Musar for Bava Batra 157:11
תנו רבנן הקדישן ריקנין ואח"כ נתמלאו מועלין בהן ואין מועלין במה שבתוכן רבי אלעזר ברבי שמעון אומר אף מועלין במה שבתוכן
It has been taught: Rabbi said: The opinion of R. Judah is acceptable in [the case of] a cistern and a dove-cote,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Viz., the opinion that if these were filled subsequent to the dedication, their contents are not subject to the laws of Me'ilah. ');"><sup>19</sup></span> and the opinion of R. Jose in [the case of] a field and a tree. How [do you understand] that?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Rabbi's statement. ');"><sup>20</sup></span>
Shemirat HaLashon
He is also judged [i.e., punished] in Gehinnom for this sin, as Chazal have said (Bava Bathra 79a): "Whoever separates himself from words of Torah falls into Gehinnom, as it is written (Mishlei 21:16): 'The man who wanders from the path of wisdom will rest in the congregation of refaim' [the shades], "refaim" being nothing other than Gehinnom." And in the holy Zohar, Parshath Vayikra:
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