17 Bible Verses about Speaking, Evil
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Their throat is like an open place of death; with their tongues they have said what is not true: the poison of snakes is under their lips:
A comforting tongue is a tree of life, but a twisted tongue is a crushing of the spirit.
Do not say evil against one another, my brothers. He who says evil against his brother or makes himself his brother's judge, says evil against the law and is judging the law: and in judging the law you become, not a doer of the law but a judge.
For it is said, Let the man who has a love of life, desiring to see good days, keep his tongue from evil and his lips from words of deceit:
The breathing out of true words gives knowledge of righteousness; but a false witness gives out deceit.
As the north wind gives birth to rain, so is an angry face caused by a tongue saying evil secretly.
By a soft answer wrath is turned away, but a bitter word is a cause of angry feelings.
But let your words be simply, Yes or No: and whatever is more than these is of the Evil One.
But the tongue may not be controlled by man; it is an unresting evil, it is full of the poison of death.
And let there be no low behaviour, or foolish talk, or words said in sport, which are not right, but in place of them the giving of praise.
He who keeps a watch on his mouth keeps his life; but he whose lips are open wide will have destruction.
Purposing destruction, using deceit; your tongue is like a sharp blade.
Even so the tongue is a small part of the body, but it takes credit for great things. How much wood may be lighted by a very little fire!
Their tongues are sharp like the tongue of a snake; the poison of snakes is under their lips. (Selah.)
In the sin of the lips is a net which takes the sinner, but the upright man will come out of trouble.
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Speaking, evil » Vain talk condemned
For there are men who are not ruled by law; foolish talkers, false teachers, specially those of the circumcision,
As a dream comes from much business, so the voice of a foolish man comes with words in great number.
Where there is much talk there will be no end to sin, but he who keeps his mouth shut does wisely.
Are all these words to go unanswered? and is a man seen to be right because he is full of talk?
Will he make arguments with words in which is no profit, and with sayings which have no value?
Speaking, evil » General references to
Their throat is like an open place of death; with their tongues they have said what is not true: the poison of snakes is under their lips:
His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and false words: under his tongue are evil purposes and dark thoughts.
In the words of his mouth are evil and deceit; he has given up being wise and doing good.
And the tongue is a fire; it is the power of evil placed in our bodies, making all the body unclean, putting the wheel of life on fire, and getting its fire from hell.
For no faith may be put in their words; their inner part is nothing but evil; their throat is like an open place for the dead; smooth are the words of their tongues.
Speaking, evil » Backbiting
As the north wind gives birth to rain, so is an angry face caused by a tongue saying evil secretly.
For I have a fear that, when I come, you may not be answering to my desire, and that I may not be answering to yours; that there may be fighting, hate, angry feeling, divisions, evil talk about others, secrets, thoughts of pride, outbursts against authority;
Speaking, evil » Talebearers condemned
Do not go about saying untrue things among your people, or take away the life of your neighbour by false witness: I am the Lord.
He who keeps a sin covered is looking for love; but he who keeps on talking of a thing makes division between friends.
Without wood, the fire goes out; and where there is no secret talk, argument is ended.
He who goes about talking of others makes secrets public, but the true-hearted man keeps things covered.
The words of one who says evil of his neighbour secretly are like sweet food, and go down into the inner parts of the stomach.
Speaking, evil » Warnings against
Let all bitter, sharp and angry feeling, and noise, and evil words, be put away from you, with all unkind acts;
For it is said, Let the man who has a love of life, desiring to see good days, keep his tongue from evil and his lips from words of deceit:
So putting away all wrongdoing, and all tricks and deceits and envies and evil talk,
And the tongue is a fire; it is the power of evil placed in our bodies, making all the body unclean, putting the wheel of life on fire, and getting its fire from hell.
Do not say evil against one another, my brothers. He who says evil against his brother or makes himself his brother's judge, says evil against the law and is judging the law: and in judging the law you become, not a doer of the law but a judge.
Speaking, evil » Whispering, evil, general references to
For I have a fear that, when I come, you may not be answering to my desire, and that I may not be answering to yours; that there may be fighting, hate, angry feeling, divisions, evil talk about others, secrets, thoughts of pride, outbursts against authority;
Being full of all wrongdoing, evil, desire for the goods of others, hate, envy, putting to death, fighting, deceit, cruel ways, evil talk, and false statements about others;
A man of twisted purposes is a cause of fighting everywhere: and he who says evil secretly makes trouble between friends.
All my haters are talking secretly together against me; they are designing my downfall.
The words of one who says evil of his neighbour secretly are like sweet food, they go down into the inner parts of the stomach.
Speaking, evil » The tongue to be restrained
If a man seems to have religion and has no control over his tongue but lets himself be tricked by what is false, this man's religion is of no value.
For it is said, Let the man who has a love of life, desiring to see good days, keep his tongue from evil and his lips from words of deceit:
He who keeps a watch on his mouth keeps his life; but he whose lips are open wide will have destruction.
