Where in the bible can I find scriptures on gossiping?

The preachers wife, and my husbands girlfriend, have been gossiping about me - and half of it was lies - I plan on making this Sunday at their church REALLY interesting when I get up in front of their whole church and air all of their dirty secrets. Would like a little scripture to quote.

I understand why many of you don't want me to handle this in church....but this is where the problem is starting....my soon to be ex-husbands girlfriend had medled in three of my relationships and I have had enough and I have warned her enough. I have enough to go through in this life and in this small town without her "help"....BTW - this is NOT my church but I do know a lot of people who attend this church regularly and if someone doesn't teach this girl a lesson real soon I am going to end up hurting her very badly - so my choices are
1. go to jail for doing something extreme to her for one of her stunts.....or
2.Handle it in a way that lets her know that I am not going to sit back and take it anymore - embarrassing her in church and letting all of her "friends" see what she's been up to sounds like a good eye opener / deterrant to me

You should handle it the way God says to handle it.

Mat 18:15 "If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother.
Mat 18:16 But if he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, that every charge may be established by the evidence of two or three witnesses.
Mat 18:17 If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector.

That is very plain. Gossiping is sinful (Gal. 5) but so too would be handling this in an incorrect way.

Biker covered it

Leviticus 19:16 - "Do not go about spreading slander among your people. "Do not do anything that endangers your neighbour's life. I am the Lord."

Proverbs 18:8 - The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to a man's inmost parts.

Proverbs 20:19 - A gossip betrays a confidence; so avoid a man who talks too much.

Proverbs 11:13 - A gossip betrays a confidence, but a trustworthy man keeps a secret.

Proverbs 16:28 - A perverse man stirs up dissension, and a gossip separates close friends.

Proverbs 25:23 - As a north wind brings rain, so a sly tongue brings angry looks.

Proverbs 26:20 - Without wood a fire goes out; without gossip a quarrel dies down.

Proverbs 26:21 - As charcoal to embers and as wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.

Proverbs 26:22 - The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to a man's inmost parts.

Psalm 52:2 - Your tongue plots destruction; it is like a sharpened razor, you who practice deceit.

Psalm 34:13 - Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking lies.

Leviticus 19:16 "... do not spread slanderous gossip among your people. "

Proverbs 11:13 ".. a gossip goes around revealing secrets, but those who are trustworthy can keep a confidence."


Romans 1:29 "... Their lives became full of every kind of wickedness, sin, greed, hate, envy, murder, fighting, deception,malicious behavior, and gossip."

1 Timothy 5:13 "... They are likely to become lazy and spend thier time gossiping ... getting into other people's business and saying things they shouldn't"

Mathew 7:1 "... Stop Judging others, and you will not be judged. "

Proverbs 18:8 "... What dainty morsels rumors are-but they sink deep into one's heart."