38 Bible Verses about Evil Speaking

So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander.

For there are many who are insubordinate, empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision party. They must be silenced, since they are upsetting whole families by teaching for shameful gain what they ought not to teach.

to speak evil of no one, to avoid quarreling, to be gentle, and to show perfect courtesy toward all people.

If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person's religion is worthless.

His mouth is filled with cursing and deceit and oppression; under his tongue are mischief and iniquity.

Hide me from the secret plots of the wicked, from the throng of evildoers, who whet their tongues like swords, who aim bitter words like arrows, shooting from ambush at the blameless, shooting at him suddenly and without fear.read more.
They hold fast to their evil purpose; they talk of laying snares secretly, thinking, "Who can see them?"

So also the tongue is a small member, yet it boasts of great things. How great a forest is set ablaze by such a small fire! 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. For every kind of beast and bird, of reptile and sea creature, can be tamed and has been tamed by mankind,read more.
but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse people who are made in the likeness of God. From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.

Do not speak evil against one another, brothers. The one who speaks against a brother or judges his brother, speaks evil against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge.

Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.

"Their throat is an open grave; they use their tongues to deceive." "The venom of asps is under their lips."

Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another.

Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice.

Let there be no filthiness nor foolish talk nor crude joking, which are out of place, but instead let there be thanksgiving.

There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are an abomination to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that make haste to run to evil,read more.
a false witness who breathes out lies, and one who sows discord among brothers.

The fear of the LORD is hatred of evil. Pride and arrogance and the way of evil and perverted speech I hate.

The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, but by the mouth of the wicked it is overthrown.

The thoughts of the righteous are just; the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.

Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life; he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.

A truthful witness saves lives, but one who breathes out lies is deceitful.

A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

A worthless man plots evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire.

An evildoer listens to wicked lips, and a liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.

The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels; they go down into the inner parts of the body.

Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity than one who is crooked in speech and is a fool.

for their hearts devise violence, and their lips talk of trouble.

The north wind brings forth rain, and a backbiting tongue, angry looks.

For lack of wood the fire goes out, and where there is no whisperer, quarreling ceases. As charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife. The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels; they go down into the inner parts of the body.read more.
Like the glaze covering an earthen vessel are fervent lips with an evil heart.

My enemies say of me in malice, "When will he die, and his name perish?" And when one comes to see me, he utters empty words, while his heart gathers iniquity; when he goes out, he tells it abroad. All who hate me whisper together about me; they imagine the worst for me.read more.
They say, "A deadly thing is poured out on him; he will not rise again from where he lies." Even my close friend in whom I trusted, who ate my bread, has lifted his heel against me.

Your tongue plots destruction, like a sharp razor, you worker of deceit. You love evil more than good, and lying more than speaking what is right. Selah You love all words that devour, O deceitful tongue.

For the sin of their mouths, the words of their lips, let them be trapped in their pride. For the cursing and lies that they utter,

I am the talk of those who sit in the gate, and the drunkards make songs about me.

Let them turn back because of their shame who say, "Aha, Aha!"

All the day my enemies taunt me; those who deride me use my name for a curse.

for they made his spirit bitter, and he spoke rashly with his lips.

Even though princes sit plotting against me, your servant will meditate on your statutes.

In my distress I called to the LORD, and he answered me. Deliver me, O LORD, from lying lips, from a deceitful tongue. What shall be given to you, and what more shall be done to you, you deceitful tongue?read more.
A warrior's sharp arrows, with glowing coals of the broom tree! Woe to me, that I sojourn in Meshech, that I dwell among the tents of Kedar! Too long have I had my dwelling among those who hate peace. I am for peace, but when I speak, they are for war!

They make their tongue sharp as a serpent's, and under their lips is the venom of asps. Selah