Bible Verses About Gossip (34+ Verses)

"A perverse man stirs up strife. A whisperer separates close friends."

"One who brings gossip betrays a confidence, but one who is of a trustworthy spirit is one who keeps a secret."

"For lack of wood a fire goes out. Without gossip, a quarrel dies down."

"He who goes about as a tale-bearer reveals secrets; therefore don’t keep company with him who opens wide his lips."

"Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but only what is good for building others up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear."

"If anyone among you thinks himself to be religious while he doesn’t bridle his tongue, but deceives his heart, this man’s religion is worthless."

"Don’t speak against one another, brothers. He who speaks against a brother and judges his brother, speaks against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law, but a judge."

"The words of a gossip are like dainty morsels: they go down into a person’s innermost parts."

"Set a watch, Yahweh, before my mouth. Keep the door of my lips."

"Whoever guards his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles."

"to speak evil of no one, not to be contentious, to be gentle, showing all humility toward all men."

"Besides, they also learn to be idle, going about from house to house. Not only idle, but also gossips and busybodies, saying things which they ought not."

"In the multitude of words there is no lack of disobedience, but he who restrains his lips does wisely."

"“You shall not spread a false report. Don’t join your hand with the wicked to be a malicious witness."

"“‘You shall not go up and down as a slanderer among your people. “‘You shall not endanger the life of your neighbor. I am Yahweh."

"I tell you that every idle word that men speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment."

"For, “He who would love life, and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil, and his lips from speaking deceit."

"He who covers an offense promotes love; but he who repeats a matter separates best friends."

"Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking lies."

"He who hides hatred has lying lips. He who utters a slander is a fool."

"For I am afraid that by any means, when I come, I might find you not the way I want to, and that I might be found by you as you don’t desire; that by any means there would be strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, factions, slander, whisperings, proud thoughts, riots;"

"I will silence whoever secretly slanders his neighbor. I won’t tolerate one who is haughty and conceited."

"being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, malice; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil habits, secret slanderers,"

"There are six things which Yahweh hates; yes, seven which are an abomination to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood; a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are swift in running to mischief, a false witness who utters lies, and he who sows discord among brothers."

"The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, they go down into the innermost parts."

"Set a watch, Yahweh, before my mouth. Keep the door of my lips."

"The north wind produces rain; so a backbiting tongue brings an angry face."

"Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who love it will eat its fruit."

"“As you would like people to do to you, do exactly so to them."

"He who walks blamelessly does what is right, and speaks truth in his heart; He who doesn’t slander with his tongue, nor does evil to his friend, nor casts slurs against his fellow man;"

"So the tongue is also a little member, and boasts great things. See how a small fire can spread to a large forest!"

"For lack of wood a fire goes out. Without gossip, a quarrel dies down. As coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire, so is a contentious man to kindling strife. The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, they go down into the innermost parts."

"“You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor."

"being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, malice; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil habits, secret slanderers, backbiters, hateful to God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, without understanding, covenant breakers, without natural affection, unforgiving, unmerciful; who, knowing the ordinance of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but also approve of those who practice them."