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. - Leviticus 19:16 |
Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile. - Psalms 34:13 |
Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off: him that hath an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer. - Psalms 101:5 |
A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren. - Proverbs 6:19 |
He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool. - Proverbs 10:18 |
An hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered. - Proverbs 11:9 |
A talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter. - Proverbs 11:13 |
He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction. - Proverbs 13:3 |
A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends. - Proverbs 16:28 |
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He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends. - Proverbs 17:9 |
The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly. - Proverbs 18:8 |
It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling. - Proverbs 20:3 |
He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips. - Proverbs 20:19 |
Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to another. - Proverbs 25:9 |
Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth. - Proverbs 26:20 |
The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly. - Proverbs 26:22 |
Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him. - Proverbs 29:20 |
Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better. - Ecclesiastes 10:11 |
But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. - Matthew 12:36 |
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. - Ephesians 4:29 |
Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice. - Ephesians 4:31 |
For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies. - 2 Thessalonians 3:11 |
Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things. - 1 Timothy 3:11 |
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. - 1 Timothy 5:13 |
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The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things. - Titus 2:3 |
To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men. - Titus 3:2 |
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. - James 4:11 |
Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, all evil speakings. - 1 Peter 2:1 |
For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile. - 1 Peter 3:10 |