And said to Saul: Why dost thou hear the words of men that say: David seeketh thy hurt?

1 Samuel 26:19 Now therefore hear, I pray thee, my lord the king, the words of thy servant: If the Lord stir thee up against me, let him accept of sacrifice: but if the sons of men, they are cursed in the sight of the Lord, who have cast me out this day, that I should not dwell in the inheritance of the Lord, saying: Go, serve strange gods.

Leviticus 19:16 Thou shalt not be a detractor nor a whisperer among the people. Thou shalt not stand against the blood of thy neighbour. I am the Lord.

Psalm 101:5 The man that in private detracted his neighbour, him did I persecute. With him that had a proud eye, and an unsatiable heart, I would not eat.

Psalm 141:6 Their judges falling upon the rock have been swallowed up. They shall hear my words, for they have prevailed:

Proverbs 16:28 A perverse man stirreth up quarrels: and one full of words separateth princes.

Proverbs 17:4 The evil man obeyeth an unjust tongue: and the deceitful hearkeneth to lying lips.

Proverbs 18:8 The words of the double tongued are as if they were harmless: and they reach even to the inner parts of the bowels. Fear casteth down the slothful: and the souls of the effeminate shall be hungry.

Proverbs 25:23 The north wind driveth away rain, as doth a sad countenance a backbiting tongue.

Proverbs 26:20-22,28 When the wood faileth, the fire shall go out: and when the talebearer is taken away, contentions shall cease. . . .

Proverbs 29:12 A prince that gladly heareth lying words, hath all his servants wicked.

Ecclesiastes 7:21,22 But do not apply thy heart to all words that are spoken: lest perhaps thou hear thy servant reviling thee. . . .

James 3:6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity. The tongue is placed among our members, which defileth the whole body and inflameth the wheel of our nativity, being set on fire by hell.