Bible Verses About Gossip

20 For I am afraid that when I come I may not find you as I want you to be, and you may not find me as you want me to be. I fear that there may be discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, slander, gossip, arrogance and disorder.

29 Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.

1 “Do not spread false reports. Do not help a guilty person by being a malicious witness.

26 Those who consider themselves religious and yet do not keep a tight rein on their tongues deceive themselves, and their religion is worthless.

11 Brothers and sisters, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against a brother or sister or judges them speaks against the law and judges it. When you judge the law, you are not keeping it, but sitting in judgment on it.

16 “ ‘Do not go about spreading slander among your people. “ ‘Do not do anything that endangers your neighbor’s life. I am the LORD.

18 Whoever conceals hatred with lying lips and spreads slander is a fool.

19 Sin is not ended by multiplying words, but the prudent hold their tongues.

9 With their mouths the godless destroy their neighbors, but through knowledge the righteous escape.

13 A gossip betrays a confidence, but a trustworthy person keeps a secret.

28 A perverse person stirs up conflict, and a gossip separates close friends.

9 Whoever would foster love covers over an offense, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.

8 The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to the inmost parts.