48 Bible Verses about Backbiting

You sit and speak against your brother; you slander your own mother's son.

The north wind brings forth rain: so does a backbiting tongue an angry countenance.

And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not proper; Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,

Whoever secretly slanders his neighbor, him will I cut off: he that has a haughty look and a proud heart will I not endure.

[A Psalm of David.] LORD, who shall abide in your tabernacle? who shall dwell in your holy hill? He that walks uprightly, and works righteousness, and speaks the truth in his heart. He that backbites not with his tongue, nor does evil to his neighbor, nor takes up a reproach against his neighbor.

Therefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speaking,

For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I wish, and that I shall be found unto you such as you desire not: lest there be debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, conceit, tumults:

Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,

Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaks evil of his brother, and judges his brother, speaks evil of the law, and judges the law: but if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law, but a judge.

Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,

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

You shall not go up and down as a talebearer among your people: neither shall you take a stand against the life of your neighbor: I am the LORD.

And at the same time they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but gossips also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.

Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not proper; Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,read more.
Without understanding, covenant breakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful: Who knowing the judgment of God, that they who commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.

He that covers over a transgression seeks love; but he that repeats a matter separates close friends.

A perverse man sows strife: and a whisperer separates best friends.

He that backbites not with his tongue, nor does evil to his neighbor, nor takes up a reproach against his neighbor.

You are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father you will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.

Where no wood is, there the fire goes out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceases.

A hypocrite with his mouth destroys his neighbor: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered.

He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting over questions and disputes of words, out of which comes envy, strife, railings, evil suspicions,

You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

He that hides hatred with lying lips, and he that utters a slander, is a fool.

He that goes about as a talebearer reveals secrets: therefore associate not with him who flatters with his lips.

But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.

Therefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger:

Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking deceit.

But now you also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy talk out of your mouth.

But if you bite and devour one another, take heed that you be not consumed one of another.

You shall not raise a false report: put not your hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.

For in many things we all offend. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.

Having your conduct honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.

A talebearer reveals secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit conceals the matter.

And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, who accused them before our God day and night.

Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not fitting: but rather giving of thanks.

If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all men liberally, and reproaches not; and it shall be given him.

Even so must their wives be serious, not slanderers, temperate, 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, truce breakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,

Being defamed, we entreat: we are made as the filth of the world, and are the trash of all things unto this day.

Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good behavior in Christ.

A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.

A false witness that speaks lies, and he that sows discord among brethren.

They are all grievous revolters, walking with slanders: they are bronze and iron; they are all corrupters.

Take you heed everyone of his neighbor, and trust you not in any brother: for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbor will walk with slanders.

He that keeps his mouth keeps his life: but he that opens wide his lips shall have destruction.

Whosoever keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.