26 Bible Verses about Gossip

He that goes about as a talebearer reveals secrets: therefore associate not with him who flatters with his lips.

Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking deceit.

A talebearer reveals secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit conceals the matter.

Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep watch over the door of my lips.

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.

A perverse man sows strife: and a whisperer separates best friends.

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

You shall not raise a false report: put not your hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.

Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaks evil of his brother, and judges his brother, speaks evil of the law, and judges the law: but if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law, but a judge.

Where no wood is, there the fire goes out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceases.

If any man among you seems to be religious, and bridles not his tongue, but deceives his own heart, this man's religion is vain.

Whoever secretly slanders his neighbor, him will I cut off: he that has a haughty look and a proud heart will I not endure.

And at the same time they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but gossips also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.

You shall not go up and down as a talebearer among your people: neither shall you take a stand against the life of your neighbor: I am the LORD.

You sit and speak against your brother; you slander your own mother's son.

My enemies speak evil of me, When shall he die, and his name perish?

You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

And there was much murmuring among the people concerning him: for some said, He is a good man: others said, Nay; but he deceives the people. However no man spoke openly of him for fear of the Jews.

In the multitude of words there lacks not sin: but he that refrains his lips is wise.

A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calls for blows. A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.

Whosoever keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.

He that covers over a transgression seeks love; but he that repeats a matter separates close friends.

Debate your cause with your neighbor himself; and disclose not a secret to another: Lest he that hears it put you to shame, and the evil report turns not away.

These six things does the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, A heart that devises wicked imaginations, feet that are swift in running to evil,read more.
A false witness that speaks lies, and he that sows discord among brethren.

He that hides hatred with lying lips, and he that utters a slander, is a fool.

Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,