Proverbs 16:28

16:28 A perverse person spreads dissension,

and a gossip separates the closest friends.

Proverbs 18:8

18:8 The words of a gossip are like choice morsels;

they go down into the person’s innermost being.

Proverbs 26:20

26:20 Where there is no wood, a fire goes out,

and where there is no gossip, contention ceases.

Proverbs 26:22

26:22 The words of a gossip are like delicious morsels;

they go down into a person’s innermost being.