26 Bible Verses about Gossip

Meddle not with him that betrayeth secrets, and is a slanderer, and deceiveth with his lips.

Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips, that they speak no guile.

A dissembling person will discover privy things; but he that is of a faithful heart, will keep counsel.

Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth, and keep the door of my lips.

Let no filthy communication proceed out of your mouths: but that which is good to edify withal, when need is, that it may have favour with the hearers.

A froward body causeth strife; and he that is a babble of his tongue, maketh division among princes.

that they speak evil of no man, that they be no fighters, but soft, showing all meekness unto all men.

Thou shalt not accept a vain tale, neither shalt put thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.

Backbite not one another, brethren. He that backbiteth his brother, and he that judgeth his brother, backbiteth the law, and judgeth the law: but and if thou judge the law, thou art not an observer of the law: but a judge.

Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out; and where the backbiter is taken away, there the strife ceaseth.

If any man among you seem devout, and refrain not his tongue: but deceive his own heart, this man's devotion is in vain.

Who so privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I destroy. Whoso hath also a proud look and high stomach, I will not suffer him.

And also they learn to go from house to house idle, yea not idle only, but also trifling and busybodies, speaking things which are not comely.

"'Thou shalt not go up and down a privy accuser among thy people, neither shalt thou help to shed the blood of thy neighbour: I am the LORD.

Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother, yea and slanderest thine own mother's son.

Mine enemies speak evil upon me, "When shall he die, and his name perish?"

"Thou shalt bear no false witness against thy neighbor.

And much murmuring was there of him among the people. Some said, "He is good." Others said, "Nay, but he deceiveth the people." Howbeit, no man spake openly of him, for fear of the Jews.

Where much babbling is, there must needs be offense; he that refraineth his lips is wisest of all.

A fool's lips are ever brawling, and his mouth provoketh unto battle. A fool's mouth is his own destruction, and his lips are the snare for his own soul.

Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue; the same keepeth his soul from troubles.

Whoso covereth another man's offense, seeketh love; but he that discloseth the fault, setteth friends at variance.

Handle thy matter with thy neighbour himself, and discover not another man's secret: lest when men hear thereof, it turn to thy dishonour, and lest thine evil name do not cease.

These six things doth the LORD hate, and the seventh he utterly abhorreth: A proud look, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that goeth about with wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to do mischief,read more.
a false witness that bringeth up lies, and such one as soweth discord among brethren.

He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that speaketh slander, is a fool.

being full of all unrighteous doing: of fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness, full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, evil-conditioned whisperers, backbiters, haters of God, doers of wrong, proud, boasters, bringers-up of evil things, disobedient to fathers and mothers,