17 Bible Verses about Speaking, Evil
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Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips,
Put away from thee the perversion of the mouth, and the deviation of the lips put far from thee.
The wholesome tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.
Murmur not against one another, brethren. He that speaks evil of his brother and judges his brother, speaks evil of the law and judges the law; but if thou judge the law, thou art not a keeper of the law, but a judge.
For he that desires to love life and see the good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil and his lips that they speak no guile;
A soft answer turns away wrath, but grievous words stir up anger.
But let your communication be, Yes, yes; No, no; for whatsoever is more than this comes of evil.
but no man can tame the tongue, which is an evil that cannot be restrained and is full of deadly poison.
neither dishonest words nor foolishness nor low jesting, which are not convenient, but rather giving of thanks.
He that keeps his mouth keeps his life: but he that opens his lips often shall have calamity.
Thy tongue devises wickedness like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
In the same manner, the tongue is a very small member and boasts of great things. Behold, how great a forest a little fire kindles!
They have sharpened their tongue like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah.
The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips, but the just shall come out of the tribulation.
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Speaking, evil » Vain talk condemned
For there are many insubordinate and vain talkers and deceivers of souls, especially those of the circumcision,
For out of much preoccupation comes the dream, and the voice of the fool out of a multitude of words.
In the multitude of words there is no lack of rebellion, but he that refrains his lips is wise.
Should not the multitude of words be answered? And should a man full of talk be justified?
Should he dispute with useless words and with reasons that are not profitable?
Speaking, evil » General references to
Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips,
His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.
The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit; he has left off to be wise and to do good.
And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defiles the whole body and sets on fire the course of our nature; and it is set on fire of hell.
For there is no uprightness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.
Speaking, evil » Backbiting
Whosoever secretly slanders his neighbour, I will cut off; he that has a high look and a proud heart I will not suffer.
For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I desire and that I shall be found unto you such as ye desire not, lest there be debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, rumours, tumults,
He that does not backbite with his tongue nor do evil to his neighbour nor take up a reproach against his neighbour.
Thou didst sit and speak against thy brother; thou didst slander thine own mother's son.
Speaking, evil » Talebearers condemned
Thou shalt not travel about as a talebearer among thy people; neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbour. I am the LORD.
He that covers a transgression seeks love, but he that repeats a matter separates very friends.
Where there is no wood, the fire goes out, so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceases.
A talebearer reveals secrets, but he that is of a faithful spirit conceals the matter.
The words of a talebearer seem smooth, but they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
Speaking, evil » Warnings against
Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamour and evil speaking be taken away from you, with all malice,
For he that desires to love life and see the good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil and his lips that they speak no guile;
Having therefore left all malice and all guile and hypocrisies and envies and all murmurings,
And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defiles the whole body and sets on fire the course of our nature; and it is set on fire of hell.
Murmur not against one another, brethren. He that speaks evil of his brother and judges his brother, speaks evil of the law and judges the law; but if thou judge the law, thou art not a keeper of the law, but a judge.
Speaking, evil » Whispering, evil, general references to
For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I desire and that I shall be found unto you such as ye desire not, lest there be debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, rumours, tumults,
being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
The perverse man sows strife, and the tale bearer separates princes.
All that hate me congregate together and murmur against me; against me do they devise my hurt.
The words of a talebearer seem smooth, but they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
Speaking, evil » The tongue to be restrained
If anyone among you thinks to be religious and does not bridle his tongue, but deceives his own heart, his religion is vain.
For he that desires to love life and see the good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil and his lips that they speak no guile;
He that keeps his mouth keeps his life: but he that opens his lips often shall have calamity.