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The Buddha shares in brief the four kinds of verbal misconduct - 1) lying, 2) divisive speech, 3) harsh speech, and 4) frivolous chatter.
Duccarita sutta - Misconduct
"Bhikkhus, there are these four kinds of verbal misconduct. What four?
1 Lying,
2 divisive speech,
3 harsh speech,
4 frivolous chatter.
These are the four kinds of verbal misconduct."