Canonical theology provides a robustly biblical hermeneutic for us. Within this framework, believers have the the Kethubim, Psalms through Chronicles in the Hebrew canonical arrangement, as well as the epistles for instruction in covenant faithfulness. Here are four challenging imperatives from God's Word for our "training in righteousness" (cf. 2 Timothy 3:16) as God's covenant people.
"Put away from you crooked speech, and put devious talk far from you" (Proverbs 4:24, ESV).
"Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear" (Ephesians 4:29, ESV).
"Speak evil of no one, to avoid quarreling, to be gentle, and to show perfect courtesy toward all people" (Titus 3:2, ESV).
"Do not speak evil against one another, brothers. The one who speaks against a brother or judges his brother, speaks evil against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge" (James 4:11, ESV).
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Story on the picture?
The picture is "Gossip, and Satan Came Also" by George A. Wotherspoon. The picture can be viewed as a picture of a devil's face or a picture of some ladies engaged in some "chatting." [The devil is in the details.] The multiple views of the picture make a statement about the act of "chatting" that people often practice.
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