Bible Verses About Gossip

“A perverse man spreads dissension, and a gossip divides close friends.”

“He who reveals secrets is a constant gossip; avoid the one who babbles with his lips.”

“A gossip reveals a secret, but a trustworthy person keeps a confidence.”

“The words of a gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being.”

“Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from deceitful speech.”

“For I am afraid that when I come, I may not find you as I wish, and you may not find me as you wish. I fear that there may be quarreling, jealousy, rage, rivalry, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.”

“With his mouth the ungodly man destroys his neighbor, but through knowledge the righteous are rescued.”

“Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret, I will put to silence; the one with haughty eyes and a proud heart, I will not endure.”

“The words of a gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being.”

“He who guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from distress.”

“A wicked man listens to evil lips; a liar gives ear to a destructive tongue.”

“Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; keep watch at the door of my lips.”

“As the north wind brings forth rain, so a backbiting tongue brings angry looks.”

“Life and death are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.”

“When words are many, sin is unavoidable, but he who restrains his lips is wise.”

“Do to others as you would have them do to you.”

“He who guards his mouth protects his life, but the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.”

“In the same way, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it boasts of great things. Consider how small a spark sets a great forest ablaze.”

“Without wood, a fire goes out; without gossip, a conflict ceases. Like charcoal for embers and wood for fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife. The words of a gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being.”

“You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.”

“They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice. They are gossips, slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant, and boastful. They invent new forms of evil; they disobey their parents. They are senseless, faithless, heartless, merciless. Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things are worthy of death, they not only continue to do these things, but also approve of those who practice them.”

“But now you must put aside all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips.”

“Indeed, none of you should suffer as a murderer or thief or wrongdoer, or even as a meddler.”

“Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.”

“Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.”

“May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in Your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.”

“A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who utters lies will not escape.”

“For we hear that some of you are leading undisciplined lives, accomplishing nothing, but being busybodies.”

“All are hardened rebels, walking around as slanderers. They are bronze and iron; all of them are corrupt.”

“A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.”

“If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, regard him as you would a pagan or a tax collector.”

“May lying lips be silenced — lips that speak with arrogance against the righteous, full of pride and contempt.”

“Do not entertain an accusation against an elder, except on the testimony of two or three witnesses.”

“Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.”

“At the same time they will also learn to be idle, going from house to house and being not only idle, but also gossips and busybodies, discussing things they should not mention. So I advise the younger widows to marry, have children, and manage their households, denying the adversary occasion for slander.”

“A fool’s lips bring him strife, and his mouth invites a beating. A fool’s mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul.”

“A Psalm of David. O LORD, who may abide in Your tent? Who may dwell on Your holy mountain? He who walks with integrity and practices righteousness, who speaks the truth from his heart, who has no slander on his tongue, who does no harm to his neighbor, who casts no scorn on his friend, who despises the vile but honors those who fear the LORD, who does not revise a costly oath, who lends his money without interest and refuses a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things will never be shaken.”

“My visitor speaks falsehood; he gathers slander in his heart; he goes out and spreads it abroad.”

“They must hold to the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience. Additionally, they must first be tested. Then, if they are above reproach, let them serve as deacons. In the same way, the women must be dignified, not slanderers, but temperate and faithful in all things.”

“Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one another.”

“A lying tongue hates those it crushes, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.”

“Like one who grabs a dog by the ears is a passerby who meddles in a quarrel not his own.”

“You sit and malign your brother; you slander your own mother’s son.”

“Lying lips are detestable to the LORD, but those who deal faithfully are His delight.”

“We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to control his whole body.”

“Argue your case with your neighbor without betraying another’s confidence, lest he who hears you bring shame upon you, and your infamy never go away.”

“A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who pours out lies will perish.”

“The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.”

“A fool’s mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul. The words of a gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being.”

“Ill-gotten treasures profit nothing, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.”