• Attitude, motive, and meaning
    • Exodus 20:7
    • Ezra 9:5-6
    • Matthew 12:36
    • I Corinthians 8:11-13
    • Galatians 6:10
    • Matthew 15:19
  • Gossip
    • Strong: “whispering, i.e. secret detraction”
    • Romans 1:29-30; II Corinthians 12:20; I Timothy 3:11; II Timothy 3:3; Titus 2:3; I Timothy 5:13
    • Not all negative communication about someone is gossip: II Timothy 4:14-15; I Corinthians 1:11; Galatians 2:11-14; III John 1:9-10
    • Gossip: the sharing of personal or negative information, either true or false, about someone else without righteous intent.
  • Sarcasm, etc.
    • John 19:3 – Sarcasm directed against Jesus.
    • Judges 10:14 – God uses sarcasm to show the foolishness of their actions.
    • I Kings 18:27
    • All sarcasm is not sinful. The intent behind it makes a difference.
    • Matthew 12:33-37
    • Ephesians 4:29; 5:3-5 – Use words that will build people up.
    • Colossians 3:8 – Put aside abusive speech.
    • James 3:9-10 – We must be consistently good, no matter who we are talking to.