Do you gossip? Why?

Answer 1

I think people gossip because it gives them a feeling of power and superiority. You know, the old "I know something you don't know". It also gets a lot of attention. The bad part is it will come back and bite you in the rear! I used to love to gossip, but finally realized that I would not want people saying things about me like that, so now I try not to.

Answer 2

No. I used to but I stopped a long time ago. I started making friends with people from the projects, now the idea in my mind about gossiping is that you're a "pus sy" if you gossip because if you talk behind someone's back, you don't have the guts to say it to their face. Not only do I feel disgraceful to gossip, it's morally wrong. If someone is doing something I think isn't right, I should tell them that way they can correct themself. So if I ever say something about someone, I will always say it to their face politely eventually.

Answer 3

I try not to because it is wrong, but sometimes I slip up to be perfectly honest. The tricky part is when you are a prayer partner and people ask for prayer. I try not to get all the
"juicy" details or tell the details because it turns into gossip somewhere on the prayer chain and I believe it's just best to give a name (or not) and say it's unspoken. Gossip is such a destructive activity and often disguised in the form of innocent concern. When someone comes to me and says "promise you won't repeat this to anyone".......that's a red flag to me....so, I just tell them not to tell me, I know it's probably gossip or will be and a person who says that has already told someone else and when it gets out, I don;'t won't my credibility in question. Gossip hurts the victim and those who partake in it. I truly desire not to be involved in it.....but, like I said, I've been guilty before....to my shame.

Answer 4

Everyone gossips, it's human nature. Some just do it more often than others or end up hurting others.

Answer 5

I have a strong hate for those types of CONDUCTS who gossip. They lie and spread false rumors having NO integrity. If I am to state something it will be with facts and credibility and it will be necessary to warn or heed others about a wicked individual(s). So, gossiping, no, but warning someone tactfully about a potentially bad situation or a wicked person, I will do.

THE disciple James took to task the human tongue. By striking illustrations he emphasized the difficulty of controlling this little body member. Bits in the mouths of horses can turn their whole bodies. Small rudders can swing big ships around.

So the little tongue makes great brags. As a tiny spark can set a forest aflame, so the small tongue can be a fire to inflame the whole body and defile it. The beasts of earth men can tame, “but the tongue, not one of mankind can get it tamed.”

Why, “if anyone does not stumble in word, this one is a perfect man.” A fountain does not bubble out both the sweet and the bitter. A fig tree does not produce olives, nor a vine figs. Neither does salt water produce sweet water.

Yet the same tongue sends out both blessing and cursing. This is not fitting. While no man is perfect and no man can perfectly control the tongue, yet this does not give license to gossip or obscenity. We can keep its damage to a minimum. We can keep it from being full of venom to poison the mind of one against another. We can keep it from becoming a sword that cuts or an arrow that pierces, not letting it fly murderously to destroy by gossip the good name of others. If it is busy with waters of truth it cannot be aflame with gossip. James showed it must be brought under some control, saying: “It is not proper, my brothers, for these things to go on occurring this way.” (James. 3:2-12)
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Sometimes gossip is deliberate and malicious, designed to run one person down while elevating the gossiper. The slanderer may be undermining another to get his job or steal his friends or get his position of service in a congregation. He may be trying to build up feeling or opposition against a person because he dislikes that one. Frequently there is a spirit of envy or jealousy in back of talebearing. The gossiper may envy his victim’s prominence or reputation or good works, the gossiper by comparison not showing up to advantage.

A person may gossip to divert attention from himself. If he puts others in the critical spotlight it is not on him. So he may seek to hide his own filth by slinging mud at others. Or, a gossip may criticize others of sins he commits. He wants company, for then disapproval cannot concentrate on him alone but spreads out over a group. If he is accused he can point to others as doing the same thing, thinking thereby to justify or excuse himself. Incidentally, gossipers are often the first ones to accuse others of gossiping. Knowing they are guilty themselves, they judge others by themselves, but much more harshly than themselves. Someone else always starts it,

It's wrong but MOST do not care, thus the liars and abusers who berade and slander even their own family members.

I speak from experience at having been a victim many times by wicked gossip. I hate the gossiper's actions and do not feel content with a liar. I will shun them and if it means never speaking to them again because they are incapable of change, SO BE IT. Family disinvolvement now for 13 years because I finally figured out in my young years that my family was full of liars and gossipers, and thieves, and violent ones. Life is better without them in it.

I have disowned friends as well who are liars and gossipers. So be it that they waller in their own filthy waste.

Answer 6

If I told you that would be gossiping

Answer 7

those who gossip with you will gossip about you.

Answer 8

Use to. Been there, done that, ain't worth it! This is a time waster.
Maturity took place. I have better and more important things to do.

Answer 9

No. Because I see myself in everyone

Answer 10

No. I have too many things to do in life to be wasting my time talking about others...