Bible Verses About Gossip

Gossip can be hurtful and damaging, affecting relationships and spreading negativity. The Bible offers wisdom on how we should handle our words and interactions with others. In this blog post, we’ll explore Bible verses that address gossip, revealing its impact and guiding us toward more positive and respectful communication. Whether you’re looking to avoid gossip or seeking guidance on how to speak wisely, these verses will help you understand the importance of keeping our conversations uplifting and truthful.

Bible Verses About Gossip

Proverbs 11:13 – “A gossip betrays a confidence, but a trustworthy person keeps a secret.”

Proverbs 16:28 – “A perverse person stirs up conflict, and a gossip separates close friends.”

Proverbs 18:8 – “The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to the inmost parts.”

Proverbs 20:19 – “A gossip betrays a confidence; so avoid anyone who talks too much.”

Proverbs 26:20 – “Without wood a fire goes out; without a gossip a quarrel dies down.”

Proverbs 26:22 – “The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to the inmost parts.”

Leviticus 19:16 – “Do not go about spreading slander among your people. Do not do anything that endangers your neighbor’s life. I am the Lord.”

James 4:11 – “Brothers and sisters, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against a brother or sister or judges them speaks against the law and judges it. When you judge the law, you are not keeping it, but sitting in judgment on it.”

1 Timothy 5:13 – “Besides, they get into the habit of being idle and going about from house to house. And not only do they become idlers, but also busybodies who talk nonsense, saying things they ought not to.”

Titus 3:2 – “To slander no one, to be peaceable and considerate, and always to be gentle toward everyone.”

Psalm 101:5 – “Whoever slanders their neighbor in secret, I will put to silence; whoever has haughty eyes and a proud heart, I will not tolerate.”

Psalm 34:13 – “Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from telling lies.”

Ephesians 4:29 – “Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.”

Matthew 12:36 – “But I tell you that everyone will have to give account on the day of judgment for every empty word they have spoken.”

Proverbs 12:18 – “The words of the reckless pierce like swords, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.”

Proverbs 25:23 – “Like a north wind that brings unexpected rain is a sly tongue—which provokes a horrified look.”

Proverbs 4:24 – “Keep your mouth free of perversity; keep corrupt talk far from your lips.”

1 Peter 2:1 – “Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind.”

Galatians 5:15 – “If you bite and devour each other, watch out or you will be destroyed by each other.”

Romans 1:29 – “They 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,”

Proverbs 15:4 – “The soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.”

Matthew 18:15 – “If your brother or sister sins, go and point out their fault, just between the two of you. If they listen to you, you have won them over.”

Proverbs 10:19 – “Sin is not ended by multiplying words, but the prudent hold their tongues.”

Proverbs 14:15 – “The simple believe anything, but the prudent give thought to their steps.”

James 1:26 – “Those who consider themselves religious and yet do not keep a tight rein on their tongues deceive themselves, and their religion is worthless.”

Proverbs 15:28 – “The heart of the righteous weighs its answers, but the mouth of the wicked gushes evil.”

James 3:5 – “Likewise, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark.”

James 3:6 – “The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body, sets the whole course of one’s life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.”

Proverbs 17:9 – “Whoever would foster love covers over an offense, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.”

Proverbs 19:5 – “A false witness will not go unpunished, and whoever pours out lies will not go free.”

Proverbs 21:23 – “Those who guard their mouths and their tongues keep themselves from calamity.”

Proverbs 22:10 – “Drive out the mocker, and out goes strife; quarrels and insults are ended.”

Proverbs 28:23 – “Whoever rebukes a person will in the end gain favor rather than one who has a flattering tongue.”

Ecclesiastes 10:12 – “Words from the mouth of the wise are gracious, but fools are consumed by their own lips.”

Ecclesiastes 7:21 – “Do not pay attention to every word people say, or you may hear your servant cursing you—”

Proverbs 30:10 – “Do not slander a servant to their master, or they will curse you, and you will pay for it.”

Proverbs 11:9 – “With their mouths the godless destroy their neighbors, but through knowledge the righteous escape.”

Psalm 15:3 – “Whose tongue utters no slander, who does no wrong to a neighbor, and casts no slur on others;”

Proverbs 6:19 – “A false witness who pours out lies and a person who stirs up conflict in the community.”

Jeremiah 9:4 – “Beware of your friends; do not trust anyone in your clan. For every one of them is a deceiver, and every friend a slanderer.”

Ezekiel 22:9 – “In you are those who slander to shed blood; in you are those who eat at the mountain shrines and commit lewd acts.”

Zechariah 8:17 – “Do not plot evil against each other, and do not love to swear falsely. I hate all this,” declares the Lord.”

Titus 1:11 – “They must be silenced, because they are disrupting whole households by teaching things they ought not to teach—and that for the sake of dishonest gain.”

1 Corinthians 5:11 – “But now I am writing to you that you must not associate with anyone who claims to be a brother or sister but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or slanderer, a drunkard or swindler. Do not even eat with such people.”

2 Corinthians 12:20 – “For I am afraid that when I come I may not find you as I want you to be, and you may not find me as you want me to be. I fear that there may be discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, slander, gossip, arrogance and disorder.”

1 Peter 2:12 – “Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us.”

2 Timothy 3:3 – “Without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good,”

2 Timothy 2:16 – “Avoid godless chatter, because those who indulge in it will become more and more ungodly.”

Proverbs 11:12 – “Whoever derides their neighbor has no sense, but the one who has understanding holds their tongue.”

Proverbs 19:28 – “A corrupt witness mocks at justice, and the mouth of the wicked gulps down evil.”

These verses offer a comprehensive look at the Bible’s perspective on gossip and provide guidance for maintaining integrity in our speech.

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