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Bible Verses About Gossip and Lies
Find Bible verses about gossip and lies — curated from 31,000+ verses with emotional and contextual scoring. What Scripture actually says.
What does the Bible say about gossip and lies?
The Bible addresses gossip and lies with deep compassion and clarity. From the Psalms to the words of Jesus, Scripture meets you in this exact feeling and offers comfort, strength, and direction. Here are the most powerful verses — each chosen because they speak directly to what you're going through.
Most Powerful Verses
Proverbs 18:8
“The words of a gossip are like dainty morsels: they go down into a person's innermost parts.”
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Proverbs 23:34
“Yes, you will be as he who lies down in the midst of the sea, or as he who lies on top of the rigging:”
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Psalms 5:6
“You will destroy those who speak lies. Yahweh abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.”
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Genesis 3:4
“The serpent said to the woman, "You won't surely die,”
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Proverbs 26:20
“For lack of wood a fire goes out. Without gossip, a quarrel dies down.”
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Proverbs 11:13
“One who brings gossip betrays a confidence, but one who is of a trustworthy spirit is one who keeps a secret.”
Proverbs 26:22
“The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, they go down into the innermost parts.”
Proverbs 16:28
“A perverse man stirs up strife. A whisperer separates close friends.”
Proverbs 30:8
“Remove far from me falsehood and lies. Give me neither poverty nor riches. Feed me with the food that is needful for me;”
Haggai 1:4
“"Is it a time for you yourselves to dwell in your paneled houses, while this house lies waste?”
Proverbs 14:5
“A truthful witness will not lie, but a false witness pours out lies.”
1 John 5:19
“We know that we are of God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.”
Psalms 34:13
“Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking lies.”
John 8:44
“You are of your father, the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and doesn't stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks...”
Job 29:19
“My root is spread out to the waters. The dew lies all night on my branch.”
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Proverbs 13:5 — “A righteous man hates lies, but a wicked man brings shame and disgrace....”
Proverbs 12:17 — “He who is truthful testifies honestly, but a false witness lies....”
Job 27:19 — “He lies down rich, but he shall not do so again. He opens his eyes, and he is not....”
Job 14:12 — “so man lies down and doesn't rise. Until the heavens are no more, they shall not awake, nor be rouse...”
Job 13:4 — “But you are forgers of lies. You are all physicians of no value....”
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