Bible Verses about Gossip
| A perverse man sows strife, and a tale-bearer destroys close friendships. | A perverse person spreads strife, And a slanderer separates close friends. |
| The one who leads a blameless life and does what is right, who speaks the truth from the heart and does not slander anyone, who does not harm a friend and does not scorn a neighbor. | One who walks with integrity, practices righteousness, And speaks truth in his heart. He does not slander with his tongue, Nor do evil to his neighbor, Nor bring shame on his friend. |
| One who gossips reveals secrets, but a trustworthy man keeps things hidden. | One who goes about as a slanderer reveals secrets, But one who is trustworthy conceals a matter. |
| Let no foul word ever pass your lips. Say only what is useful for edification, so that your words may benefit your listeners. | Let no unwholesome word come out of your mouth, but if there is any good word for edification according to the need of the moment, say that, so that it will give grace to those who hear. |
| With his mouth the godless man seeks to ruin his neighbor, but knowledge enables the righteous to be delivered. | With his mouth the godless person destroys his neighbor, But through knowledge the righteous will be rescued. |
| Lying lips conceal hatred, and anyone who slanders another is a fool. | One who conceals hatred has lying lips, And one who spreads slander is a fool. |
| Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you and utter all kinds of calumnies against you for my sake. | Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. |
| Are you not aware that wrongdoers will never inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived! Fornicators, idolaters, adulterers, male prostitutes, sodomites, thieves, extortioners, drunkards, slanderers, swindlers—none of these will inherit the kingdom of God. | Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor those habitually drunk, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God. |
| Then keep your tongue from evil and your lips from telling lies. | Keep your tongue from evil And your lips from speaking deceit. |
| A wholesome tongue is a tree of life, but an undisciplined tongue crushes the spirit. | A soothing tongue is a tree of life, But perversion in it crushes the spirit. |
| The whispers of a gossiper are tasty morsels that corrode one’s inner being. | The words of a gossiper are like dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts of the body. |
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