Bible Verses About Gossip, Slander, Backbiting, And Whispering

The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.

Classic talebearer proverb.

A talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter.

Talebearer language supports the speech-habits theme.

He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.

Proverb on revealing secrets through slander.

Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,

Paul's catalog includes whisperers.

Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,

Paul's catalog includes backbiters.

And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.

Directly names gossips and busybodies.

Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,

All evil speakings is a close fit.

He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour.

Backbiting and reproach against a neighbor fit well.

Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.

Speaking evil is the exact behavior named.

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:

General vice list including evil speaking.

To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.

Gentle, non-slandering speech.

A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.

Spiteful tongue language fits.

Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.

Whisperer separates close friends.

A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.

Sowing discord among brothers fits the section well.

Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbour; I am the LORD.

Talebearer warning again in legal form.

O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

Mouth language helps the section.

Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.

Perverse speech drawing away disciples.

For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision:

Idle talkers and deceivers fits the section.

All that hate me whisper together against me: against me do they devise my hurt.

Whispering against a person in a hostile way.

For they speak not peace: but they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land.

Devising deceit against the quiet fits hidden slander.

But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.

Malice and slander are part of the same warning.

These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men's persons in admiration because of advantage.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother; thou slanderest thine own mother's son.

Speaking against a brother is directly relevant.

A wound and dishonour shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

When the wicked cometh, then cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

For they speak against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take thy name in vain.

Malicious speech against enemies still shows harmful talk.

For I heard the defaming of many, fear on every side. Report, say they, and we will report it. All my familiars watched for my halting, saying, Peradventure he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him.

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A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.

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They hate him that rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.