Evil Speaking
Saying things that are wrong, hurtful, and wicked. Often in scripture such speaking is directed at a person with the specific intent to cause pain.
- Keep thy tongue from evil:Ps. 34:13; ( 1 Pet. 3:10; )
- An ungodly man diggeth up evil:Prov. 16:27;
- Blessed are ye, when men shall say all manner of evil against you falsely:Matt. 5:11; ( 3 Ne. 12:11; )
- Out of the heart proceed evil thoughts:Matt. 15:19; ( Mark 7:21; )
- Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler:Acts 23:5;
- Let all evil speaking be put away from you:Eph. 4:31;
- Speak not evil one of another:James 4:11;
- See that there is no backbiting, nor evil speaking:D&C 20:54;

