26 Bible Verses about Backbiting

And as they did not choose to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them up to a reprobate mind, to do things which are not proper, being filled with all wickedness, malice, covetousness, vice, full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil dispositions, whisperers, evil speakers, haters of God, injurious, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,

Laying aside therefore all malice and all deceit and hypocrisies and envies and all evil speakings,

For I fear lest when I come I shall not find you such as I wish, and that I shall be found such as you wish not; lest there shall be strife, envy, anger, contentions, evil speakings, whisperings, pride, dissensions;

evil speakers, haters of God, injurious, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,

Speak not one against one another, brothers. He that speaks against a brother or judges his brother, speaks against 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 wickedness, malice, covetousness, vice, full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil dispositions, whisperers,

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and blasphemy, be banished from among you, with all malice.

and at the same time also, being idle, they learn to go from house to house, and not only are they idle, they are also tattlers and mischief makers, saying what they ought not.

Let no evil word proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good for useful edification, that it may afford benefit to those that hear.

And as they did not choose to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them up to a reprobate mind, to do things which are not proper, being filled with all wickedness, malice, covetousness, vice, full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil dispositions, whisperers, evil speakers, haters of God, injurious, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,read more.
unintelligent, covenant-breakers, without natural affection, unmerciful, who knowing the ordinance of God, that those who do such things deserve death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in those who do them.

You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you will to do. He was a murderer from the beginning and stood not by the truth; for truth is not in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own; for he is a liar, and the father of him [that lies].

he is blinded and knows nothing, but has a sickly longing for debates and wars of words, from which arise envy, contention, blasphemies, evil suspicions,

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

Understand, my beloved brothers, and let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger;

but now do you put away also all these, anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, vile conversation out of your mouth;

But if you bite and devour one another, see that you be not consumed one by another.

For in many things we all offend; if one offends not in word he is a perfect man, able to keep in subjection also the whole body.

having your conduct honorable among the gentiles, that wherein they speak against you as evil-doers, from the good works which they see they may glorify God in the day of visitation,

And I heard a loud voice in heaven saying, Now has come the salvation and power and kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ, for the accuser of the brothers, that accused them day and night before God, has been cast [to the earth].

nor indecorum and foolish talking, or jesting, things not becoming, but rather giving of thanks.

And if any one of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and upbraids not, and it shall be given him.

The women in like manner must be grave, not slanderers, circumspect, faithful in all things.

without natural affection, covenant breakers, slanderers, intemperate, ungentle, despisers of the good,

being defamed we entreat; we are made like the offscouring of the world and the vilest of all things, even till now.

having a good conscience, that in what they speak evil of you they may be ashamed who slander your good conduct in Christ.

The good man out of the good treasury of his heart brings forth good, and the evil man out of the evil brings forth evil; for out of the abundance of the heart its mouth speaks.