38 Bible Verses about Evil Speaking

Therefore laying aside all malice and all guile and hypocrisies and envyings, and all evil speakings,

For there are indeed many unruly men, vain talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision, whose mouth you must stop, who subvert whole houses, teaching things not right for the sake of ill gain.

to speak evil of no one, not being quarrelsome, but forbearing, showing all meekness to all men.

If anyone thinks to be religious among you, yet does not bridle his tongue, but deceives his own heart, this one's religion is vain.

His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud; under his tongue are mischief and vanity.

Hide me from the council of those who injure, from the rebelling of the workers of iniquity, who sharpen their tongue like a sword, they tread their arrows, even a bitter word, so that they may shoot at the blameless one from a lurking place; suddenly they shoot at him, and fear not.read more.
They encourage themselves in an evil plan; they talk of laying snares secretly; they say, Who shall see them?

Even so the tongue is a little member and boasts great things. Behold how little a fire kindles how large a forest! And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity. So the tongue is set among our members, spotting all the body and inflaming the course of nature, and being inflamed by hell. For every kind of animals, and of birds, and of reptiles, and of sea-animals, is tamed, and has been tamed by mankind.read more.
But no one can tame the tongue, it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. By this we bless God, even the Father. And by this we curse men, who have come into being according to the image of God. Out of the same mouth proceeds blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.

Do not speak against one another, brothers. He who speaks against his brother, and who 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.

Do you not know that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor abusers, nor homosexuals, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

"Their throat is an open grave, with their tongues they have used deceit, the poison of asps is under their lips;

Therefore putting away lying, let each man speak truth with his neighbor, for we are members of one another.

Let not any filthy word go out of your mouth, but if any is good to building up in respect of need, that it may give grace to the ones hearing. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you are sealed until the day of redemption. Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and tumult and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice.

neither baseness, foolish talking, jesting, which are not becoming, but rather giving of thanks.

These six Jehovah hates; yea, seven are hateful to his soul: a proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that plots wicked plans, feet hurrying to run to evil,read more.
a false witness who speaks lies, and he who causes fighting among brothers.

The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil; I hate pride, and arrogance, and the evil way, and the wicked mouth.

The mouth of a righteous one is a well of life; but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

By the blessing of the upright the city is lifted up, but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.

The thoughts of the righteous are right; the counsels of the wicked are deceit.

He who keeps his mouth keeps his life; he who opens his lips wide, it is ruin to him.

A true witness delivers souls, but a deceitful witness speaks lies.

A soft answer turns away wrath, but grievous words stir up anger.

An ungodly man plots evil, and his lips are like a burning fire.

A wicked doer gives heed to false lips; a liar gives ear to an evil tongue.

The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.

Better is the poor who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.

For their heart studies ruin, and their lips talk of mischief.

The north wind drives away rain; so does an angry face a backbiting tongue.

Where there is no wood, the fire goes out; and where there is no talebearer, the fighting ceases. As coals to burning coals, and wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome man to kindle fighting. The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.read more.
Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a broken piece of pottery with silver waste.

My enemies speak evil of me, saying, When will he die, and his name perish? And when he comes to see me, he speaks vanity; his heart gathers iniquity to itself; he goes out and speaks of it. All those hating me whisper against me; they plot evil against me.read more.
They say, A wicked thing is poured out on him, and he who lies down shall rise no more. Even a man, my friend, in whom I trusted, who ate of my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.

Your tongue devises evil, like a sharp razor, working deceitfully. You love evil more than good, and lying more than to speak righteousness. Selah. You love all devouring words, O deceitful tongue.

For the sin of their mouth is the word of their lips, even let them be taken in their pride; and for cursing and the lying which they speak.

They who sit in the gate speak against me; and I was the song of the drunkards.

Let them be turned back for a reward of their shame, those who say, Aha, aha!

My enemies curse me all the day; and they who are mad against me are sworn against me.

because they provoked his spirit so that he spoke rashly with his lips.

Princes also sat and spoke against me; but Your servant thought on Your Precepts.

A Song of degrees. In my trouble I cried to Jehovah, and He heard me. Deliver my soul, O Jehovah, from lying lips, from a deceitful tongue. What shall be given to you? Or what shall be done to you, O false tongue?read more.
Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of broom. Woe is me, that I live in Mesech; I dwell in the tents of Kedar! My soul has long dwelt with a hater of peace. I am for peace; but when I speak, they are for war.

They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah.