Bible Verses About Gossip

"Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear."

Ephesians 4:29 ESV

"Whoever goes about slandering reveals secrets, but he who is trustworthy in spirit keeps a thing covered."

Proverbs 11:13 ESV

"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."

2 Corinthians 12:20 NIV

"They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips,"

Romans 1:29 NIV

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

Proverbs 26:22 NIV

"Without wood a fire goes out; without a gossip a quarrel dies down."

Proverbs 26:20 NIV

"A gossip betrays a confidence; so avoid anyone who talks too much."

Proverbs 20:19 NIV

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

Proverbs 18:8 NIV

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

Proverbs 16:28 NIV

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

Proverbs 11:13 NIV