What the Bible says about

Gossip

5 references · Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · tap any verse for study tools

“You must not go about spreading slander among your people. You must not endanger the life of your neighbor. I am the LORD.”
— Leviticus 19:16 BSB
“You sit and malign your brother; you slander your own mother’s son.”
— Psalms 50:20 BSB
“A gossip reveals a secret, but a trustworthy person keeps a confidence.”
— Proverbs 11:13 BSB
“He who reveals secrets is a constant gossip; avoid the one who babbles with his lips.”
— Proverbs 20:19 BSB
“Among you are slanderous men bent on bloodshed; within you are those who eat on the mountain shrines and commit acts of indecency.”
— Ezekiel 22:9 BSB
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