48 Bible Verses about Backbiting

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

The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.

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 convenient; 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,

Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off: him that hath an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer.

{A Psalm of David.} LORD, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill? He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart. He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour.

Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,

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

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

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 judge the law, thou art 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 clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:

Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbour: I am the LORD.

And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers 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 convenient; 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, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful: Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.

He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.

A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.

He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour.

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

Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.

An hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered.

He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings,

Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.

He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.

He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.

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

Wherefore, 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 ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.

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

Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.

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

Having your conversation 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 revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth 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, which accused them before our God day and night.

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

If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

Even so must their wives be 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, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,

Being defamed, we intreat: we are made as the filth of the world, and are the offscouring 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 conversation in Christ.

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

A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.

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

Take ye heed every one of his neighbour, and trust ye not in any brother: for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbour will walk with slanders.

He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.

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