Study Proverbs This Society Season

Study for Week #9: The Hateful Talebearer (Gossip) Texts from Proverbs: 6:16, 19; 10:12 (How do we cover sins?); 11:9, 12 (Note the opposites here!), 13; 16:27, 28; 17:9; 18:8; 20:19; 25:9, 10, 23; 26:20 Questions to help “the word of Christ dwell in you richly:” In your own words, define gossip. (What are the biblical words for this sin?) Is it OK to say something about someone else as long as it’s true? Why or why not? Look up and read the Heidelberg Catechism on the ninth commandment....