13 Bible Verses about gossiping

besides, having nothing to do, they get the habit of rambling from one house to another, and are not only idling, but prattle and intermeddle, and utter what is not decent.

discountenance such as hold vain irreligious discourse; for they will grow bold in impiety,

they were full of all injustice, fornication, mischief, covetousness, malice; full of envy, murder, contention, fraud, malignity;

yet I fear when I do come I shall not find you such as I would, and that you will find me such as you least desire: I am afraid there are among you debates, envyings, animosities, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, arrogance, tumults:

their wives must be likewise grave, free from scandal, sober, and always faithful.

Renouncing therefore every kind of malice, and knavery, hypocrisy, envy, and detraction, as new-born infants desire that mystical milk,

and their doctrine will spread like the gangrene. Hymeneus and Philetus are such:

villainous, unnatural, perfidious, defamers, debauchees,

now being inform'd, that there are among you people of an irregular conduct, who neglect their own business, and busy themselves with the affairs of others:

in charity, in patience: the aged women likewise, to behave with sanctity of manners, not false accusers, not given to tipling,

banish all resentment and indignation, anger, vehemence, detraction, and every thing like malice.

for there must be factions among you, whereby it will appear who among you are the approved.

whisperers, backbiters, enemies of God, injurious, proud, vain, inventers of vices, disobedient to parents, void of judgment,