Bible Verses about “speaking ill of others”

“Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.”

“Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things [are] honest, whatsoever things [are] just, whatsoever things [are] pure, whatsoever things [are] lovely, whatsoever things [are] of good report; if [there be] any virtue, and if [there be] any praise, think on these things.”

“Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but [rather] give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance [is] mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.”

“Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:”

“If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion [is] vain.”

“But ye [are] a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:”

“¶ But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.”

“As free, and not using [your] liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God.”

“Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.”

“A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject;”

“Honour all [men]. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.”

“¶ ‹Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:›”

“¶ Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;”

“Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.”

“For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:”

“As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:”

“For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:”

“Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well.”

“To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, [but] gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.”

“¶ Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,”

“Dearly beloved, I beseech [you] as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;”

“There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?”

“¶ To whom coming, [as unto] a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, [and] precious,”

“Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;”

“¶ Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of [his] brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.”

“¶ But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.”

“Servants, [be] subject to [your] masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.”

“For what glory [is it], if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer [for it], ye take it patiently, this [is] acceptable with God.”

“Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by [your] good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.”

“If so be ye have tasted that the Lord [is] gracious.”

“For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.”

“Which in time past [were] not a people, but [are] now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.”

“Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded.”

“For this [is] thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully.”

“Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed [himself] to him that judgeth righteously:”

“Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:”

“Knowing that he that is such is subverted, and sinneth, being condemned of himself.”

“And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, [even to them] which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.”

“Unto you therefore which believe [he is] precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner,”

“¶ Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,”

“For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, [and] hating one another.”

“¶ He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth [very] friends.”

“But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,”

“That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.”

“Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour;”

“¶ He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbour: but a man of understanding holdeth his peace.”

“[This is] a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men.”

“Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken; lest thou hear thy servant curse thee:”

“For oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth that thou thyself likewise hast cursed others.”

“And let ours also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they be not unfruitful.”