Musar for Bava Batra 157:12
אמר רבה מחלוקת בשדה ואילן דתנא קמא סבר לה כרבי יהודה ורבי אלעזר ברבי שמעון סבר לה כר' יוסי אבל בבור ושובך דברי הכל מועלין בהן ואין מועלין במה שבתוכן
It is quite correct [for Rabbi to say that] 'the opinion of R. Judah is acceptable in [the case of] a cistern and a dove-cote' and thus to imply that he disagrees with him in [the case of] a field and a tree;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Since R. Judah speaks not only of a cistern and a dove-cote but also of a field and a tree. ');"><sup>21</sup></span> but [as regards the expression], 'the opinion of R. Jose is acceptable in [the case of] a field and a tree', which implies that he<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Rabbi. ');"><sup>22</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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