14 and he then accuses her of shameful conduct and gives her a bad name, saying, “I married this woman and had relations with her, but I discovered she was not a virgin.”
Deuteronomy 22:14 Cross References - BSB
Exodus 20:16
16 You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
Exodus 23:1
1 “You shall not spread a false report. Do not join the wicked by being a malicious witness.
Deuteronomy 22:19
19 They are also to fine him a hundred shekels of silver and give them to the young woman’s father, because this man has given a virgin of Israel a bad name. And she shall remain his wife; he must not divorce her as long as he lives.
Proverbs 18:8
8 The words of a gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being.
Proverbs 18:21
21 Life and death are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.
1 Timothy 5:14
14 So I advise the younger widows to marry, have children, and manage their households, denying the adversary occasion for slander.