Ephesians 4:29 NKJV‬
[29] Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers.

The word “gossip” describes a person who habitually reveals personal or sensational facts, rumors, or reports of an intimate nature that are none of his business.
Gossip is usually based on hearsay. It is usually inaccurate and it creates suspicions which divides people.
For instance, gossip would include:
·Talking about other people’s business and things that do not concern you.
· Repeating what someone else said, even though you don’t know whether or not it’s true.
· Talking to others as if you were an authority about matters that are other people’s business, when in reality you don’t know what you are talking about.

In a certain sense, gossip is like a deadly poison. It hurts people; it kills relationships; and it destroys trust. In the workplace, “gossip” usually happens between two employees who have become friends and feel like they can truly “share” with each other. They are often people who have been offended or hurt by the one who is the subject of their gossip; therefore, every rumor they hear becomes a “choice morsel” to share with the other offended party. This is what Proverbs 18:8 (NIV) is talking about when it says, “The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to a man’s inmost parts.”

Erick Bouwmeester
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