A perverse man stirs up strife.
A whisperer separates close friends.
Proverbs 16:28
honesty | friendship | lying
He who walks blamelessly and does what is right,
and speaks truth in his heart;
he who doesn’t slander with his tongue,
nor does evil to his friend,
nor casts slurs against his fellow man.
Psalm 15:2-3
truth | blameless | lying
One who brings gossip betrays a confidence,
but one who is of a trustworthy spirit is one who keeps a secret.
Proverbs 11:13
reliability | speaking | lying
Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but only what is good for building others up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear.
Ephesians 4:29
speaking | goodness
With his mouth the godless man destroys his neighbor,
but the righteous will be delivered through knowledge.
Proverbs 11:9
righteousness | speaking | wisdom
He who hides hatred has lying lips.
He who utters a slander is a fool.
Proverbs 10:18
speaking | lying
Blessed are you when people reproach you, persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
Matthew 5:11
blessing | persecution | evil
Or don’t you know that the unrighteous will not inherit God’s Kingdom? Don’t be deceived. Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor male prostitutes, nor homosexuals, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor slanderers, nor extortionists, will inherit God’s Kingdom.
1 Corinthians 6:9-10
sin | salvation | kingdom
Keep your tongue from evil,
and your lips from speaking lies.
Psalm 34:13
speaking | evil | truth
A gentle tongue is a tree of life,
but deceit in it crushes the spirit.
Proverbs 15:4
speaking | Spirit | lying
The words of a gossip are like dainty morsels:
they go down into a person’s innermost parts.
Proverbs 18:8
speaking