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BLOGS: Justin Taylor

Gossip vs. Flattery

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R. Kent Hughes:

Gossip involves saying behind a person’s back what you would never say to his or her face.

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Flattery means saying to a person’s face what you would never say behind his or her back.

Disciplines of a Godly Man, p. 139

HT: Tony Reinke via James Grant

Justin Taylor is executive vice president for book publishing and publisher for books at Crossway. He blogs at Between Two Worlds and Evangelical History. You can follow him on Twitter.

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