Bible Verses About Slander

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.

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

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:

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

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.

And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.

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

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

If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.

A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.

Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.

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

Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of man: thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.

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

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

And not rather, (as we be slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say,) Let us do evil, that good may come? whose damnation is just.

He shall send from heaven, and save me from the reproach of him that would swallow me up. Selah. God shall send forth his mercy and his truth.

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.

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

Hearken unto me, ye that know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law; fear ye not the reproach of men, neither be ye afraid of their revilings.

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

Take ye heed every one of his neighbour, and trust ye not in any brother: for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbour will walk with slanders.

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

Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.

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

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

11 Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.

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

In thee are men that carry tales to shed blood: and in thee they eat upon the mountains: in the midst of thee they commit lewdness.

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

For I have heard the slander of many: fear was on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life.

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

And not rather, (as we be slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say,) Let us do evil, that good may come? whose damnation is just.

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

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

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

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

For I have heard the slander of many: fear was on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life.

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

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

A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Take ye heed every one of his neighbour, and trust ye not in any brother: for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbour will walk with slanders.

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

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.

In thee are men that carry tales to shed blood: and in thee they eat upon the mountains: in the midst of thee they commit lewdness.

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

Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.

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.

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

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:

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.

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

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.

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

Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.

And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.

If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.

Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of man: thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.

He shall send from heaven, and save me from the reproach of him that would swallow me up. Selah. God shall send forth his mercy and his truth.

Hearken unto me, ye that know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law; fear ye not the reproach of men, neither be ye afraid of their revilings.

Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.

11 Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.