38 Bible Verses about Evil Speaking

Putting away therefore all wickedness, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,

For there are many unruly men, vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision, whose mouths must be stopped; men who overthrow whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake.

to speak evil of no man, not to be contentious, to be gentle, showing all meekness toward all men.

If any man thinketh himself to be religious, while he bridleth not his tongue but deceiveth his heart, this man's religion is vain.

His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and oppression: Under his tongue is mischief and iniquity.

Hide me from the secret counsel of evil-doers, From the tumult of the workers of iniquity; Who have whet their tongue like a sword, And have aimed their arrows, even bitter words, That they may shoot in secret places at the perfect: Suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.read more.
They encourage themselves in an evil purpose; They commune of laying snares privily; They say, Who will see them?

So the tongue also is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how much wood is kindled by how small a fire! And the tongue is a fire: the world of iniquity among our members is the tongue, which defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the wheel of nature, and is set on fire by hell. For every kind of beasts and birds, of creeping things and things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed by mankind.read more.
But the tongue can no man tame; it is a restless evil, it is full of deadly poison. Therewith bless we the Lord and Father; and therewith curse we men, who are made after the likeness of God: out of the same mouth cometh forth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.

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

Or know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with men, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

Their throat is an open sepulchre; With their tongues they have used deceit: The poison of asps is under their lips:

Wherefore, putting away falsehood, speak ye truth each one with his neighbor: for we are members one of another.

Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for edifying as the need may be, that it may give grace to them that hear. And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, in whom ye were sealed unto the day of redemption. Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and railing, be put away from you, with all malice:

nor filthiness, nor foolish talking, or jesting, which are not befitting: but rather giving of thanks.

There are six things which Jehovah hateth; Yea, seven which are an abomination unto him: Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, And hands that shed innocent blood; A heart that deviseth wicked purposes, Feet that are swift in running to mischief,read more.
A false witness that uttereth lies, And he that soweth discord among brethren.

The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil: Pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, And the perverse mouth, do I hate.

The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life; But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted; But it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.

The thoughts of the righteous are just; But the counsels of the wicked are deceit.

He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his life; But he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.

A true witness delivereth souls; But he that uttereth lies causeth deceit.

A soft answer turneth away wrath; But a grievous word stirreth up anger.

A worthless man deviseth mischief; And in his lips there is as a scorching fire.

An evil-doer giveth heed to wicked lips; And a liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue.

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

Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity Than he that is perverse in his lips and is a fool.

For their heart studieth oppression, And their lips talk of mischief.

The north wind bringeth forth rain: So doth a backbiting tongue an angry countenance.

For lack of wood the fire goeth out; And where there is no whisperer, contention ceaseth. As coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire, So is a contentious man to inflame strife. The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts.read more.
Fervent lips and a wicked heart Are like an earthen vessel overlaid with silver dross.

Mine enemies speak evil against me,'saying , When will he die, and his name perish? And if he come to see me , he speaketh falsehood; His heart gathereth iniquity to itself: When he goeth abroad, he telleth it. All that hate me whisper together against me; Against me do they devise my hurt.read more.
An evil disease,'say they , cleaveth fast unto him; And now that he lieth he shall rise up no more. Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, Who did eat of my bread, Hath lifted up his heel against me.

Thy tongue deviseth very wickedness, Like a sharp razor, working deceitfully. Thou lovest evil more than good, And lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah Thou lovest all devouring words, thou deceitful tongue.

For the sin of their mouth, and the words of their lips, Let them even be taken in their pride, And for cursing and lying which they speak.

They that sit in the gate talk of me; And I am the song of the drunkards.

Let them be turned back by reason of their shame That say, Aha, aha.

Mine enemies reproach me all the day; They that are mad against me do curse by me.

Because they were rebellious against his spirit, And he spake unadvisedly with his lips.

Princes also sat and talked against me; But thy servant did meditate on thy statutes.

In my distress I cried unto Jehovah, And he answered me. Deliver my soul, O Jehovah, from lying lips, And from a deceitful tongue. What shall be given unto thee, and what shall be done more unto thee, Thou deceitful tongue?read more.
Sharp arrows of the mighty, With coals of juniper. Woe is me, that I sojourn in Meshech, That I dwell among the tents of Kedar! My soul hath long had her dwelling With him that hateth peace. I am for peace: But when I speak, they are for war.

They have sharpened their tongue like a serpent; Adders poison is under their lips. Selah