Evil-speaking Is expressly forbidden (Tit 3:2; Jam 4:11), and severe punishments are denounced against it (Co1 5:11; Co1 6:10). It is spoken of also with abhorrence (Psa 15:3; Pro 18:6, Pro 18:7), and is foreign to the whole Christian character and the example of Christ. Example Of Christ (Pe1 2:21; Joh 13:15); of pastors to their flocks (Phi 3:17; Th2 3:9; Ti1 4:12; Pe1 5:3); of the Jews as a warning (Heb 4:11); of the prophets as suffering affliction (Jam 5:10).