Prayer-Gossip: When Slander Hides Behind a Prayer Request

Prayer-gossip disguises slander as a spiritual duty. Luke 12:2 warns nothing stays hidden — and Matthew 7:5 says remove the plank from your own eye before airing another's sins.

Gossiping under the guise of intercession is slander dressed in holiness. When we air another’s private failures to a prayer group, we are not interceding—we are murdering their reputation before God and men.

Luke 12:2 KJV

“No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you.”

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Matthew 7:5 KJV

“And my God put into mine heart to gather together the nobles, and the rulers, and the people, that they might be reckoned by genealogy. And I found a register of the genealogy of them which came up at the first, and found written therein,”

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Read the full teaching with scripture quotes in your chosen translation at https://www.thelivingsword.org/sound-doctrine/prayer-gossip

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