7 Bible Verses about Speaking, Evil
Most Relevant Verses
Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues have they used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips.
Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law. But if thou judgest the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.
For he that loveth life and desireth to see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips, that they speak no guile:
But let your conversation be yea, yea; nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these, cometh of the evil one.
But the tongue can no man tame: it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
Neither obscenity, nor foolish talking, or jesting, which are not convenient, but rather thanksgiving.
So the tongue also is a little member, yet boasteth great things. Behold how much matter a little fire kindleth.
Bible Theasaurus
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Speaking, evil » Vain talk condemned
For there are many unruly vain-talkers and deceivers, especially they of the circumcision,
Speaking, evil » General references to
Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues have they used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips.
And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: it is the tongue among the members which defileth the whole body and setteth on fire the course of nature, and is set on fire of hell.
Speaking, evil » Backbiting
For I fear lest when I come, I should not find you such as I would, and lest I should be found by you such as ye would not: lest there should be contentions, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults, Lest my God should humble me when I come to you again,
Speaking, evil » Talebearers condemned
Speaking, evil » Warnings against
Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil-speaking be put away from you with all malice.
For he that loveth life and desireth to see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips, that they speak no guile:
Wherefore laying aside all wickedness, and all guile, and dissimulation, and envies,
And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: it is the tongue among the members which defileth the whole body and setteth on fire the course of nature, and is set on fire of hell.
Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law. But if thou judgest the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.
Speaking, evil » Whispering, evil, general references to
For I fear lest when I come, I should not find you such as I would, and lest I should be found by you such as ye would not: lest there should be contentions, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults, Lest my God should humble me when I come to you again,
Speaking, evil » The tongue to be restrained
If any one be ever so religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain.
For he that loveth life and desireth to see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips, that they speak no guile:
Related Topics
- Avoiding Deceit
- Backbiting
- Backstabbers
- Bad Language
- Being Happy And Enjoying Life
- Beware Of Your Speech
- Cursing
- Deceit, Practice Of
- Diplomacy
- Enjoying Life
- Evil Speaking
- Falsehood
- Gentle Words
