1 Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thy hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.
Bible verses about "gossip" | Webster
Exodus 23:1
Psalms 34:13
13 (34:12)What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?
Psalms 101:5
5 Whoever privily slandereth his neighbor, him will I cut off: him that hath a high look and a proud heart I will not suffer.
Proverbs 6:16-19
16 These six things doth the LORD hate: yes, seven are an abomination to him:
17 A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood.
18 A heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that are swift in running to mischief,
19 A false witness that speaketh lies, and him that soweth discord among brethren.
Proverbs 10:18
18 He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.
Romans 1:29
29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
1 Timothy 5:13
13 And at the same time they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house, and not only idle, but tattlers also, and busy-bodies, speaking things which they ought not.
James 1:26
26 If any man among you seemeth to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain.
2 Corinthians 12:20
20 For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and that I shall be found by you such as ye would not: lest there be debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults:
James 4:11
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 judgest the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.
Titus 3:2
2 To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, showing all meekness to all men.
Leviticus 19:16
16 Thou shalt not go up and down as a tale-bearer among thy people; neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbor; I am the LORD.
Proverbs 18:8
8 The words of a tale-bearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
Proverbs 11:13
13 A tale-bearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter.
Proverbs 26:20
20 Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no tale-bearer, the strife ceaseth.
Ephesians 4:29
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 to the hearers.
Proverbs 16:28
28 A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.
Proverbs 20:19
19 He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets; therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.