Gossip & Slander
- Proverbs 11:13 – “A gossip betrays a confidence, but a trustworthy person keeps a secret.”
- Proverbs 16:28 – “A perverse person stirs up conflict, and a gossip separates close friends.”
- Proverbs 18:8 – “The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to the inmost parts.”
- Proverbs 20:19 – “A gossip betrays a confidence; so avoid anyone who talks too much.”
- Proverbs 26:20 – “Without wood a fire goes out; without a gossip a quarrel dies down.”
- Exodus 23:1 – “Do not spread false reports. Do not help a guilty person by being a malicious witness.”
- Leviticus 19:16 – “Do not go about spreading slander among your people. Do not do anything that endangers your neighbor’s life. I am the Lord.”
Psalm 15:2–3 – “The one whose walk is blameless, who does what is righteous, who speaks the truth from their heart; whose tongue utters no slander, who does no wrong to a neighbor, and casts no slur on others.”
Romans 1:29–30 – “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, slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey their parents.”
2 Corinthians 12:20 – “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.”
Controlling the Tongue
- Proverbs 10:19 – “Sin is not ended by multiplying words, but the prudent hold their tongues.”
- Proverbs 13:3 – “Those who guard their lips preserve their lives, but those who speak rashly will come to ruin.”
- Proverbs 15:1 – “A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.”
- Proverbs 17:27 – “The one who has knowledge uses words with restraint, and whoever has understanding is even-tempered.”
- Proverbs 21:23 – “Those who guard their mouths and their tongues keep themselves from calamity.”
- Ecclesiastes 5:2 – “Do not be quick with your mouth, do not be hasty in your heart to utter anything before God. God is in heaven and you are on earth, so let your words be few.”
- James 1:19 – “My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry.”
- James 1:26 – “Those who consider themselves religious and yet do not keep a tight rein on their tongues deceive themselves, and their religion is worthless.”
- James 3:2 – “We all stumble in many ways. Anyone who is never at fault in what they say is perfect, able to keep their whole body in check.”
- James 3:5–6 – “Likewise, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark. The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body, sets the whole course of one’s life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.”
Wisdom in Words
- Proverbs 12:18 – “The words of the reckless pierce like swords, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.”
- Proverbs 15:2 – “The tongue of the wise adorns knowledge, but the mouth of the fool gushes folly.”
- Proverbs 15:4 – “The soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.”
- Proverbs 18:21 – “The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.”
- Proverbs 25:11 – “A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.”
- Proverbs 29:20 – “Do you see someone who speaks in haste? There is more hope for a fool than for them.”
- Matthew 12:36–37 – “But I tell you that everyone will have to give account on the day of judgment for every empty word they have spoken. For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.”
- Colossians 4:6 – “Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.”
- Ephesians 4:29 – “Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.”
- Ecclesiastes 10:12 – “Words from the mouth of the wise are gracious, but fools are consumed by their own lips.”
Speaking Truth & Encouragement
- Zechariah 8:16 – “These are the things you are to do: Speak the truth to each other, and render true and sound judgment in your courts.”
- John 8:32 – “Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
- Ephesians 4:15 – “Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ.”
- Ephesians 5:19 – “Speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit. Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord.”
- 1 Thessalonians 5:11 – “Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.”
- Hebrews 3:13 – “But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called ‘Today,’ so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.”
- Proverbs 27:17 – “As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.”
- Proverbs 25:25 – “Like cold water to a weary soul is good news from a distant land.”
- Romans 14:19 – “Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace and to mutual edification.”
- Philippians 2:14 – “Do everything without grumbling or arguing.”
Judgment & Accountability
- Matthew 12:34 – “You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.”
- Matthew 15:11 – “What goes into someone’s mouth does not defile them, but what comes out of their mouth, that is what defiles them.”
- Matthew 15:18 – “But the things that come out of a person’s mouth come from the heart, and these defile them.”
- Luke 6:45 – “A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.”
- Romans 14:12 – “So then, each of us will give an account of ourselves to God.”
- 1 Peter 3:10 – “For, ‘Whoever would love life and see good days must keep their tongue from evil and their lips from deceitful speech.’”
- 1 Peter 2:1 – “Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind.”
- 1 Peter 2:12 – “Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us.”
- Titus 3:2 – “To slander no one, to be peaceable and considerate, and always to be gentle toward everyone.”
- Revelation 21:8 – “But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars—they will be consigned to the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.”
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– Bible Verses about Pride and Humility
– Bible Verses About Wealth & Prosperity
– Scriptures and Quotes about Being Grateful
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Jason and Daniele
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