14 Bible Verses about Slander

Now that the Son of Man has come, he does eat and drink, and people say, 'Look at him! A glutton and a drinker, the companion of tax-collectors and irreligious people!' And yet Wisdom is vindicated by her actions!"

But the Pharisees said, "It is by the aid of the prince of the demons that he drives them out."

and they made this charge against him: "Here is a man whom we have found misleading our nation, and forbidding the payment of taxes to the emperor, and claiming to be an anointed king himself."

Then they brought forward false witnesses, who said, "This man is constantly saying things against this holy place and against the Law,

But others said derisively, "They have had too much new wine!"

"For when John the Baptist came, he did not eat any bread or drink any wine, and you said, 'He has a demon!'

Now that the Son of Man has come, he does eat and drink, and people say, 'Look at him! A glutton and a drinker, the companion of tax-collectors and irreligious people!' And yet Wisdom is vindicated by her actions!"

But the Pharisees said, "It is by the aid of the prince of the demons that he drives them out."

and they made this charge against him: "Here is a man whom we have found misleading our nation, and forbidding the payment of taxes to the emperor, and claiming to be an anointed king himself."

Then they brought forward false witnesses, who said, "This man is constantly saying things against this holy place and against the Law,

But others said derisively, "They have had too much new wine!"

"For when John the Baptist came, he did not eat any bread or drink any wine, and you said, 'He has a demon!'

And soldiers would ask him, "And what ought we to do?" He said to them, "Do not extort money or make false charges against people, but be satisfied with your pay."

You must give up all bitterness, rage, anger, and loud, abusive talk, and all spite.

Do not talk against one another, brothers. Whoever talks against a brother or condemns his brother talks against the Law, and condemns the Law. But if you condemn the Law you are not an observer of the Law but its judge.

They are amazed that you no longer join them in plunging into the flood of dissipation, and they abuse you for it;

and they made this charge against him: "Here is a man whom we have found misleading our nation, and forbidding the payment of taxes to the emperor, and claiming to be an anointed king himself."

Pilate said to him, "Then you are a king?" Jesus answered, "As you say, I am a king. It was for this that I was born and for this that I came to the world, to give testimony for truth. Everyone who is on the side of truth listens to my voice."

Then Pilate took Jesus and had him flogged. And the soldiers made a wreath out of thorns and put it on his head, and put a purple coat on him, and they marched up to him, saying, "Long live the king of the Jews!" each one giving him a blow. read more.
And Pilate went outside again and said to the Jews, "See! I will bring him out to you, to show you that I can find nothing to charge him with." So Jesus came out, still wearing the wreath of thorns and the purple coat. And Pilate said to them, "Here is the man!"

when they slander us, we try to conciliate them. We have come to be like the scum of the earth, the dregs of the world, and we are so now.

for I am afraid that perhaps when I come I may find you not as I want to find you, and that you may find me not as you want to find me. I am afraid that perhaps there may be quarreling, jealousy, bad feeling, rivalry, slander, gossip, conceit, and disorder,

They revel in every kind of wrongdoing, wickedness, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, quarreling, deceit, and ill-nature.

for I am afraid that perhaps when I come I may find you not as I want to find you, and that you may find me not as you want to find me. I am afraid that perhaps there may be quarreling, jealousy, bad feeling, rivalry, slander, gossip, conceit, and disorder,

They are gossips, slanderers, abhorrent to God, insolent, overbearing, boastful, ingenious in evil, undutiful,

And why not say, as people abuse us for saying and charge us with saying, "Let us do evil that good may come out of it"? Such people will be condemned as they deserve!

in honor or dishonor, in praise or blame; considered an imposter, when I am true,

You must give up all bitterness, rage, anger, and loud, abusive talk, and all spite.

Free yourselves, therefore, from all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of any kind,

and keep your conscience clear, so that those who abuse your upright Christian conduct may be made ashamed of their slanders.

Live upright lives among the heathen, so that even if they charge you with being evil-doers, they may from observing the uprightness of your conduct come to praise God on the Day of Judgment.

And they could not, although many false witnesses presented themselves. But finally two came forward

For "Let him who would enjoy life And see happy days, Keep his tongue from evil, And his lips from uttering deceit.

But I tell you, for every careless word that men utter they will have to answer on the Day of Judgment.

If anyone thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue, but deceives himself, his religious observances are of no account.

For out of the heart come wicked designs, murder, adultery, immorality, stealing, false witness, impious speech.

A good man, out of the good he has accumulated in his heart, produces good, and a bad man, out of what he has accumulated that is bad, produces what is bad. For his mouth says only what his heart is full of.

For "Let him who would enjoy life And see happy days, Keep his tongue from evil, And his lips from uttering deceit.

especially those who yield to their physical nature and indulge in passions that defile them, and despise authority. Rash, headstrong men! They stand in no awe of majesty, but deride beings

In that same way these dreamers defile the body, make light of authority, and deride majesty.

Many of them said, "He is possessed and mad! Why do you listen to him?"

The Jews answered, "Are we not right in saying that you are a Samaritan and are possessed?"

The Jews said to him, "Now we are sure that you are possessed! Abraham is dead and so are the prophets, and yet you say, 'If anyone observes my teaching, he will never know what death is!'

On account of this the Jews were all the more eager to kill him, because he not only broke the Sabbath but actually called God his Father, thus putting himself on an equality with God.

Did you hear his blasphemy? What is your decision?" And they all condemned him as deserving to be put to death.

when they slander us, we try to conciliate them. We have come to be like the scum of the earth, the dregs of the world, and we are so now.

For when John came, he neither ate nor drank, and people said, 'He has a demon!' Now that the Son of Man has come, he does eat and drink, and people say, 'Look at him! A glutton and a drinker, the companion of tax-collectors and irreligious people!' And yet Wisdom is vindicated by her actions!"

Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say, "The deliverance and power and reign of our God, and the authority of his Christ have now come, for the accuser of our brothers, who kept bringing charges against them day and night before our God, has been hurled down.

And why not say, as people abuse us for saying and charge us with saying, "Let us do evil that good may come out of it"? Such people will be condemned as they deserve!

in honor or dishonor, in praise or blame; considered an imposter, when I am true,

And they said many other abusive things to him.

But they persisted and said, "He is stirring up the people all over Judea by his teaching. He began in Galilee and he has come here."

Besides, as they go about from house to house they learn to be idle, and not only idle but gossips and busybodies, and talk of things they ought not to mention.

and keep your conscience clear, so that those who abuse your upright Christian conduct may be made ashamed of their slanders.

Live upright lives among the heathen, so that even if they charge you with being evil-doers, they may from observing the uprightness of your conduct come to praise God on the Day of Judgment.

Their wives too must be serious, not gossips; they must be temperate, and perfectly trustworthy.

Besides, as they go about from house to house they learn to be idle, and not only idle but gossips and busybodies, and talk of things they ought not to mention.

Do not talk against one another, brothers. Whoever talks against a brother or condemns his brother talks against the Law, and condemns the Law. But if you condemn the Law you are not an observer of the Law but its judge. There is only one lawgiver and judge??e who has the power to save and to destroy; who are you, to judge your neighbor?

is a conceited, ignorant person, with a morbid craving for speculations and arguments which result only in envy, quarreling, abuse, base suspicions,

"Blessed are you when people abuse you, and persecute you, and falsely say everything bad of you, on my account.

Remind men to accept and obey the constituted authorities, to be ready for any useful service, to abuse nobody, to be peaceable and reasonable, showing perfect gentleness to everyone.

So they instigated people to say, "We have heard him use abusive language about Moses and about God."

and Jason has taken them in. They all disobey the emperor's decrees, and claim that someone else called Jesus is king."

And the high priests kept heaping accusations upon him.

Remind men to accept and obey the constituted authorities, to be ready for any useful service, to abuse nobody, to be peaceable and reasonable, showing perfect gentleness to everyone.

Teach the older women, too, to be reverent in their behavior, and not to gossip or be slaves of drink, but to be teachers of what is right,

Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say, "The deliverance and power and reign of our God, and the authority of his Christ have now come, for the accuser of our brothers, who kept bringing charges against them day and night before our God, has been hurled down.

Now that the Son of Man has come, he does eat and drink, and people say, 'Look at him! A glutton and a drinker, the companion of tax-collectors and irreligious people!' And yet Wisdom is vindicated by her actions!"

Their wives too must be serious, not gossips; they must be temperate, and perfectly trustworthy.

But I tell you, for every careless word that men utter they will have to answer on the Day of Judgment.

You must give up all bitterness, rage, anger, and loud, abusive talk, and all spite.

when they slander us, we try to conciliate them. We have come to be like the scum of the earth, the dregs of the world, and we are so now.

"Blessed are you when people abuse you, and persecute you, and falsely say everything bad of you, on my account.