Gossip
Leviticus 19:16
“‘You shall not go around as a slanderer among your people. “‘You shall not endanger the life of your neighbor. I am the LORD.
Proverbs 11:13
One who brings gossip betrays a confidence, but one who is of a trustworthy spirit is one who keeps a secret.
Proverbs 16:28
A perverse man stirs up strife. A whisperer separates close friends.
Proverbs 20:19
He who goes about as a tale-bearer reveals secrets; therefore don’t keep company with him who opens wide his lips.
Proverbs 26:20
For lack of wood a fire goes out. Without gossip, a quarrel dies down.
Proverbs 18:8
The words of a gossip are like dainty morsels: they go down into a person’s innermost parts.
Romans 1:29-30
Being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, malice; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil habits, secret slanderers, backbiters, hateful to God, insolent, arrogant, boastful, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
2 Corinthians 12:20
For I am afraid that perhaps when I come, I might find you not the way I want to, and that I might be found by you as you don’t desire, that perhaps there would be strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, factions, slander, whisperings, proud thoughts, or riots,
1 Timothy 5:13
Besides, they also learn to be idle, going about from house to house. Not only idle, but also gossips and busybodies, saying things which they ought not.
Titus 3:2
To speak evil of no one, not to be contentious, to be gentle, showing all humility toward all men.
James 4:11
Don’t speak against one another, brothers. He who speaks against a brother and judges his brother, speaks against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge.
James 1:26
If anyone among you thinks himself to be religious while he doesn’t bridle his tongue, but deceives his heart, this man’s religion is worthless.
Ephesians 4:29
Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but only what is good for building others up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear.
Ephesians 5:4
Nor filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not appropriate, but rather giving of thanks.
Matthew 12:36-37
I tell you that every idle word that men speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment. For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”
Psalm 34:13
Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking lies.
Proverbs 10:18-19
He who hides hatred has lying lips. He who utters a slander is a fool. In the multitude of words there is no lack of disobedience, but he who restrains his lips does wisely.
Proverbs 12:18
There is one who speaks rashly like the piercing of a sword, but the tongue of the wise heals.
Proverbs 13:3
He who guards his mouth guards his soul. One who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.
Colossians 4:6
Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.