Ben Sira 28:14

14 Slander has shaken many, and scattered them from nation to nation; it has destroyed strong cities, and overturned the houses of the great.

Ben Sira 28:14 In-Context

12 If you blow on a spark, it will glow; if you spit on it, it will be put out; yet both come out of your mouth.

13 Curse the gossips and the double-tongued, for they destroy the peace of many.

14 Slander has shaken many, and scattered them from nation to nation; it has destroyed strong cities, and overturned the houses of the great.

15 Slander has driven virtuous women from their homes, and deprived them of the fruit of their toil.

16 Those who pay heed to slander will not find rest, nor will they settle down in peace.

Footnotes

• [a]. Gk [A third tongue]