Hilchos Lashon Hara, Opening – positive commands (14)

It also seems that he breaks the positive commandment (Devarim 28:9), "You shall walk in His ways." This commandment tells us to follow the traits of the Holy One: being merciful, gracious, doing kindness, and other good traits. So whoever makes lashon hara a habit is surely not walking in the ways of G-d.

We have now summed up 17 negative commandments and 14 positive commandments that a person may break by speaking lashon hara. It is not common for all of them to happen with one person. Even so, someone who is used to this bad habit may well break all of them over time.