26 Bible Verses about Gossip

He reveals a secret, he who walks [about with] gossip, and do not associate with a babbler's lips.

Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit.

A gossip walks [about] telling a secret, but the trustworthy in spirit keeps [the] matter.

Set a guard, O Yahweh, over my mouth; keep watch over the door of my lips.

{No rotten word must proceed} from your mouth, but only something good for the building up of the need, in order that it may give grace to those who hear,

A person of perversity will spread dissent, and he who whispers separates a close friend.

to speak evil of no one, to be peaceable, gentle, showing all courtesy to all people.

" 'You will not {spread} a false report. Do not lift your hand with [the] wicked to be a malicious witness.

Do not speak evil of one another, brothers. The one who speaks evil of a brother or judges his brother speaks evil of the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge [of the law].

For lack of wood, a fire goes out, and where there is no whisperer, quarreling will cease.

If anyone thinks he is religious, [although he] does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person's religion [is] worthless.

One who slanders his neighbor in secret, him I will destroy. [One] haughty of eyes and {arrogant} of heart, him I will not endure.

And at the same time also, going around from house to house, they learn [to be] idle, and not only idle, but also gossipy and busybodies, saying the things [that are] not necessary.

You shall not go [about with] slander among your people; {you shall not endanger your neighbor's life}; I [am] Yahweh.

You sit and speak against your brother; you slander your mother's son.

My enemies speak evil about me, "When will he die and his name perish?"

"You shall not testify against your neighbor [with] a false witness.

And there was a lot of grumbling concerning him among the crowds; some were saying, "He is a good [man]," but others were saying, "No, but he deceives the crowd." However, no one was speaking openly about him for fear of the Jews.

In many words, transgression is not lacking, but he who restrains his lips is prudent.

The lips of a fool will bring strife, and his mouth calls out for a flogging. The mouth of a fool [is] ruin to him, and his lips [are] a snare to his soul.

He who guards his mouth and his tongue, he guards his life from danger.

He who forgives an affront fosters love, but he who waits on a matter will alienate a friend.

Argue your argument with your neighbor [himself], the secret of another do not disclose, lest he who hears shame you and your ill repute will not end.

There are six [things] Yahweh hates, and seven [things are] abominations of his soul: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, a devising heart, plans of deception, feet that hurry to run to evil,read more.
a false witness who breathes lies and sends out discord between brothers.

He who conceals hatred [has] lips of deceit, and he who utters slander--he is a fool.

being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, greediness, malice, full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malevolence. [They are] gossipers, slanderers, haters of God, insolent, arrogant, boasters, contrivers of evil, disobedient to parents,