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Is “Gossip” in the Bible?
Yes. “Gossip” is in the Bible. It appears 9 times in the Lumin Translation, though not in the King James Bible.
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In the Bible
Yes. “Gossip” is in the Bible.
It appears 9 times in the Lumin Translation, though not in the King James Bible.
Gossip is in modern translations, as in Proverbs 26:20: “without a gossip, quarreling dies down.” The King James Version uses other words: talebearer (Proverbs 18:8) and whisperer (Proverbs 16:28).
In two Bibles
Lumin Translation: 9 times, first in Psalm 69:12.
King James Version: not found.
Those who sit at the gate gossip about me, and drunkards make me their song.
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Is “Gossip” in the Bible?
Yes. “Gossip” is in the Bible. It appears 9 times in the Lumin Translation, though not in the King James Bible. Gossip is in modern translations, as in Proverbs 26:20: “without a gossip, quarreling dies down.” The King James Version uses other words: talebearer (Proverbs 18:8) and whisperer (Proverbs 16:28).
How many times is “Gossip” in the Bible?
Gossip appears 9 times in the Lumin Translation, and not in the King James Bible. Counts are of exact word forms, counting gossip and gossips.
Where is “Gossip” first mentioned in the Bible?
In the Lumin Translation, gossip first appears in Psalm 69:12: “Those who sit at the gate gossip about me, and drunkards make me their song.”
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