38 Bible Verses about Evil Speaking

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

For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision: Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake.

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

If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain.

His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.

Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity: Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words: That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.read more.
They encourage themselves in an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them?

Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth! And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell. For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind:read more.
But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God. Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.

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.

Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:

Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.

Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:

Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.

These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,read more.
A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.

The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.

The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted: but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.

The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit.

He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.

A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful witness speaketh lies.

A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.

An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.

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

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

Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.

For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.

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

Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth. As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife. The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.read more.
Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross.

Mine enemies speak evil of me, When shall he die, and his name perish? And if he come to see me, he speaketh vanity: his heart gathereth iniquity to itself; when he goeth abroad, he telleth it. All that hate me whisper together against me: against me do they devise my hurt.read more.
An evil disease, say they, cleaveth fast unto him: and now that he lieth he shall rise up no more. Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me.

Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp rasor, working deceitfully. Thou lovest evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah. Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.

For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips let them even be taken in their pride: and for cursing and lying which they speak.

They that sit in the gate speak against me; and I was the song of the drunkards.

Let them be turned back for a reward of their shame that say, Aha, aha.

Mine enemies reproach me all the day; and they that are mad against me are sworn against me.

Because they provoked his spirit, so that he spake unadvisedly with his lips.

Princes also did sit and speak against me: but thy servant did meditate in thy statutes.

{A Song of degrees.} In my distress I cried unto the LORD, and he heard me. Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue. What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue?read more.
Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper. Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar! My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace. I am for peace: but when I speak, they are for war.

They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah.