48 Bible Verses about accusations

If a false witness makes a statement against a man, saying that he has done wrong,

Do not take as true any statement made against one in authority, but only if two or three give witness to it.

One witness may not make a statement against a man in relation to any sin or wrongdoing which he has done: on the word of two or three witnesses a question is to be judged.

But when the chief priests and those in authority made statements against him, he gave no answer.

Being conscious that you have done no wrong; so that those who say evil things about your good way of life as Christians may be put to shame.

Who will say anything against the saints of God? It is God who makes us clear from evil;

Being of good behaviour among the Gentiles; so that though they say now that you are evil-doers, they may see your good works and give glory to God when he comes to be their judge.

Do not say evil of a servant to his master, or he will put a curse on you, and you will get into trouble.

And he gave him no answer, not even a word: so that the ruler was greatly surprised.

Now when Michael, one of the chief angels, was fighting against the Evil One for the body of Moses, fearing to make use of violent words against him, he only said, May the Lord be your judge.

Because it is God's pleasure that foolish and narrow-minded men may be put to shame by your good behaviour:

Do not let a false statement go further; do not make an agreement with evil-doers to be a false witness.

So if I come, I will keep in mind the things he does, talking against us with evil words: and as if this was not enough, he does not take the brothers into his house, and those who are ready to take them in, he keeps from doing so, putting them out of the church if they do.

And he let me see Joshua, the high priest, in his place before the angel of the Lord, and the Satan at his right hand ready to take up a cause against him.

Men having a good record, husbands of one wife, whose children are of the faith, children of whom it may not be said that they are given to loose living or are uncontrolled.

No instrument of war which is formed against you will be of any use; and every tongue which says evil against you will be judged false. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness comes from me, says the Lord.

He who takes up my cause is near; who will go to law with me? let us come together before the judge: who is against me? let him come near to me.

In the body of his flesh through death, so that you might be holy and without sin and free from all evil before him:

Let no man go to law or make protests, for your people are like those who go to law with a priest.

False witnesses got up: they put questions to me about crimes of which I had no knowledge.

His feeling will no longer be bitter; he will not keep his wrath for ever.

And they put up over his head the statement of his crime in writing, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

Do not take up a cause at law against a man for nothing, if he has done you no wrong.

Now the chief priests and all the Sanhedrin were looking for false witness against Jesus, so that they might put him to death;

And a great voice in heaven came to my ears, saying, Now is come the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ: because he who says evil against our brothers before our God day and night is forced down.

And now he has put shame on her, saying that she is not a virgin; but here is the sign that she is a virgin. Then they are to put her clothing before the responsible men of the town.

Keep yourselves far from any false business; never let the upright or him who has done no wrong be put to death: for I will make the evil-doer responsible for his sin.

And the chief priests said a number of things against him.

Put out of your minds the thought that I will say things against you to the Father: the one who says things against you is Moses, on whom you put your hopes.

Let the false lips be shut, which say evil against the upright, looking down on him in their pride.

For you put bitter things on record against me, and send punishment on me for the sins of my early years;

And at the king's order, they took those men who had said evil against Daniel, and put them in the lions' hole, with their wives and their children; and they had not got to the floor of the hole before the lions overcame them and all their bones were broken.

Because the work of the law is seen in their hearts, their sense of right and wrong giving witness to it, while their minds are at one time judging them and at another giving them approval;

Then the chief rulers and the captains were looking for some cause for putting Daniel in the wrong in connection with the kingdom, but they were unable to put forward any wrongdoing or error against him; because he was true, and no error or wrong was to be seen in him.

And Zacchaeus, waiting before him, said to the Lord, See, Lord, half of my goods I give to the poor, and if I have taken anything from anyone wrongly, I give him back four times as much.

Though the angels, who are greater in strength and power, do not make use of violent language against them before the Lord.

And they are not able to give facts in support of the things which they say against me now.

Do you say of him whom the Father made holy and sent into the world, Your words are evil; because I said, I am God's Son?

And another time he said to the disciples, There was a certain man of great wealth who had a servant; and it was said to him that this servant was wasting his goods.