17 Bible Verses about Speaking, Evil
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their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; asps' poison is under their lips:
Put away from thee perverseness of mouth, and corrupt lips put far from thee.
Gentleness of tongue is a tree of life; but crookedness therein is a breaking of the spirit.
Speak not against one another, brethren. He that speaks against his brother, or judges his brother, speaks against the law and judges the law. But if thou judgest the law, thou art not doer of the law, but judge.
For he that will love life and see good days, let him cause his tongue to cease from evil and his lips that they speak no guile.
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He that uttereth truth sheweth forth righteousness; but a false witness deceit.
The north wind bringeth forth rain, and the angry countenance a backbiting tongue.
A soft answer turneth away fury; but a grievous word stirreth up anger.
But let your word be Yea, yea; Nay, nay; but what is more than these is from evil.
but the tongue can no one among men tame; it is an unsettled evil, full of death-bringing poison.
and filthiness and foolish talking, or jesting, which are not convenient; but rather thanksgiving.
He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his soul; destruction shall be to him that openeth wide his lips.
Thy tongue deviseth mischievous things, like a sharp razor, practising deceit.
Thus also the tongue is a little member, and boasts great things. See how little a fire, how large a wood it kindles!
They sharpen their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah.
In the transgression of the lips is an evil snare; but a righteous man shall go forth out of trouble.
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Speaking, evil » Vain talk condemned
For there are many and disorderly vain speakers and deceivers of people's minds, specially those of the circumcision,
For a dream cometh through the multitude of business, and a fool's voice through a multitude of words.
In the multitude of words there wanteth not transgression; but he that restraineth his lips doeth wisely.
Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man of much talk be justified?
Speaking, evil » General references to
their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; asps' poison is under their lips:
His mouth is full of cursing, and deceit, and oppression; under his tongue is mischief and iniquity.
The words of his mouth are wickedness and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, to do good.
and the tongue is fire, the world of unrighteousness; the tongue is set in our members, the defiler of the whole body, and which sets fire to the course of nature, and is set on fire of hell.
For there is no certainty in their mouth; their inward part is perversion, their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.
Speaking, evil » Backbiting
Whoso secretly slandereth his neighbour, him will I destroy; him that hath a high look and a proud heart will I not suffer.
The north wind bringeth forth rain, and the angry countenance a backbiting tongue.
For I fear lest perhaps coming I find you not such as I wish, and that I be found by you such as ye do not wish: lest there might be strifes, jealousies, angers, contentions, evil speakings, whisperings, puffings up, disturbances;
He that slandereth not with his tongue, doeth not evil to his companion, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour;
Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother, thou revilest thine own mother's son:
Speaking, evil » Talebearers condemned
Thou shalt not go about as a talebearer among thy people; thou shalt not stand up against the life of thy neighbour: I am Jehovah.
He that covereth transgression seeketh love; but he that bringeth a matter up again separateth very friends.
Where no wood is, the fire goeth out; and where there is no talebearer, the contention ceaseth.
He that goeth about talebearing revealeth secrets; but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter.
The words of a talebearer are as dainty morsels, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
Speaking, evil » Warnings against
Let all bitterness, and heat of passion, and wrath, and clamour, and injurious language, be removed from you, with all malice;
For he that will love life and see good days, let him cause his tongue to cease from evil and his lips that they speak no guile.
Laying aside therefore all malice and all guile and hypocrisies and envyings and all evil speakings,
and the tongue is fire, the world of unrighteousness; the tongue is set in our members, the defiler of the whole body, and which sets fire to the course of nature, and is set on fire of hell.
Speak not against one another, brethren. He that speaks against his brother, or judges his brother, speaks against the law and judges the law. But if thou judgest the law, thou art not doer of the law, but judge.
Speaking, evil » Whispering, evil, general references to
For I fear lest perhaps coming I find you not such as I wish, and that I be found by you such as ye do not wish: lest there might be strifes, jealousies, angers, contentions, evil speakings, whisperings, puffings up, disturbances;
being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, covetousness, malice; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil dispositions; whisperers,
A false man soweth contention; and a talebearer separateth very friends.
All that hate me whisper together against me; against me do they devise my hurt.
The words of a talebearer are as dainty morsels, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
Speaking, evil » The tongue to be restrained
If any one think himself to be religious, not bridling his tongue, but deceiving his heart, this man's religion is vain.
For he that will love life and see good days, let him cause his tongue to cease from evil and his lips that they speak no guile.
He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his soul; destruction shall be to him that openeth wide his lips.
Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.
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