A perverse man spreads dissension, and a gossip divides close friends.

He who reveals secrets is a constant gossip; avoid the one who babbles with his lips.

Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen.

A gossip reveals a secret, but a trustworthy person keeps a confidence.

Without wood, a fire goes out; without gossip, a conflict ceases.

You must not go about spreading slander among your people. You must not endanger the life of your neighbor. I am the LORD.

The words of a gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being.

At the same time they will also learn to be idle, going from house to house and being not only idle, but also gossips and busybodies, discussing things they should not mention.

For I am afraid that when I come, I may not find you as I wish, and you may not find me as you wish. I fear that there may be quarreling, jealousy, rage, rivalry, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.

Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from deceitful speech.

If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not bridle his tongue, he deceives his heart and his religion is worthless.

The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.

“You shall not spread a false report. Do not join the wicked by being a malicious witness.

Brothers, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against his brother or judges him speaks against the law and judges it. And if you judge the law, you are not a practitioner of the law, but a judge of it.

Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret, I will put to silence; the one with haughty eyes and a proud heart, I will not endure.

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,

There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that run swiftly to evil, a false witness who gives false testimony, and one who stirs up discord among brothers.

He who guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from distress.

The words of a gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being.

With his mouth the ungodly man destroys his neighbor, but through knowledge the righteous are rescued.

A wicked man listens to evil lips; a liar gives ear to a destructive tongue.

Whoever conceals an offense promotes love, but he who brings it up separates friends.

to malign no one, and to be peaceable and gentle, showing full consideration to everyone.

Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; keep watch at the door of my lips.

As the north wind brings forth rain, so a backbiting tongue brings angry looks.

But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken.

Life and death are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.

You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think on these things.

When words are many, sin is unavoidable, but he who restrains his lips is wise.

Do to others as you would have them do to you.

In the same way, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it boasts of great things. Consider how small a spark sets a great forest ablaze.

He who guards his mouth protects his life, but the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.

But now you must put aside all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips.

Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.

Without wood, a fire goes out; without gossip, a conflict ceases. Like charcoal for embers and wood for fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife. The words of a gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being.

May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in Your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.

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 new forms of evil; they disobey their parents.

and to aspire to live quietly, to attend to your own matters, and to work with your own hands, as we instructed you.

Indeed, none of you should suffer as a murderer or thief or wrongdoer, or even as a meddler.

All are hardened rebels, walking around as slanderers. They are bronze and iron; all of them are corrupt.

At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who then is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” Jesus invited a little child to stand among them. “Truly I tell you,” He said, “unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. And whoever welcomes a little child like this in My name welcomes Me. . . .

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 new forms of evil; they disobey their parents. They are senseless, faithless, heartless, merciless. Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things are worthy of death, they not only continue to do these things, but also approve of those who practice them.

If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, regard him as you would a pagan or a tax collector.

May lying lips be silenced—lips that speak with arrogance against the righteous, full of pride and contempt.

Furthermore, since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, He gave them up to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done. 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 new forms of evil; they disobey their parents. They are senseless, faithless, heartless, merciless. Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things are worthy of death, they not only continue to do these things, but also approve of those who practice them.

Do not entertain an accusation against an elder, except on the testimony of two or three witnesses.

In everything, then, do to others as you would have them do to you. For this is the essence of the Law and the Prophets.

Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.

But avoid irreverent, empty chatter, which will only lead to more ungodliness,

He who walks with integrity and practices righteousness, who speaks the truth from his heart, who has no slander on his tongue, who does no harm to his neighbor, who casts no scorn on his friend,

Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice.

keeping a clear conscience, so that those who slander you may be put to shame by your good behavior in Christ.

Older men are to be temperate, dignified, self-controlled, and sound in faith, love, and perseverance. Older women, likewise, are to be reverent in their behavior, not slanderers or addicted to much wine, but teachers of good.

A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who utters lies will not escape.

but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.

At the same time they will also learn to be idle, going from house to house and being not only idle, but also gossips and busybodies, discussing things they should not mention. So I advise the younger widows to marry, have children, and manage their households, denying the adversary occasion for slander.

A fool’s mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul. The words of a gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being.

A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters. He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for the sake of His name. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. . . .

Yet we hear that some of you are leading undisciplined lives and accomplishing nothing but being busybodies.

A Psalm of David. O LORD, who may abide in Your tent? Who may dwell on Your holy mountain? He who walks with integrity and practices righteousness, who speaks the truth from his heart, who has no slander on his tongue, who does no harm to his neighbor, who casts no scorn on his friend, who despises the vile but honors those who fear the LORD, who does not revise a costly oath, who lends his money without interest and refuses a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things will never be shaken.

Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander.

Argue your case with your neighbor without betraying another’s confidence, lest the one who hears may disgrace you, and your infamy never go away.

All who hate me whisper against me; they imagine the worst for me:

This is the vision concerning Judah and Jerusalem that Isaiah son of Amoz saw during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. Listen, O heavens, and give ear, O earth, for the LORD has spoken: “I have raised children and brought them up, but they have rebelled against Me. The ox knows its owner, and the donkey its master’s manger, but Israel does not know; My people do not understand.” Alas, O sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a brood of evildoers, children of depravity! They have forsaken the LORD; they have despised the Holy One of Israel and turned their backs on Him. Why do you want more beatings? Why do you keep rebelling? Your head has a massive wound, and your whole heart is afflicted. . . .

A fool’s lips bring him strife, and his mouth invites a beating. A fool’s mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul.

Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.

who has no slander on his tongue, who does no harm to his neighbor, who casts no scorn on his friend,

A worthless man digs up evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire.

A Psalm of David. O LORD, who may abide in Your tent? Who may dwell on Your holy mountain? He who walks with integrity and practices righteousness, who speaks the truth from his heart, who has no slander on his tongue, who does no harm to his neighbor, who casts no scorn on his friend,

“Do not judge, or you will be judged.

then you must inquire, investigate, and interrogate thoroughly. And if it is established with certainty that this abomination has been committed among you,

My visitor speaks falsehood; he gathers slander in his heart; he goes out and spreads it abroad.

Whoever shows contempt for his neighbor lacks judgment, but a man of understanding remains silent.

The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.

They must hold to the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience. Additionally, they must first be tested. Then, if they are above reproach, let them serve as deacons. In the same way, the women must be dignified, not slanderers, but temperate and faithful in all things.

A lying tongue hates those it crushes, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.

Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one another.

But if he will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’

Like one who grabs a dog by the ears is a passerby who meddles in a quarrel not his own.

Lying lips are detestable to the LORD, but those who deal faithfully are His delight.

We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to control his whole body.

A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

In the same way, the women must be dignified, not slanderers, but temperate and faithful in all things.

A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who pours out lies will perish.

therefore prophesy and declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: Because they have made you desolate and have trampled you on every side, so that you became a possession of the rest of the nations and were taken up in slander by the lips of their talkers,

Older women, likewise, are to be reverent in their behavior, not slanderers or addicted to much wine, but teachers of good.

This is the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants what must soon come to pass. He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John,

Anyone, then, who knows the right thing to do, yet fails to do it, is guilty of sin.

You sit and malign your brother; you slander your own mother’s son.

A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.

Remind the believers to submit to rulers and authorities, to be obedient and ready for every good work, to malign no one, and to be peaceable and gentle, showing full consideration to everyone.

slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant, and boastful. They invent new forms of evil; they disobey their parents.

But understand this: In the last days terrible times will come. For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, without love of good, traitorous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power. Turn away from such as these!

If your brother sins against you, go and confront him privately. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over.

You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.

Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, and set apart for the gospel of God— the gospel He promised beforehand through His prophets in the Holy Scriptures, regarding His Son, who was a descendant of David according to the flesh, and who through the Spirit of holiness was declared with power to be the Son of God by His resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord. Through Him and on behalf of His name, we received grace and apostleship to call all those among the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from faith. . . .

Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.

For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.

My brothers, some from Chloe’s household have informed me that there are quarrels among you.