11 Bible Verses about Evil Speaking

So off with all malice, all guile and insincerity and envy and slander of every kind!

For there are plenty of insubordinate creatures who impose on people with their empty arguments, particularly those who have come over from Judaism; they must be silenced, for they are undermining whole families by teaching objectionable doctrine for the base end of making money.

they must abuse no one, they must not quarrel, but be conciliatory and display perfect gentleness to all men.

Whoever considers he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue, but deceives his own heart, his religion is futile.

So the tongue is a small member of the body, but it can boast of great exploits. What a forest is set ablaze by a little spark of fire! And the tongue is a fire, the tongue proves a very world of mischief among our members, staining the whole of the body and setting fire to the round circle of existence with a flame fed by hell. For while every kind of beast and bird, of creeping animals and creatures marine, is tameable and has been tamed by mankind,read more.
no man can tame the tongue ??plague of disorder that it is, full of deadly venom! With the tongue we bless the Lord and Father, and with the tongue we curse men made in God's likeness; blessing and cursing stream from the same lips! My brothers, this ought not to be.

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What! do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the Realm of God? Make no mistake about it; neither the immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor catamites nor sodomites nor thieves nor the lustful nor the drunken nor the abusive nor robbers will inherit the Realm of God.

Their throat is an open grave, they are treacherous with their tongues, the venom of an asp lies under their lips.

Lay aside falsehood, then, let each tell his neighbour the truth, for we are members one of another.

Let no bad word pass your lips, but only such speech as is good for edification, as occasion may require, words that are gracious and a means of grace to those who hear them. And do not vex God's holy Spirit, by whom you have been sealed for the day of redemption. Drop all bitter feeling and passion and anger and clamouring and insults, together with all malice;

no, nor indecent, silly, or scurrilous talk ??all that is improper. Rather, voice your thanks to God.