1. (a.) Telling tales officiously.

2. (n.) The act of informing officiously; communication of secrets, scandal, etc., maliciously.

The Almost Christian
... word or look that either directly or indirectly tends thereto; nay, and all idle
words, abstaining both from detraction, backbiting, talebearing, evil speaking ...
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The More Excellent Way
... harmless (as one would hope it is), if there be nothing in it profane, nothing immodest,
nothing untrue, or unkind; if there be no talebearing, backbiting, or ...
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The Cure of Evil-Speaking
... this one instance! Put ye away evil-speaking, talebearing, whispering:
Let none of them proceed out of your mouth! See that you ...
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Talebearing (2 Occurrences)
...Talebearing (2 Occurrences). Proverbs 11:13 He that goeth about talebearing revealeth
secrets; but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter. (DBY). ...
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Talent (16 Occurrences)

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Talebearers (1 Occurrence)

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Backbite
... In Psalm 15:3, the rendering of a word which means to run about tattling, calumniating;
in Proverbs 25:23, secret talebearing or slandering; in Romans 1:30 and ...
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Spirit (706 Occurrences)
... a fool because he is "hasty in spirit" and gives way to "anger" (Ecclesiastes
7:9). The "faithful in spirit" are the men who resist talebearing and backbiting ...
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Talebearing (2 Occurrences)

Proverbs 11:13 He that goeth about talebearing revealeth secrets; but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter.
(DBY)

Proverbs 20:19 He that goeth about talebearing revealeth secrets; therefore meddle not with him that openeth his lips.
(DBY)

Talebearing

Talent (16 Occurrences)

Talebearers (1 Occurrence)

Backbite

Spirit (706 Occurrences)

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