Bible Verses About Gossip and Lies

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.

These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:

A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.

Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.

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.

He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.

But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.

Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off: him that hath an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer.

Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.

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

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

Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.

A talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter.

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

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.

Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbour: I am the LORD.

And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.

Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.

Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,

He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.

He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.

But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.

A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.

Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

For I fear, lest , when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and that I shall be found unto you such as ye would not: lest there be debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults:

But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.

Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity:

And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: