Bible Verses About Gossip

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

“You shall not spread a false report. Don’t join your hand with the wicked to be a malicious witness.

Exodus 23:1

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.

“‘You shall not go around as a slanderer among your people. “‘You shall not endanger the life of your neighbor. I am Yahweh.

Leviticus 19:16

He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour.

he who doesn’t slander with his tongue, nor does evil to his friend, nor casts slurs against his fellow man;

Psalms 15:3

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

He who hides hatred has lying lips. He who utters a slander is a fool.

Proverbs 10:18

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

One who brings gossip betrays a confidence, but one who is of a trustworthy spirit is one who keeps a secret.

Proverbs 11:13

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

The words of a gossip are like dainty morsels: they go down into a person’s innermost parts.

Proverbs 18:8

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

He who goes about as a tale-bearer reveals secrets; therefore don’t keep company with him who opens wide his lips.

Proverbs 20:19

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

For lack of wood a fire goes out. Without gossip, a quarrel dies down.

Proverbs 26:20

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

The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, they go down into the innermost parts.

Proverbs 26:22

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

I tell you that every idle word that men speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment.

Matthew 12:36

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:

For I am afraid that perhaps when I come, I might find you not the way I want to, and that I might be found by you as you don’t desire, that perhaps there would be strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, factions, slander, whisperings, proud thoughts, or riots,

2 Corinthians 12:20

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.

Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but only what is good for building others up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear.

Ephesians 4:29

Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.

Their wives in the same way must be reverent, not slanderers, temperate, and faithful in all things.

1 Timothy 3:11

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.

Besides, they also learn to be idle, going about from house to house. Not only idle, but also gossips and busybodies, saying things which they ought not.

1 Timothy 5:13

But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a busybody in other men’s matters.

But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or an evil doer, or a meddler in other men’s matters.

1 Peter 4:15