s It Okay For Believers To Backbite/Gossip? Episode One
Is it okay for a Believer to Gossip? In accordance to God’s Word, the answer is no. I will share some Bible verses today on why it is displeasing to the Lord for Believers to gossip in Episode One of “Is it okay for a Believer to Gossip?”
VERSE ONE: 2 Corinthians 12:20 ESV
For I fear that perhaps when I come I may find you not as I wish, and that you may find me not as you wish—that perhaps there may be qarreling, jealousy, anger, hostility, slander, gossip, conceit, and disorder.
VERSE TWO: Leviticus 19:16 ESV
You shall not go around as a slanderer among your people, and you shall not stand up against the life of your neighbor: I am the Lord.
VERSE THREE: Proverbs 16:28 ESV
A dishonest man spreads strife, and a whisperer separates close friends.
VERSE FOUR:Proverbs 25:23 ESV
The north wind brings forth rain, and a backbiting tongue, angry looks.
VERSE FIVE:Proverbs 26:20 ESV
For lack of wood the fire goes out, and where there is no whisperer, quarreling ceases.
VERSE SIX:Proverbs 20:19 ESV
Whoever goes about slandering reveals secrets; therefore do not associate with a simple babbler.
Verse Seven: Psalm 101:5 ESV
Whoever slanders his neighbor secretly I will destroy. Whoever has a haughty look and an arrogant heart I will not endure.
Verse Eight: Proverbs 11:13 ESV
Whoever goes about slandering reveals secrets, but he who is trustworthy in spirit keeps a thing covered
Verse Nine: Psalm 15:1-3 ESV
And O Lord, who shall sojourn in your tent? Who shall dwell on your holy hill? He who walks blamelessly and does what is right and speaks truth in his heart; who does not slander with his tongue and does no evil to his neighbor, nor takes up a reproach against his friend
Verse Ten And my final verse for today is Romans 16:17-18 ESV
I appeal to you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and create obstacles contrary to the doctrine that you have been taught; avoid them. For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites, and by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.
Biblical References and Translation
https://www.openbible.info/topics/backbiting
English Standard Version (ESV)
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.