Exodus 20:16
16 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
We will hear people gossip about their neighbors, even if it is a lie. People will find out that they have messed up and automatically start talking down about them. It doesn’t matter how good that neighbor has been. People will still talk about them. The Bible speaks against this. It tells us not to lie on our neighbors. We are not supposed to spread rumors nor try to make them look like awful people. So, the next time you decide to talk about your neighbors, remember that you are in the wrong.