11 Bible Verses about Evil Speaking

Renouncing therefore every kind of malice, and knavery, hypocrisy, envy, and detraction, as new-born infants desire that mystical milk,

For there are many, especially among the Jews, who are obstinate, vain talkers and deceivers; who ought to be curb'd, who pervert whole families, teaching things which they ought not, for sordid lucre.

to speak evil of no man. to avoid contention, to be moderate and entirely inoffensive to all men.

If a person of an ungovernable tongue pretends to religion, he abuses himself: for his religion is meer illusion.

so the tongue is but a small part of the body, yet how grand are its pretensions. a spark of fire! what quantities of timber will it blow into a flame? the tongue is a brand that sets the world in a combustion: it is but one of the numerous organs of the body, yet it can blast whole assemblies: tipp'd with infernal sulphur it sets the whole train of life in a blaze. creatures of every kind, beasts, birds, reptiles, and sea-monsters, are frequently tamed by human industry.read more.
but who could ever tame the tongue? arm'd with deadly poison, the mischief scorns restraint. By that we give praises to God the father: and that pronounces curses even against men, who are form'd after the divine resemblance. from the same mouth shall blessing and cursing proceed? this ought not to be practis'd, my brethren;

Don't, my brethren, treat one another with detraction. he that reflects upon his brother, and censures his brother, reflects upon the law, and censures the law: if you censure the law, instead of obeying it, you set up for a judge.

Know you not that the unjust shall not inherit the kingdom of God? be not deceived: neither the licentious, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor the effeminate, nor the brutal, nor thieves, nor misers, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor raparees, 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 leave off the practice of lying, and let every man speak truth to his neighbour: for we are all members of one society.

let no obscene language defile your mouth, use only such as tends to edification, that it may be beneficial to the hearers. grieve not the holy spirit of God, by whom you are sealed against the day of deliverance: banish all resentment and indignation, anger, vehemence, detraction, and every thing like malice.

nor buffoonry, which they call pleasantry, but is indecent: be you rather exercised in social virtue.