here are 30 Bible verses about gossip from the King James Version:
- Proverbs 16:28:
“A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.”
- Proverbs 18:8:
“The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.”
- Proverbs 20:19:
“He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.”
- Proverbs 26:20:
“Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.”
- Leviticus 19:16:
“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.”
- 1 Timothy 5:13:
“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.”
- Proverbs 11:13:
“A talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter.”
- James 3:6:
“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.”
- 2 Corinthians 12:20:
“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:”
- Proverbs 17:9:
“He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.”
- Romans 1:29:
“Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,”
- Proverbs 26:22:
“The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.”
- Psalm 101:5:
“Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off: him that hath an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer.”
- 1 Timothy 3:11:
“Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.”
- Proverbs 6:16-19:
“These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief, A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.”
- Proverbs 20:12:
“The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the Lord hath made even both of them.”
- James 4:11:
“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.”
- Proverbs 26:20-22:
“Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth. As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife. The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.”
- 1 Corinthians 10:10:
“Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer.”
- Psalm 15:1-3:
“Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill? He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart. He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour.”
- Proverbs 11:12-13:
“He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbour: but a man of understanding holdeth his peace. A talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter.”
- Psalm 64:2-4:
“Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity: Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words: That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.”
- Titus 3:2:
“To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.”
- Proverbs 6:16-19:
“These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief, A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.”
- Ephesians 4:29:
“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.”
- 2 Timothy 3:3:
“Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,”
- Proverbs 10:18:
“He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.”
- Psalm 50:20:
“Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother; thou slanderest thine own mother’s son.”
- Proverbs 17:4:
“A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.”
- Proverbs 15:4:
“A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.”
These verses from the King James Version of the Bible caution against the sin of gossip and the harm it can cause.