1 Samuel 24:9
And David said to Saul, Why hear you men's words, saying, Behold, David seeks your hurt?
Leviticus 19:16
You shall not go up and down as a talebearer among your people: neither shall you take a stand against the life of your neighbor: I am the LORD.
1 Samuel 26:19
Now therefore, I pray you, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If the LORD has stirred you up against me, let him accept an offering: but if they be the children of men, cursed be they before the LORD; for they have driven me out this day from abiding in the inheritance of the LORD, saying, Go, serve other gods.
Psalm 101:5
Whoever secretly slanders his neighbor, him will I cut off: he that has a haughty look and a proud heart will I not endure.
Psalm 141:6
When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet.
Proverbs 16:28
A perverse man sows strife: and a whisperer separates best friends.
Proverbs 17:4
A wicked doer gives heed to false lips; and a liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.
Proverbs 18:8
The words of a talebearer are like tasty morsels, and they go down into the innermost parts of the body.
Proverbs 25:23
The north wind brings forth rain: so does a backbiting tongue an angry countenance.
Proverbs 26:20-22
Where no wood is, there the fire goes out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceases.
Proverbs 26:28
A lying tongue hates those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth works ruin.
Proverbs 29:12
If a ruler hearkens to lies, all his servants are wicked.
Ecclesiastes 7:21-22
Also take not to heart all words that are spoken; lest you hear your servant curse you:
James 3:6
And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire by hell.