Bible verses about "slander" | Thomson

¹ Thou shalt not countenance an idle report, nor conspire with the unrighteous to be a false witness.

²⁸ A froward man spreadeth mischief. He will light up a lamp of deceit for evils; and he separateth them who were friends.

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³ With words of hatred they encompassed me about; and fought against me without provocation.

⁹ In the mouth of the wicked is a snare for citizens: but the knowledge of the righteous conduceth to prosperity.

⁴⁵ The good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good. And the bad man out of the bad treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is bad. For from the overflowing of the heart the mouth speaketh.

²⁰ But, said he, it is that which cometh out of a man, which defileth him. ²¹ For from within, out of the heart of man, proceed those evil surmises, adulteries, fornications, murders, ²² thefts, inordinate desires, malice, fraud, sensuality, envy, detraction, pride, foolishness. ²³ All these are the evil things which come from within, and defile the man.

³¹ Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and detraction, be banished from among you, with malice of every sort; ³² and be kind to one another, tenderly compassionate, forgiving one another. And as God hath in Christ forgiven you,

³² and be kind to one another, tenderly compassionate, forgiving one another. And as God hath in Christ forgiven you,

¹ But know this, that in the last days there will be grievous times. ² For the men will be selfish, avaricious, vain, haughty, addicted to slander, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy, ³ void of natural affection, perfidious, false accusers, intemperate, fierce, destitute of love for goodness, ⁴ betrayers, headstrong, puffed up with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, ⁵ having a form of religion but denying the power of it. From such turn away;

¹ Therefore laying aside all malice, and all deceit, and every kind of hypocrisy, envy and slander,

¹² Happy the man, who endureth a trial! because having stood the test, he will Jas 1:receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them who love him.

¹⁶ Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.

¹¹ Happy are ye when men will revile and persecute you, and accuse you falsely of every evil thing on my account.

² to revile no one; not to be quarrelsome; to be gentle, shewing all meekness to all men.

¹⁸ Honest lips hide hatred; but they who utter reproaches are the greatest fools.

¹⁶ having a good conscience, that when they speak against you as evil doers, they who calumniate your good conversation in Christ may be put to shame.

⁵ Him, who privily slandered his neighbour, I expelled. With one of a haughty eye and unsatiable heart I would not eat.

³⁶ Now I assure you in respect to every idle word which men shall utter, they shall give an account thereof in a day of judgment.