What Does the Bible Say About Gossip?

Proverbs 16:28

“A perverse person stirs up conflict, and a gossip separates close friends.”

Proverbs 11:13

“A gossip betrays a confidence, but a trustworthy person keeps a secret.”

Proverbs 20:19

“A gossip betrays a confidence; so avoid anyone who talks too much.”

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.”

1 Timothy 5:13

“Besides, they get into the habit of being idle and going about from house to house. And not only do they become idlers, but also busybodies who talk nonsense, saying things they ought not to.”

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.”

James 4:11

“Brothers and sisters, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against a brother or sister or judges them speaks against the law and judges it. When you judge the law, you are not keeping it, but sitting in judgment on it.”