Bible verses about Gossip
Verses about the harm of gossip and the call to guard what we say about others.
You must not go about spreading slander among your people. You must not endanger the life of your neighbor. I am the LORD.
Leviticus 19:16who has no slander on his tongue, who does no harm to his neighbor, who casts no scorn on his friend,
Psalms 15:3All who hate me whisper against me; they imagine the worst for me:
Psalms 41:7Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret, I will put to silence; the one with haughty eyes and a proud heart, I will not endure.
Psalms 101:5The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.
Proverbs 10:18A gossip reveals a secret, but a trustworthy person keeps a confidence.
Proverbs 11:13A perverse man spreads dissension, and a gossip divides close friends.
Proverbs 16:28Whoever conceals an offense promotes love, but he who brings it up separates friends.
Proverbs 17:9The words of a gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being.
Proverbs 18:8He who reveals secrets is a constant gossip; avoid the one who babbles with his lips.
Proverbs 20:19As the north wind brings forth rain, so a backbiting tongue brings angry looks.
Proverbs 25:23Without wood, a fire goes out; without gossip, a conflict ceases.
Proverbs 26:20With his mouth the ungodly man destroys his neighbor, but through knowledge the righteous are rescued.
Proverbs 11:9They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice. They are gossips,
Romans 1:29For 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.
2 Corinthians 12:20At the same time they will also learn to be idle, going from house to house and being not only idle, but also gossips and busybodies, discussing things they should not mention.
1 Timothy 5:13to malign no one, and to be peaceable and gentle, showing full consideration to everyone.
Titus 3:2Brothers, 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.
James 4:11Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander.
1 Peter 2:1keeping a clear conscience, so that those who slander you may be put to shame by your good behavior in Christ.
1 Peter 3:16