The best craftsman cannot perform his task properly if tools are flawed and of poor quality.

The gossiper looks over his shoulder to make sure that his target is not listening. But why isn’t he worried that Hashem is listening?!

Jerusalem was destroyed because of the gossipers who caused baseless hatred to reign.

The exceptional Torah knowledge of the children in Shaul’s generation could not gain his armies victory in battle — such is the power of loshon hara.

One who speaks loshon hara destroys three people: the subject of his evil words, his listener and himself.

The way to ensure ourselves of eternal reward for all our good deeds is by avoiding loshon hara.

Man is superior to other creatures only if he uses his power of speech in a constructive manner.

Those who refrain from speaking ill of others can rest assured that their entreaties carry great weight in Heaven.

Middah k’neged middah (measure for measure) is the rule of Heaven in all instances.

Those who speak loshon hara cause the Accuser to speak against the Jewish people.