26 Bible Verses about Gossip

He who goes about as a tale-bearer reveals secrets; therefore don't keep company with him who opens wide his lips.

Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking lies.

One who brings gossip betrays a confidence, but one who is of a trustworthy spirit is one who keeps a secret.

Set a watch, Yahweh, before my mouth. Keep the door of my lips.

Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for building up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear.

A perverse man stirs up strife. A whisperer separates close friends.

to speak evil of no one, not to be contentious, to be gentle, showing all humility toward all men.

"You shall not spread a false report. Don't join your hand with the wicked to be a malicious witness.

Don't speak against one another, brothers. He who speaks against a brother and 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.

For lack of wood a fire goes out. Without gossip, a quarrel dies down.

If anyone among you thinks himself to be religious while he doesn't bridle his tongue, but deceives his heart, this man's religion is worthless.

I will silence whoever secretly slanders his neighbor. I won't tolerate one who is haughty and conceited.

Besides, they also learn to be idle, going about from house to house. Not only idle, but also gossips and busybodies, saying things which they ought not.

"'You shall not go up and down as a slanderer among your people. "'You shall not endanger the life of your neighbor. I am Yahweh.

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

My enemies speak evil against me: "When will he die, and his name perish?"

"You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.

There was much murmuring among the multitudes concerning him. Some said, "He is a good man." Others said, "Not so, but he leads the multitude astray." Yet no one spoke openly of him for fear of the Jews.

In the multitude of words there is no lack of disobedience, but he who restrains his lips does wisely.

A fool's lips come into strife, and his mouth invites beatings. A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are a snare to his soul.

Whoever guards his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.

He who covers an offense promotes love; but he who repeats a matter separates best friends.

Debate your case with your neighbor, and don't betray the confidence of another; lest one who hears it put you to shame, and your bad reputation never depart.

There are six things which Yahweh hates; yes, seven which are an abomination to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood; a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are swift in running to mischief,read more.
a false witness who utters lies, and he who sows discord among brothers.

He who hides hatred has lying lips. He who utters a slander is a fool.

being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, malice; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil habits, secret slanderers, backbiters, hateful to God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,