Bible Verses About Slander

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

“Brothers, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against his brother or judges him speaks against the law and judges it. And if you judge the law, you are not a practitioner of the law, but a judge of it.”

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

“Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander.”

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

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

“You shall not spread a false report. Do not join the wicked by being a malicious witness.”

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

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

“The good man brings good things out of the good treasure of his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil treasure of his heart. For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.”

“They surround me with hateful words and attack me without cause.”

“Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.”

“For, “Whoever would love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful speech.”

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

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

“For I hear the slander of many; there is terror on every side. They conspire against me and plot to take my life.”

“Let everyone guard against his neighbor; do not trust any brother, for every brother deals craftily, and every friend spreads slander.”

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

“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.”

“Among you are slanderous men bent on bloodshed; within you are those who eat on the mountain shrines and commit acts of indecency.”

“Without wood, a fire goes out; without gossip, a conflict ceases.”

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

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

“Why not say, as some slanderously claim that we say, “Let us do evil that good may result”? Their condemnation is deserved!”

“You will be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, and will not fear havoc when it comes.”

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

“For wicked and deceitful mouths open against me; they speak against me with lying tongues.”

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

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

“And when you stand to pray, if you hold anything against another, forgive it, so that your Father in heaven will forgive your trespasses as well.”

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

“And I heard a loud voice in heaven saying: “Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of His Christ. For the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down — he who accuses them day and night before our God.”

“They sharpen their tongues like snakes; the venom of vipers is on their lips. Selah”

“Do not say, “I will avenge this evil!” Wait on the LORD, and He will save you.”

“The beginning of his talk is folly, and the end of his speech is evil madness.”

“Because of this, they consider it strange of you not to plunge with them into the same flood of reckless indiscretion, and they heap abuse on you.”

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

“Those who seek my life lay snares; those who wish me harm speak destruction, plotting deceit all day long.”

“But they did not find any, though many false witnesses came forward. Finally two came forward”

“Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers all transgressions.”

“You love every word that devours, O deceitful tongue.”

“Such punishment is specially reserved for those who indulge the corrupt desires of the flesh and despise authority. Bold and self-willed, they are unafraid to slander glorious beings.”

“Yet in the same way these dreamers defile their bodies, reject authority, and slander glorious beings.”

“My enemies say with malice: “When will he die and be forgotten?”

“And they said many other blasphemous things against Him.”

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

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

“Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. By their fruit you will recognize them. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. So then, by their fruit you will recognize them.”

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

“My visitor speaks falsehood; he gathers slander in his heart; he goes out and spreads it abroad. All who hate me whisper against me; they imagine the worst for me: “A vile disease has been poured into him; he will never get up from where he lies!” Even my close friend whom I trusted, the one who shared my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.”