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H5643סֵתֶר çêther — a cover (in a good or a bad, a literal or a figurative sense)G2636καταλαλία katalalía — defamation

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Proverbs 25:23
As the north wind brings forth rain, so a backbiting tongue brings angry looks.

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Backbiting
A heading of Nave's Topical Bible (1896) — every passage it gathers, quoted.

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Sirach 28:15
A backbiting tongue hath cast out virtuous women, and deprived them of their labours.
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Sirach 28:14
A backbiting tongue hath disquieted many, and driven them from nation to nation: strong cities hath it pulled down, and overthrown the houses of great men.
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Wisdom of Solomon 1:11
Therefore beware of murmuring, which is unprofitable; and refrain your tongue from backbiting: for there is no word so secret, that shall go for nought: and the mouth that…

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