1 Samuel 24:9
And David said to Saul, "Why do you listen to the words of men who say, 'Behold, David seeks your harm'?
Leviticus 19:16
You shall not go around as a slanderer among your people, and you shall not stand up against the life of your neighbor: I am the LORD.
1 Samuel 26:19
Now therefore let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If it is the LORD who has stirred you up against me, may he accept an offering, but if it is men, may they be cursed before the LORD, for they have driven me out this day that I should have no share in the heritage of the LORD, saying, 'Go, serve other gods.'
Psalm 101:5
Whoever slanders his neighbor secretly I will destroy. Whoever has a haughty look and an arrogant heart I will not endure.
Psalm 141:6
When their judges are thrown over the cliff, then they shall hear my words, for they are pleasant.
Proverbs 16:28
A dishonest man spreads strife, and a whisperer separates close friends.
Proverbs 17:4
An evildoer listens to wicked lips, and a liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.
Proverbs 18:8
The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels; they go down into the inner parts of the body.
Proverbs 25:23
The north wind brings forth rain, and a backbiting tongue, angry looks.
Proverbs 26:20-22
For lack of wood the fire goes out, and where there is no whisperer, quarreling ceases.
Proverbs 26:28
A lying tongue hates its victims, and a flattering mouth works ruin.
Proverbs 29:12
If a ruler listens to falsehood, all his officials will be wicked.
Ecclesiastes 7:21-22
Do not take to heart all the things that people say, lest you hear your servant cursing you.
James 3:6
And the tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members, staining the whole body, setting on fire the entire course of life, and set on fire by hell.