"And besides they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house, and not only idle but also gossips and busybodies, saying things which they ought not." (1 Tim. 5:13) "A perverse man sows strife, and a whisperer separates the best of friends." (Prov. 16:28)

"Take a grain of falsehood, a handful of runabout, and the same quantity of limber-tongue, six sprigs of backbite, a spoonful of don't-you-tell-it, add a drop of agony, and a little discontent and jealousy, strain it through a bag of misconstruction, cook it in a meddlesome pot, hang it on a string of street-yarn, and shake well before using." (Author Unknown)

Prov. 17:9 says, "He who covers a transgression seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates friends."