Gossipers

Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off: him that hath an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer.

These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: — read the full passage →

A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.

Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,

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.

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.

He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.

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.

A talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter.

But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.

My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: — read the full passage →

Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.

He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.

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.

The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.

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.

An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.

If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain.

Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,

James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting. — read the full passage →

But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.

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:

He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.

Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.

An hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered.

And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.

To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.

Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.

Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.

Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day.

Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son. — read the full passage →

And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — read the full passage →

Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.

The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.

Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.

Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; — read the full passage →

And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; — read the full passage →

But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.

Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.

Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.

Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.

A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.

He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.

These are now the chief of their fathers, and this is the genealogy of them that went up with me from Babylon, in the reign of Artaxerxes the king. — read the full passage →

Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, — read the full passage →

And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.

Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not;

In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.

My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring? — read the full passage →

Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer.

He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart. — read the full passage →

And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!

Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.

I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; — read the full passage →

But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:

Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.

With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?

Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, — read the full passage →

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God, — read the full passage →

And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.

Therefore prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord God; Because they have made you desolate, and swallowed you up on every side, that ye might be a possession unto the residue of the heathen, and ye are taken up in the lips of talkers, and are an infamy of the people:

They are all grievous revolters, walking with slanders: they are brass and iron; they are all corrupters.

Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth. — read the full passage →

A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.

All that hate me whisper together against me: against me do they devise my hurt.

Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren; — read the full passage →

He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbour: but a man of understanding holdeth his peace.

Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.

Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother; thou slanderest thine own mother’s son.

Then Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab. — read the full passage →

But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.

But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a busybody in other men’s matters.

Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,

The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;

That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience. — read the full passage →

Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,

Against an elder receive not an accusation, but before two or three witnesses.

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. — read the full passage →

Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience. — read the full passage →

Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.

Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, — read the full passage →

Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.

But if the watchman see the sword come, and blow not the trumpet, and the people be not warned; if the sword come, and take any person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at the watchman’s hand.

Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to another: — read the full passage →

A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes. — read the full passage →

And if he come to see me, he speaketh vanity: his heart gathereth iniquity to itself; when he goeth abroad, he telleth it.

He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour.

Now it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had abode two days in Ziklag; — read the full passage →

Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. — read the full passage →