48 Bible Verses about Backbiting

Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother; thou slanderest thy own mother's son.

The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.

And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventers of evil things, disobedient to parents,

Whoever privily slandereth his neighbor, him will I cut off: him that hath a high look and a proud heart I will not suffer.

A Psalm of David. LORD, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill? He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart. He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbor, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbor.

Wherefore, laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil-speakings,

For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and that I shall be found by you such as ye would not: lest there be debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults:

Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventers of evil things, disobedient to parents,

Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judgest the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.

Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and evil-speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:

Thou shalt not go up and down as a tale-bearer among thy people; neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbor; I am the LORD.

And at the same time they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house, and not only idle, but tattlers also, and busy-bodies, speaking things which they ought not.

Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace to the hearers.

And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventers of evil things, disobedient to parents,read more.
Without understanding, covenant-breakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful: Who, knowing the judgment of God, that they who commit such things are worthy of death; not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.

He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.

A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.

He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbor, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbor.

Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do: he was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.

Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no tale-bearer, the strife ceaseth.

A hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbor: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered.

He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, from which cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings,

Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.

He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.

He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets; therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.

But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and lewd men, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.

But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.

But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one by another.

Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thy hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.

For in many things we all offend. If any man offendeth not in word, the same is a perfect man, able also to bridle the whole body.

Having your manner of life honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evil-doers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.

A tale-bearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter.

And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, who accused them before our God day and night.

Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.

If any of you lacketh wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given to him.

Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.

Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit of it.

Without natural affection, truce-breakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,

Being defamed, we entreat: we are made as the filth of the world, the offscouring of all things to this day.

Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evil-doers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good deportment in Christ.

A good man out of the good treasure of his heart, bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart, bringeth forth that which is evil: for from the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.

A false witness that speaketh lies, and him that soweth discord among brethren.

They are all grievous revolters, walking with slanders: they are brass and iron; they are all corrupters.

Take ye heed every one of his neighbor, and trust ye not in any brother: for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbor will walk with slanders.

He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.

Whoever keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.