48 Bible Verses about Backbiting

Thou sittest, against thy brother thou speakest, Against a son of thy mother givest slander.

A north wind bringeth forth rain, And a secret tongue -- indignant faces.

And, according as they did not approve of having God in knowledge, God gave them up to a disapproved mind, to do the things not seemly; having been filled with all unrighteousness, whoredom, wickedness, covetousness, malice; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil dispositions; whisperers, evil-speakers, God-haters, insulting, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,

Whoso slandereth in secret his neighbour, Him I cut off, The high of eyes and proud of heart, him I endure not.

A Psalm of David. Jehovah, who doth sojourn in Thy tent? Who doth dwell in Thy holy hill? He who is walking uprightly, And working righteousness, And speaking truth in his heart. He hath not slandered by his tongue, He hath not done to his friend evil; And reproach he hath not lifted up Against his neighbour.

Having put aside, then, all evil, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envyings, and all evil speakings,

for I fear lest, having come, not such as I wish I may find you, and I -- I may be found by you such as ye do not wish, lest there be strifes, envyings, wraths, revelries, evil-speakings, whisperings, puffings up, insurrections,

evil-speakers, God-haters, insulting, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,

Speak not one against another, brethren; he who is speaking against a brother, and is judging his brother, doth speak against law, and doth judge law, and if law thou dost judge, thou art not a doer of law but a judge;

having been filled with all unrighteousness, whoredom, wickedness, covetousness, malice; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil dispositions; whisperers,

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

Thou dost not go slandering among thy people; thou dost not stand against the blood of thy neighbour; I am Jehovah.

and at the same time also, they learn to be idle, going about the houses; and not only idle, but also tattlers and busybodies, speaking the things they ought not;

Let no corrupt word out of your mouth go forth, but what is good unto the needful building up, that it may give grace to the hearers;

And, according as they did not approve of having God in knowledge, God gave them up to a disapproved mind, to do the things not seemly; having been filled with all unrighteousness, whoredom, wickedness, covetousness, malice; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil dispositions; whisperers, evil-speakers, God-haters, insulting, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,read more.
unintelligent, faithless, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful; who the righteous judgment of God having known -- that those practising such things are worthy of death -- not only do them, but also have delight with those practising them.

Whoso is covering transgression is seeking love, And whoso is repeating a matter Is separating a familiar friend.

A froward man sendeth forth contention, A tale-bearer is separating a familiar friend.

He hath not slandered by his tongue, He hath not done to his friend evil; And reproach he hath not lifted up Against his neighbour.

Ye are of a father -- the devil, and the desires of your father ye will to do; he was a man-slayer from the beginning, and in the truth he hath not stood, because there is no truth in him; when one may speak the falsehood, of his own he speaketh, because he is a liar -- also his father.

Without wood is fire going out, And without a tale-bearer, contention ceaseth,

With the mouth a hypocrite corrupteth his friend, And by knowledge the righteous are drawn out.

he is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and word-striving, out of which doth come envy, strife, evil-speakings, evil-surmisings,

'Thou dost not answer against thy neighbour a false testimony.

Whoso is covering hatred with lying lips, And whoso is bringing out an evil report is a fool.

A revealer of secret counsels is the busybody, And for a deceiver with his lips make not thyself surety.

and to fearful, and unstedfast, and abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all the liars, their part is in the lake that is burning with fire and brimstone, which is a second death.'

So then, my brethren beloved, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger,

Keep thy tongue from evil, And thy lips from speaking deceit.

but now put off, even ye, the whole -- anger, wrath, malice, evil-speaking, filthy talking -- out of your mouth.

and if one another ye do bite and devour, see -- that ye may not by one another be consumed.

'Thou dost not lift up a vain report; thou dost not put thy hand with a wicked man to be a violent witness.

for we all make many stumbles; if any one in word doth not stumble, this one is a perfect man, able to bridle also the whole body;

having your behaviour among the nations right, that in that which they speak against you as evil-doers, of the good works having beheld, they may glorify God in a day of inspection.

A busybody is revealing secret counsel, And the faithful of spirit is covering the matter.

And I heard a great voice saying in the heaven, 'Now did come the salvation, and the power, and the reign, of our God, and the authority of His Christ, because cast down was the accuser of our brethren, who is accusing them before our God day and night;

also filthiness, and foolish talking, or jesting, -- the things not fit -- but rather thanksgiving;

and if any of you do lack wisdom, let him ask from God, who is giving to all liberally, and not reproaching, and it shall be given to him;

Women -- in like manner grave, not false accusers, vigilant, faithful in all things.

Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those loving it eat its fruit.

without natural affection, implacable, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, not lovers of those who are good,

being spoken evil of, we entreat; as filth of the world we did become -- of all things an offscouring -- till now.

having a good conscience, that in that in which they speak against you as evil-doers, they may be ashamed who are traducing your good behaviour in Christ;

The good man out of the good treasure of his heart doth bring forth that which is good; and the evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart doth bring forth that which is evil; for out of the abounding of the heart doth his mouth speak.

A false witness who doth breathe out lies -- And one sending forth contentions between brethren.

All of them are turned aside by apostates, Walking slanderously -- brass and iron, All of them are corrupters.

Each of his friend -- beware ye, And on any brother, do not trust, For every brother doth utterly supplant, For every friend slanderously doth walk,

Whoso is keeping his mouth, is keeping his soul, Whoso is opening wide his lips -- ruin to him!

Whoso is keeping his mouth and his tongue, Is keeping from adversities his soul.