26 Bible Verses about Gossip

A gossip reveals secrets. So avoid a man who speaks flattering words.

Keep your tongue from speaking evil and your lips from deceit.

A talebearer reveals secrets. He that is of a faithful spirit conceals the matter.

O Jehovah, set a guard at my mouth. Keep watch over the door of my lips.

Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth. Speak what is good for understanding as the need may be, that it may give grace (divine favor) to those who hear.

A perverse man sows discord. A whisperer separates good friends.

to speak evil of no man, not to be contentious, to be gentle, showing all meekness toward all men.

Do not spread false rumors. Do not help a guilty person by offering false testimony.

Brothers, do not speak against each other. He who speaks against a brother, or judges his brother, speaks against the law, and judges the law. If you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law, but a judge.

Without wood the fire goes out. Without a talebearer strife ceases.

If any man thinks he is religious, while he does not control his tongue but deceives his heart, this man's religion is vain (worthless) (useless).

I will destroy anyone who secretly slanders his neighbor. I will not tolerate anyone with a conceited look or arrogant heart.

They also learn to be idle, going about from house to house; and not only idle, but gossipers and busybodies, speaking things that they should not.

Never gossip. Never endanger your neighbor's life. I am Jehovah.

You sit and talk against your own brother. You slander your own mother's son.

My enemies say evil things about me: When will he die, and when will his family name disappear?

Do not (lie) accuse anyone falsely.

There was much whispering among the people concerning him. Some said: He is a good man. Others said: No, he deceives the people. However no man spoke openly about him out of fear of the Jews.

Sin does not hide from a multitude of words. The wise controls his lips.

A fool's lips want to argue. His mouth calls for blows. A fool's mouth is his ruin. His lips are the snares of his life.

He who guards his mouth and holds his tongue stays out of trouble.

He who covers a transgression seeks love but he who gossips breaks up friendships.

Debate your cause with your neighbor direct; and do not reveal the secret of another. In case he hears it and puts you to shame. The bad report about you will not pass away.

Jehovah hates these six things: Yes, seven are an abomination to him: A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, A heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that run quickly to badness,read more.
A false witness that speaks lies, and he that sows discord among brothers.

Truly a fool hides hatred with lying lips, and speaks slander.

They are filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil mindedness; they are whisperers, backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,