17 Bible Verses about Speaking, Evil
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A sepulchre opened is their throat; with their tongues they used deceit; poison of asps is under their lips.
Speak not one against another, brethren; he who is speaking against a brother, and is judging his brother, doth speak against law, and doth judge law, and if law thou dost judge, thou art not a doer of law but a judge;
for 'he who is willing to love life, and to see good days, let him guard his tongue from evil, and his lips -- not to speak guile;
A soft answer turneth back fury, And a grievous word raiseth up anger.
but let your word be, Yes, Yes, No, No, and that which is more than these is of the evil.
and the tongue no one of men is able to subdue, it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison,
also filthiness, and foolish talking, or jesting, -- the things not fit -- but rather thanksgiving;
Whoso is keeping his mouth, is keeping his soul, Whoso is opening wide his lips -- ruin to him!
Mischiefs doth thy tongue devise, Like a sharp razor, working deceit.
so also the tongue is a little member, and doth boast greatly; lo, a little fire how much wood it doth kindle!
They sharpened their tongue as a serpent, Poison of an adder is under their lips. Selah.
In transgression of the lips is the snare of the wicked, And the righteous goeth out from distress.
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Speaking, evil » Vain talk condemned
for there are many both insubordinate, vain-talkers, and mind-deceivers -- especially they of the circumcision --
For the dream hath come by abundance of business, and the voice of a fool by abundance of words.
In the abundance of words transgression ceaseth not, And whoso is restraining his lips is wise.
Speaking, evil » General references to
A sepulchre opened is their throat; with their tongues they used deceit; poison of asps is under their lips.
Of oaths his mouth is full, And deceits, and fraud: Under his tongue is perverseness and iniquity,
The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit, He ceased to act prudently -- to do good.
and the tongue is a fire, the world of the unrighteousness, so the tongue is set in our members, which is spotting our whole body, and is setting on fire the course of nature, and is set on fire by the gehenna.
For there is no stability in their mouth. Their heart is mischiefs, An open grave is their throat, Their tongue they make smooth.
Speaking, evil » Backbiting
Whoso slandereth in secret his neighbour, Him I cut off, The high of eyes and proud of heart, him I endure not.
for I fear lest, having come, not such as I wish I may find you, and I -- I may be found by you such as ye do not wish, lest there be strifes, envyings, wraths, revelries, evil-speakings, whisperings, puffings up, insurrections,
He hath not slandered by his tongue, He hath not done to his friend evil; And reproach he hath not lifted up Against his neighbour.
Thou sittest, against thy brother thou speakest, Against a son of thy mother givest slander.
Speaking, evil » Talebearers condemned
Thou dost not go slandering among thy people; thou dost not stand against the blood of thy neighbour; I am Jehovah.
Whoso is covering transgression is seeking love, And whoso is repeating a matter Is separating a familiar friend.
A busybody is revealing secret counsel, And the faithful of spirit is covering the matter.
The words of a tale-bearer are as self-inflicted wounds, And they have gone down to the inner parts of the heart.
Speaking, evil » Warnings against
Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil-speaking, be put away from you, with all malice,
for 'he who is willing to love life, and to see good days, let him guard his tongue from evil, and his lips -- not to speak guile;
Having put aside, then, all evil, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envyings, and all evil speakings,
and the tongue is a fire, the world of the unrighteousness, so the tongue is set in our members, which is spotting our whole body, and is setting on fire the course of nature, and is set on fire by the gehenna.
Speak not one against another, brethren; he who is speaking against a brother, and is judging his brother, doth speak against law, and doth judge law, and if law thou dost judge, thou art not a doer of law but a judge;
Speaking, evil » Whispering, evil, general references to
for I fear lest, having come, not such as I wish I may find you, and I -- I may be found by you such as ye do not wish, lest there be strifes, envyings, wraths, revelries, evil-speakings, whisperings, puffings up, insurrections,
having been filled with all unrighteousness, whoredom, wickedness, covetousness, malice; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil dispositions; whisperers,
A froward man sendeth forth contention, A tale-bearer is separating a familiar friend.
All hating me whisper together against me, Against me they devise evil to me:
The words of a tale-bearer are as self-inflicted wounds, And they have gone down to the inner parts of the heart.
Speaking, evil » The tongue to be restrained
If any one doth think to be religious among you, not bridling his tongue, but deceiving his heart, of this one vain is the religion;
for 'he who is willing to love life, and to see good days, let him guard his tongue from evil, and his lips -- not to speak guile;
Whoso is keeping his mouth, is keeping his soul, Whoso is opening wide his lips -- ruin to him!