Backbiting in the Bible

General scriptures concerning

• Psalm 15:1-3 LORD, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill? 2 He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart. 3 He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour.
• Proverbs 25:23 The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.
• Romans 1:28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
• Romans 1:30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
• 2 Corinthians 12:20 For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and that I shall be found unto you such as ye would not: lest there be debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults:

See ACCUSATION, FALSE

See SLANDER

See SPEAKING, EVIL

⇒Bible Encyclopedia for BACKBITE.

⇒Definition of backbiting

⇒See also McClintock and Strong Cyclopedia for Backbite.