38 Bible Verses about Evil Speaking

Therefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speaking,

For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, especially they of the circumcision: Whose mouths must be stopped, who ruin whole households, teaching things which they ought not, for dishonest gain.

To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, showing all meekness unto all men.

If any man among you seems to be religious, and bridles not his tongue, but deceives his own heart, this man's religion is vain.

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

Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity: Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words: That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.read more.
They encourage themselves in an evil matter: 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 great a forest a little fire kindles! And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire by hell. For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and has been tamed by mankind:read more.
But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. With this bless we God, even the Father; and with this curse we men, who are made after the similitude of God. Out of the same mouth proceeds blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.

Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaks evil of his brother, and judges his brother, speaks evil of the law, and judges the law: but if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law, but a judge.

Know you not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

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

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

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 grieve not the holy Spirit of God, by whom you are sealed unto the day of redemption. Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:

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

These six things does the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, A heart that devises wicked imaginations, feet that are swift in running to evil,read more.
A false witness that speaks lies, and he that sows discord among brethren.

The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogance, and the evil way, and the perverse mouth, do I hate.

The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

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

The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.

He that keeps his mouth keeps his life: but he that opens wide his lips shall have destruction.

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 digs up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.

A wicked doer gives heed to false lips; and a liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.

The words of a talebearer are like tasty morsels, and they go down into the innermost parts of the body.

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

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

The north wind brings forth rain: so does a backbiting tongue an angry countenance.

Where no wood is, there the fire goes out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceases. As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife. The words of a talebearer are tasty morsels, and they go down into the innermost parts of the body.read more.
Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross.

My enemies speak evil of me, When shall he die, and his name perish? And if he comes to see me, he speaks vanity: his heart gathers iniquity to itself; when he goes abroad, he tells it. All that hate me whisper together against me: against me do they devise my hurt.read more.
An evil disease, say they, clings close unto him: and now that he lies down he shall rise up no more. Yea, my own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, who did eat 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 rather than to speak righteousness. Selah. You love all devouring words, O you deceitful tongue.

For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips let them even be taken in their pride: and for the cursing and lying which they speak.

They that 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 that say, Aha, aha.

My enemies reproach me all the day; and they that rail against me are sworn against me.

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

Princes also did sit and speak against me: but your servant did meditate in your statutes.

[A song of ascents.] In my distress I cried unto the LORD, and he heard me. Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue. What shall be given unto you? or what shall be done unto you, you false tongue?read more.
Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper. Woe is me, that I sojourn in Meshech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar! My soul has long dwelt with him that hates 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.