34 Bible Verses about gossiping

And withal they learn also to be idle, going about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.

But shun profane babblings: for they will proceed further in ungodliness,

Also take not heed unto all words that are spoken, lest thou hear thy servant curse thee;

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.

He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets; Therefore company not with him that openeth wide his lips.

Debate thy cause with thy neighbor himself , And disclose not the secret of another;

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

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

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

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

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

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;

A fool's mouth is his destruction, And his lips are the snare of his soul.

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

Slander not a servant unto his master, Lest he curse thee, and thou be held guilty.

Women in like manner must be grave, not slanderers, temperate, faithful in all things.

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.

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

Revile not the king, no, not in thy thought; and revile not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the heavens shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.

and their word will eat as doth a gangrene: or whom is Hymenaeus an Philetus;

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

Thou shalt not take up a false report: put not thy hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.

without natural affection, implacable, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, no lovers of good,

For we hear of some that walk among you disorderly, that work not at all, but are busybodies.

that aged women likewise be reverent in demeanor, not slanderers nor enslaved to much wine, teachers of that which is good;

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

And if he come to see me , he speaketh falsehood; His heart gathereth iniquity to itself: When he goeth abroad, he telleth it.

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

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

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

For there must be also factions among you, that they that are approved may be made manifest among you.

therefore prophesy, and say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Because, even because they have made you desolate, and swallowed you up on every side, that ye might be a possession unto the residue of the nations, and ye are taken up in the lips of talkers, and the evil report of the people;

backbiters, hateful to God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,