17 Bible Verses about Speaking, Evil

For there are many unruly men, vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision,

For a dream cometh with a multitude of business, and a fool's voice with a multitude of words.

In the multitude of words there wanteth not transgression; But he that refraineth his lips doeth wisely.

Should not the multitude of words be answered? And should a man full of talk be justified?

Should he reason with unprofitable talk, Or with speeches wherewith he can do no good?

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

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

The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: He hath ceased to be wise and to do good.

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 there is no faithfulness in their mouth; Their inward part is very wickedness; Their throat is an open sepulchre; They flatter with their tongue.

Whoso privily slandereth his neighbor, him will I destroy: Him that hath a high look and a proud heart will I not suffer.

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

For I fear, lest by any means, when I come, I should find you not such as I would, and should myself be found of you such as ye would not; lest by any means there should be'strife, jealousy, wraths, factions, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults;

He that slandereth not with his tongue, Nor doeth evil to his friend, Nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbor;

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

Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbor: I am Jehovah.

He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; But he that harpeth on a matter separateth chief friends.

For lack of wood the fire goeth out; And where there is no whisperer, contention ceaseth.

He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets; But he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth a matter.

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

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

For, He that would love life, And see good days, Let him refrain his tongue from evil, And his lips that they speak no guile:

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

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.

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.

For I fear, lest by any means, when I come, I should find you not such as I would, and should myself be found of you such as ye would not; lest by any means there should be'strife, jealousy, wraths, factions, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults;

being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malignity; whisperers,

A perverse man scattereth abroad strife; And a whisperer separateth chief friends.

All that hate me whisper together against me; Against me do they devise my hurt.

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

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

For, He that would love life, And see good days, Let him refrain his tongue from evil, And his lips that they speak no guile:

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

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

Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue Keepeth his soul from troubles.