11 Bible Verses about Evil Speaking

Wherefore laying aside all wickedness, and all guile, and dissimulation, and envies,

For there are many unruly vain-talkers and deceivers, especially they of the circumcision, Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole families, teaching things which they ought not, for the sake of filthy gain.

To speak evil of no man, not to be quarrelsome, to be gentle, shewing all meekness toward all men.

If any one be ever so religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain.

So the tongue also is a little member, yet boasteth great things. Behold how much matter a little fire kindleth. And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: it is the tongue among the members which defileth the whole body and setteth on fire the course of nature, and is set on fire of hell. For every kind both of wild beasts and of birds, both of reptiles and things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed by mankind.read more.
But the tongue can no man tame: it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. Therewith bless we God the Father, and therewith curse we man, made after the likeness of God. Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.

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 judgest the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.

Know ye not, that the unjust shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor the effeminate, nor sodomites, Nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor revilers, nor the rapacious shall inherit the kingdom of God.

Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues have they used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips.

Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour; for we are members one of another.

Let no corrupt discourse proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good, to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace to the hearers. And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil-speaking be put away from you with all malice.

Neither obscenity, nor foolish talking, or jesting, which are not convenient, but rather thanksgiving.