45 Bible Verses about Backbiting

As the north wind gives birth to rain, so is an angry face caused by a tongue saying evil secretly.

And because they had not the mind to keep God in their knowledge, God gave them up to an evil mind, to do those things which are not right; Being full of all wrongdoing, evil, desire for the goods of others, hate, envy, putting to death, fighting, deceit, cruel ways, evil talk, and false statements about others; Hated by God, full of pride, without respect, full of loud talk, given to evil inventions, not honouring father or mother,

Lord, who may have a resting-place in your tent, a living-place on your holy hill?

So putting away all wrongdoing, and all tricks and deceits and envies and evil talk,

For I have a fear that, when I come, you may not be answering to my desire, and that I may not be answering to yours; that there may be fighting, hate, angry feeling, divisions, evil talk about others, secrets, thoughts of pride, outbursts against authority;

Hated by God, full of pride, without respect, full of loud talk, given to evil inventions, not honouring father or mother,

Do not say evil against one another, my brothers. He who says evil against his brother or makes himself his brother's judge, says evil against the law and is judging the law: and in judging the law you become, not a doer of the law but a judge.

Being full of all wrongdoing, evil, desire for the goods of others, hate, envy, putting to death, fighting, deceit, cruel ways, evil talk, and false statements about others;

Let all bitter, sharp and angry feeling, and noise, and evil words, be put away from you, with all unkind acts;

Do not go about saying untrue things among your people, or take away the life of your neighbour by false witness: I am the Lord.

And they get into the way of doing no work, going about from house to house; and not only doing no work, but talking foolishly, being over-interested in the business of others, saying things which they have no right to say.

Let no evil talk come out of your mouth, but only what is good for giving necessary teaching, and for grace to those who give ear.

And because they had not the mind to keep God in their knowledge, God gave them up to an evil mind, to do those things which are not right; Being full of all wrongdoing, evil, desire for the goods of others, hate, envy, putting to death, fighting, deceit, cruel ways, evil talk, and false statements about others; Hated by God, full of pride, without respect, full of loud talk, given to evil inventions, not honouring father or mother,read more.
Without knowledge, not true to their undertakings, unkind, having no mercy: Who, though they have knowledge of the law of God, that the fate of those who do these things is death, not only go on doing these things themselves, but give approval to those who do them.

He who keeps a sin covered is looking for love; but he who keeps on talking of a thing makes division between friends.

A man of twisted purposes is a cause of fighting everywhere: and he who says evil secretly makes trouble between friends.

You are the children of your father the Evil One and it is your pleasure to do his desires. From the first he was a taker of life; and he did not go in the true way because there is no true thing in him. When he says what is false, it is natural to him, for he is false and the father of what is false.

Without wood, the fire goes out; and where there is no secret talk, argument is ended.

With his mouth the evil man sends destruction on his neighbour; but through knowledge the upright are taken out of trouble.

He has an over-high opinion of himself; being without knowledge, having only an unhealthy love of questionings and wars of words, from which come envy, fighting, cruel words, evil thoughts,

Do not give false witness against your neighbour.

Hate is covered up by the lips of the upright man, but he who lets out evil about another is foolish.

He who goes about talking of the business of others gives away secrets: so have nothing to do with him whose lips are open wide.

But those who are full of fear and without faith, the unclean and takers of life, those who do the sins of the flesh, and those who make use of evil powers or who give worship to images, and all those who are false, will have their part in the sea of ever-burning fire which is the second death.

You have knowledge of this, dear brothers. But let every man be quick in hearing, slow in words, slow to get angry;

Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from words of deceit.

But now it is right for you to put away all these things; wrath, passion, bad feeling, curses, unclean talk;

But if you are given to fighting with one another, take care that you are not the cause of destruction one to another.

Do not let a false statement go further; do not make an agreement with evil-doers to be a false witness.

For we all go wrong in a number of things. If a man never makes a slip in his talk, then he is a complete man and able to keep all his body in control.

Being of good behaviour among the Gentiles; so that though they say now that you are evil-doers, they may see your good works and give glory to God when he comes to be their judge.

He who goes about talking of others makes secrets public, but the true-hearted man keeps things covered.

And a great voice in heaven came to my ears, saying, Now is come the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ: because he who says evil against our brothers before our God day and night is forced down.

And let there be no low behaviour, or foolish talk, or words said in sport, which are not right, but in place of them the giving of praise.

But if any man among you is without wisdom, let him make his request to God, who gives freely to all without an unkind word, and it will be given to him.

Women are to be serious in behaviour, saying no evil of others, controlling themselves, true in all things.

Death and life are in the power of the tongue; and those to whom it is dear will have its fruit for their food.

Without natural love, bitter haters, saying evil of others, violent and uncontrolled, hating all good,

When evil things are said about us we give gentle answers: we are made as the unclean things of the world, as that for which no one has any use, even till now.

Being conscious that you have done no wrong; so that those who say evil things about your good way of life as Christians may be put to shame.

The good man, out of the good store of his heart, gives good things; and the evil man, out of his evil store, gives evil: for out of the full store of the heart come the words of the mouth.

A false witness, breathing out untrue words, and one who lets loose violent acts among brothers.

All of them are turned away, going about with false stories; they are brass and iron: they are all workers of deceit.

Let everyone keep watch on his neighbour, and put no faith in any brother: for every brother will certainly be tricking his brother, and every neighbour will go about saying evil.

He who keeps a watch on his mouth keeps his life; but he whose lips are open wide will have destruction.

He who keeps watch over his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.