48 Bible Verses about Backbiting

Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother, thou revilest thine own mother's son:

The north wind bringeth forth rain, and the angry countenance a backbiting tongue.

And according as they did not think good to have God in their knowledge, God gave them up to a reprobate mind to practise unseemly things; being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, covetousness, malice; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil dispositions; whisperers, back-biters, hateful to God, insolent, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,

Whoso secretly slandereth his neighbour, him will I destroy; him that hath a high look and a proud heart will I not suffer.

{A Psalm of David.} Jehovah, who shall sojourn in thy tent? who shall dwell in the hill of thy holiness? He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth from his heart. He that slandereth not with his tongue, doeth not evil to his companion, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour;

Laying aside therefore all malice and all guile and hypocrisies and envyings and all evil speakings,

For I fear lest perhaps coming I find you not such as I wish, and that I be found by you such as ye do not wish: lest there might be strifes, jealousies, angers, contentions, evil speakings, whisperings, puffings up, disturbances;

back-biters, hateful to God, insolent, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,

Speak not against one another, brethren. He that speaks against his brother, or judges his brother, speaks against the law and judges the law. But if thou judgest the law, thou art not doer of the law, but judge.

being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, covetousness, malice; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil dispositions; whisperers,

Let all bitterness, and heat of passion, and wrath, and clamour, and injurious language, be removed from you, with all malice;

Thou shalt not go about as a talebearer among thy people; thou shalt not stand up against the life of thy neighbour: I am Jehovah.

And, at the same time, they learn also to be idle, going about to people's houses; and not only idle, but also gossipers and meddlers, speaking things not becoming.

Let no corrupt word go out of your mouth, but if there be any good one for needful edification, that it may give grace to those that hear it.

And according as they did not think good to have God in their knowledge, God gave them up to a reprobate mind to practise unseemly things; being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, covetousness, malice; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil dispositions; whisperers, back-biters, hateful to God, insolent, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,read more.
void of understanding, faithless, without natural affection, unmerciful; who knowing the righteous judgment of God, that they who do such things are worthy of death, not only practise them, but have fellow delight in those who do them.

He that covereth transgression seeketh love; but he that bringeth a matter up again separateth very friends.

A false man soweth contention; and a talebearer separateth very friends.

He that slandereth not with his tongue, doeth not evil to his companion, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour;

Ye are of the devil, as your father, and ye desire to do the lusts of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and has not stood in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks falsehood, he speaks of what is his own; for he is a liar and its father:

Where no wood is, the fire goeth out; and where there is no talebearer, the contention ceaseth.

With his mouth a hypocrite destroyeth his neighbour; but through knowledge are the righteous delivered.

he is puffed up, knowing nothing, but sick about questions and disputes of words, out of which arise envy, strife, injurious words, evil suspicions,

Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.

He that covereth hatred hath lying lips, and he that sendeth forth a slander is a fool.

He that goeth about talebearing revealeth secrets; therefore meddle not with him that openeth his lips.

But to the fearful and unbelieving, and sinners, and those who make themselves abominable, and murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, their part is in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone; which is the second death.

So that, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath;

Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile;

But now, put off, ye also, all these things, wrath, anger, malice, blasphemy, vile language out of your mouth.

but if ye bite and devour one another, see that ye are not consumed one of another.

Thou shalt not accept a false report; extend not thy hand to the wicked, to be an unrighteous witness.

For we all often offend. If any one offend not in word, he is a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body too.

having your conversation honest among the Gentiles, that as to that in which they speak against you as evildoers, they may through your good works, themselves witnessing them, glorify God in the day of visitation.

He that goeth about talebearing revealeth secrets; but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter.

And I heard a great voice in the heaven saying, Now is come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ; for the accuser of our brethren has been cast out, who accused them before our God day and night:

and filthiness and foolish talking, or jesting, which are not convenient; but rather thanksgiving.

But if any one of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all freely and reproaches not, and it shall be given to him:

The women in like manner grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.

Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

without natural affection, implacable, slanderers, of unsubdued passions, savage, having no love for what is good,

insulted, we entreat: we are become as the offscouring of the world, the refuse of all, until now.

having a good conscience, that as to that in which they speak against you as evildoers, they may be ashamed who calumniate your good conversation in Christ.

The good man, out of the good treasure of his heart, brings forth good; and the wicked man out of the wicked, brings forth what is wicked: for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.

a false witness that uttereth lies, and he that soweth discords among brethren.

They are all the most rebellious of rebels, going about with slander: they are bronze and iron; they are all corrupters.

Take ye heed every one of his friend, and confide not in any brother; for every brother only supplanteth, and every friend goeth about with slander.

He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his soul; destruction shall be to him that openeth wide his lips.

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