What Does the Bible Say About Bad Mouthing?

Ecclesiastes 7:21-22 ESV / 7 helpful votes

Do not take to heart all the things that people say, lest you hear your servant cursing you. Your heart knows that many times you yourself have cursed others.

2 Corinthians 11:14 ESV / 6 helpful votes

And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light.

Genesis 6:9 ESV / 6 helpful votes

These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation. Noah walked with God.

1 John 4:1 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world.

Romans 10:13 ESV / 5 helpful votes

For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

John 3:36 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.

Ephesians 4:29 ESV / 4 helpful votes

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.

Psalm 66:18 ESV / 4 helpful votes

If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.

2 Chronicles 7:14 ESV / 4 helpful votes

If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.

2 Peter 3:9 ESV / 3 helpful votes

The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.

Hebrews 1:9 ESV / 3 helpful votes

You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness beyond your companions.”

1 Timothy 2:1-4 ESV / 3 helpful votes

First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way. This is good, and it is pleasing in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.

Colossians 3:13 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.

Romans 6:23 ESV / 3 helpful votes

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Romans 5:1 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Acts 10:43 ESV / 3 helpful votes

To him all the prophets bear witness that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.”

John 11:25-26 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?”

John 3:16 ESV / 3 helpful votes

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

Daniel 1:20 ESV / 3 helpful votes

And in every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the king inquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters that were in all his kingdom.

Proverbs 6:16-19 ESV / 3 helpful votes

There are six things that the Lord hates, seven that are an abomination to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that make haste to run to evil, a false witness who breathes out lies, and one who sows discord among brothers.

Proverbs 6:12-15 ESV / 3 helpful votes

A worthless person, a wicked man, goes about with crooked speech, winks with his eyes, signals with his feet, points with his finger, with perverted heart devises evil, continually sowing discord; therefore calamity will come upon him suddenly; in a moment he will be broken beyond healing.

Revelation 22:21 ESV / 2 helpful votes

The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all. Amen.

1 John 1:9 ESV / 2 helpful votes

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Colossians 3:8 ESV / 2 helpful votes

But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth.

Ephesians 2:8-9 ESV / 2 helpful votes

For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.

2 Corinthians 5:17 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.

Romans 3:23 ESV / 2 helpful votes

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

Acts 7:22 ESV / 2 helpful votes

And Moses was instructed in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and he was mighty in his words and deeds.

John 6:7 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Philip answered him, “Two hundred denarii worth of bread would not be enough for each of them to get a little.”

Luke 21:25 ESV / 2 helpful votes

“And there will be signs in sun and moon and stars, and on the earth distress of nations in perplexity because of the roaring of the sea and the waves,

Jeremiah 10:2 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Thus says the Lord: “Learn not the way of the nations, nor be dismayed at the signs of the heavens because the nations are dismayed at them,

Isaiah 59:2 ESV / 2 helpful votes

But your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God, and your sins have hidden his face from you so that he does not hear.

Isaiah 40:26 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Lift up your eyes on high and see: who created these? He who brings out their host by number, calling them all by name; by the greatness of his might and because he is strong in power, not one is missing.

Ecclesiastes 3:1-10 ESV / 2 helpful votes

For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; ...

Proverbs 28:13 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy.

Psalm 147:3-4 ESV / 2 helpful votes

He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. He determines the number of the stars; he gives to all of them their names.

Psalm 136:7-9 ESV / 2 helpful votes

To him who made the great lights, for his steadfast love endures forever; the sun to rule over the day, for his steadfast love endures forever; the moon and stars to rule over the night, for his steadfast love endures forever;

Psalm 104:19 ESV / 2 helpful votes

He made the moon to mark the seasons; the sun knows its time for setting.

Psalm 89:35-37 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Once for all I have sworn by my holiness; I will not lie to David. His offspring shall endure forever, his throne as long as the sun before me. Like the moon it shall be established forever, a faithful witness in the skies.” Selah

Psalm 81:3 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Blow the trumpet at the new moon, at the full moon, on our feast day.

Psalm 1:1-2 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night.

Job 38:31-33 ESV / 2 helpful votes

“Can you bind the chains of the Pleiades or loose the cords of Orion? Can you lead forth the Mazzaroth in their season, or can you guide the Bear with its children? Do you know the ordinances of the heavens? Can you establish their rule on the earth?

Judges 5:20 ESV / 2 helpful votes

From heaven the stars fought, from their courses they fought against Sisera.

Joshua 4:6 ESV / 2 helpful votes

That this may be a sign among you. When your children ask in time to come, ‘What do those stones mean to you?’

Deuteronomy 33:1-29 ESV / 2 helpful votes

This is the blessing with which Moses the man of God blessed the people of Israel before his death. He said, “The Lord came from Sinai and dawned from Seir upon us; he shone forth from Mount Paran; he came from the ten thousands of holy ones, with flaming fire at his right hand. Yes, he loved his people, all his holy ones were in his hand; so they followed in your steps, receiving direction from you, when Moses commanded us a law, as a possession for the assembly of Jacob. Thus the Lord became king in Jeshurun, when the heads of the people were gathered, all the tribes of Israel together. ...

Deuteronomy 32:8 ESV / 2 helpful votes

When the Most High gave to the nations their inheritance, when he divided mankind, he fixed the borders of the peoples according to the number of the sons of God.

Numbers 10:10 ESV / 2 helpful votes

On the day of your gladness also, and at your appointed feasts and at the beginnings of your months, you shall blow the trumpets over your burnt offerings and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings. They shall be a reminder of you before your God: I am the Lord your God.”

Genesis 49:1-33 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Then Jacob called his sons and said, “Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you what shall happen to you in days to come. “Assemble and listen, O sons of Jacob, listen to Israel your father. “Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the firstfruits of my strength, preeminent in dignity and preeminent in power. Unstable as water, you shall not have preeminence, because you went up to your father's bed; then you defiled it—he went up to my couch! “Simeon and Levi are brothers; weapons of violence are their swords. ...

Genesis 6:22 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Noah did this; he did all that God commanded him.

Genesis 6:13-14 ESV / 2 helpful votes

And God said to Noah, “I have determined to make an end of all flesh, for the earth is filled with violence through them. Behold, I will destroy them with the earth. Make yourself an ark of gopher wood. Make rooms in the ark, and cover it inside and out with pitch.

Genesis 6:3 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Then the Lord said, “My Spirit shall not abide in man forever, for he is flesh: his days shall be 120 years.”

Genesis 1:14-18 ESV / 2 helpful votes

And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night. And let them be for signs and for seasons, and for days and years, and let them be lights in the expanse of the heavens to give light upon the earth.” And it was so. And God made the two great lights—the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night—and the stars. And God set them in the expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth, to rule over the day and over the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.

52 Bible Verses about Bad Mouthing

Ecclesiastes 7:21-22 ESV / 7 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

2 Corinthians 11:14 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Genesis 6:9 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 John 4:1 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Romans 10:13 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 3:36 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Ephesians 4:29 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Psalm 66:18 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

2 Chronicles 7:14 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

2 Peter 3:9 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Hebrews 1:9 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 Timothy 2:1-4 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Colossians 3:13 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Romans 6:23 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Romans 5:1 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Acts 10:43 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 11:25-26 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 3:16 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Daniel 1:20 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 6:16-19 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 6:12-15 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Revelation 22:21 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 John 1:9 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Colossians 3:8 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

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2 Corinthians 5:17 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Romans 3:23 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Acts 7:22 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 6:7 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Luke 21:25 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Jeremiah 10:2 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Isaiah 59:2 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Isaiah 40:26 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Ecclesiastes 3:1-10 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 28:13 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Psalm 147:3-4 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Psalm 136:7-9 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Psalm 104:19 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Psalm 89:35-37 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Psalm 81:3 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Psalm 1:1-2 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Job 38:31-33 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Judges 5:20 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Joshua 4:6 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Deuteronomy 33:1-29 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Deuteronomy 32:8 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Numbers 10:10 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Genesis 49:1-33 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Genesis 6:22 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Genesis 6:13-14 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Genesis 6:3 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Genesis 1:14-18 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

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