Lashon Harah/Gossip Archives - Jewish Quotations

"First investigate, then rebuke! " ~~ Ben Sira 11:7

"Woe unto them that call evil good and good evil! " ~~ Isaiah (Yesha”yahu) 5:20

"God will accept repentance for all sins except one: giving another man a bad name." ~~ Zohar

"A soothing tongue is a tree of life; but wild words break the spirit. " ~~ Proverbs (Mishle) 15:4

"I can retract what I did not say, but I cannot retract what I already have said. " ~~ Solomon Ibn Gabriol

"A causeless curse will rebound on its utterer in the end. " ~~ Rashi

"A man’s ear belongs to himself; his tongue belongs to others." ~~ Ibn Gabirol

"Jealousy has a thousand eyes, yet none sees properly. " ~~ Mishle Yehoshua

"Righteous lips cover up hatred; but he who lets out slander is a fool." ~~ Proverbs (Mishle) 10:18

"Guard your tongue as you treasure your wealth." ~~ Ibn Gabirol

"Rather a slip of the foot than a slip of the tongue. " ~~ Ben Sira 20:18

"For him that talks obscenely hell will be deepened. " ~~ Talmud, Shabbat