in the bible...

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

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

Proverbs 16:10
The lips of a king speak as an oracle, and his mouth should not betray justice.

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

Proverbs 16:2
All a man's ways seem innocent to him, but motives are weighed by the LORD.