17 Bible Verses about Speaking, Evil
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Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:
A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.
Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.
For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:
A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.
But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.
He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp rasor, working deceitfully.
Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!
They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah.
The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.
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Speaking, evil » Vain talk condemned
For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision:
For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool's voice is known by multitude of words.
In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.
Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified?
Should he reason with unprofitable talk? or with speeches wherewith he can do no good?
Speaking, evil » General references to
Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:
His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.
The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, and to do good.
And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.
For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.
Speaking, evil » Backbiting
Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off: him that hath an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer.
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:
He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour.
Speaking, evil » Talebearers condemned
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.
He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.
Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.
A talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter.
The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
Speaking, evil » Warnings against
Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:
Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,
And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.
Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.
Speaking, evil » Whispering, evil, general references to
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:
Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.
All that hate me whisper together against me: against me do they devise my hurt.
The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
Speaking, evil » The tongue to be restrained
If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain.
For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:
He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.