh be careful little hands what you type.
Bless God, we need a bunch of hollering preaching to cry aloud from America's pulpits against the evils of gossip. The American newsmedia are nothing but a wild pack of manure-spreaders! What a disgraceful way to make a living, by destroying other people's lives by spreading gossip. I'd hate to make a shameful living by overturning every moldy rock, looking behind every shady tree, searching for dark secrets, dirt and bad news about others to destroy them forever by magnifying and broadcasting their sins, faults and shortcomings to the world. What a sad bunch we are in America!!!
Life's Lessons To Learn About Gossip:
The Great Need of the Hour in Our Churches
There are five things woefully lacking in our churches today in 2014; namely: wisdom, prayer, seeking Holy Spirit power, fire in the pulpit, and personal character. We are perishing because of a woeful lack of wisdom in our churches today. Proverbs 4:7, “Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.” The Bible does not call prayer the principal thing. The Bible does not call preaching the principle thing. The Bible does not call soul-winning the principle thing. No, rather, the Bible in Proverbs 4:7 calls “WISDOM” the principle thing!!! God tells us with all our ability to get “UNDERSTANDING.” Most people use all their energy, time and abilities to get MONEY (the desire for which is the root of all evil - 1st Timothy 6:10).
