WHAT GOSSIP REALLY SAYS ABOUT YOU
confidence in your own worth and abilities. Having self respect.
(Funny. We all love to sip a little tea til it’s about us 👀☕️)
“The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross.
He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him;
When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart (haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that are quick to shed blood, a heart that devise the wicked schemes, feet that are swift in running to mischief, a false witness who utters lies, and who spreads strife amongst others)
Whose hatred is covered by deceit, his wickedness shall be shown before the whole congregation.”
“A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.” Proverbs 26:28
I get it, sometimes we run out of things to talk about …Find other things to talk about.
“Great minds discuss events, average minds discuss ideas and small minds discuss people.”
I don’t know about you but I don’t want to be average and much worse, small! There are too many things going on in the world to be discussing what one person has going on in their lives or to put focus on one person.
We’ve all been there talking badly about someone. Hell some of us just got done doing it this morning. And I bet it felt good. To let out all of your inner thoughts, your built in frustration and anger towards said person.
Gossip: spreading idle information about others especially private or personal and can be just rumor.
It feels too good getting everyone to agree with you. Yes, She is annoying,
On the surface, gossip can just seem like a bonding tool as a means for social interaction and connection. Harmless chit chat. A time filler if you will.
There’s this quote I ran into that read “Great minds discuss events, average minds discuss ideas and small minds discuss people” -Elenor Roosevelt.
Vindictive. Inconsiderate. Insecure. Untrustworthy.
Usually it is those who are most unhappy with themselves that tend to talk bad about others. Let’s test this theory. In those moments when you’ve spoken badly about someone, I want you to take yourself back. How were you feeling about yourself at the time? What were the thoughts going on in your head? Most likely it wasn’t anything good. Hurting the other person helped you appease the pain you were already feeling.
It may come off…., it actually reveals ALOT about one’s character.
“He that goeth about as a tale bearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.”