Leviticus 19:16

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbour: I am the LORD.

Tale-bearer

Stand

Acts 24:4

General references

Exodus 20:16

1 Samuel 24:9

Bible References

Tale-bearer

Thou shalt not accept a vain tale, neither shalt put thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.

He that hath used no deceit in his tongue, nor done evil to his neighbour, and hath not slandered his neighbours.

A dissembling person will discover privy things; but he that is of a faithful heart, will keep counsel.

Meddle not with him that betrayeth secrets, and is a slanderer, and deceiveth with his lips.

For they are all unfaithful and fallen away, they hang upon filthy lucre; they are clean brass and iron, for they hurt and destroyed every man.

Yea, one must keep himself from another; no man may safely trust his own brother. For one brother undermineth another, and one neighbour begileth another.

Murderers are there in thee, that shed blood, and eat upon the hills, and in thee they use unhappiness.

Even so must their wives be honest, not evil speakers: but sober, and faithful in all things.

unkind, trucebreakers, stubborn, false accusers, rioters, fierce, despisers of them which are good,

And the elder women likewise that they be in such raiment as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much drinking, but teachers of honest things,

Wherefore, lay aside all maliciousness, and all guile, and dissimulation, and envy, and all backbiting:

Stand

"Thou shalt bear no false witness against thy neighbor.

Thou shalt not accept a vain tale, neither shalt put thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.

and set two unthrifties before him, and let them testify against him, saying, 'Thou didst curse both God and the king.' And upon that carry him out and stone him to death."

but found none: insomuch that when many false witnesses came, yet found they none. At the last came two false witnesses,

saying, "I have sinned, betraying the innocent blood." And they said, "What is that to us? see thou to that."

Then sent they in men which said, "We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God,"

Notwithstanding, that I be not tedious unto thee, I pray thee that thou wouldest hear us of thy courtesy a few words.

General references

"Thou shalt bear no false witness against thy neighbor.

and said to Saul, "Wherefore giveth thou an ear to men's words, that say, 'David seeketh thee evil?'