Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And he hath slandered thy servant unto my lord the king; but my lord the king is as an angel of God: do therefore what is good in thine eyes.
As an angel
General references
Bible References
Slandered
2 Samuel 16:3
And the king said, And where is your master's son? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he abides at Jerusalem: for he said, Today shall the house of Israel restore me the kingdom of my father.
Exodus 20:16
You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
Psalm 15:3
He that backbites not with his tongue, nor does evil to his neighbor, nor takes up a reproach against his neighbor.
Psalm 101:5
Whoever secretly slanders his neighbor, him will I cut off: he that has a haughty look and a proud heart will I not endure.
Jeremiah 9:4
Take you heed everyone of his neighbor, and trust you not in any brother: for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbor will walk with slanders.
As an angel
2 Samuel 14:17
Then your handmaid said, The word of my lord the king shall now be comfortable: for as an angel of God, so is my lord the king to discern good and bad: therefore the LORD your God will be with you.
1 Samuel 29:9
And Achish answered and said to David, I know that you are good in my sight, as an angel of God: notwithstanding the princes of the Philistines have said, He shall not go up with us to the battle.
General references
Proverbs 18:17
He that speaks first in his own cause seems just; until his neighbor comes and examines him.