23 Bible Verses about Slander

and scolded her, “How long are you going to be drunk? Get rid of your wine!”

and have even set up the prophets in Jerusalem to proclaim on your behalf: “There is a king in Judah.” These rumors will be heard by the king. So come, let’s confer together.

But stretch out Your hand and strike his flesh and bones, and he will surely curse You to Your face.”

For you took collateral from your brothers without cause,
stripping off their clothes and leaving them naked.

But when he was at the Benjamin Gate, an officer of the guard was there, whose name was Irijah son of Shelemiah, son of Hananiah, and he apprehended Jeremiah the prophet, saying, “You are deserting to the Chaldeans.”

The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ Yet wisdom is vindicated by her deeds.”

But the Pharisees said, “He drives out demons by the ruler of the demons!”

They began to accuse Him, saying, “We found this man subverting our nation, opposing payment of taxes to Caesar, and saying that He Himself is the Messiah, a King.”

They also presented false witnesses who said, “This man does not stop speaking blasphemous words against this holy place and the law.

But some sneered and said, “They’re full of new wine!”

I will destroy anyone
who secretly slanders his neighbor;
I cannot tolerate anyone
with haughty eyes or an arrogant heart.

Everyone has to be on guard against his friend.
Don’t trust any brother,
for every brother will certainly deceive,
and every friend spread slander.

I have heard the gossip of many;
terror is on every side.
When they conspired against me,
they plotted to take my life.

The one who conceals hatred has lying lips,
and whoever spreads slander is a fool.

With his mouth the ungodly destroys his neighbor,
but through knowledge the righteous are rescued.

For John the Baptist did not come eating bread or drinking wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon!’

the Ammonite leaders said to Hanun their lord, “Just because David has sent men with condolences for you, do you really believe he’s showing respect for your father? Instead, hasn’t David sent his emissaries in order to scout out the city, spy on it, and demolish it?”

But stretch out Your hand and strike everything he owns, and he will surely curse You to Your face.”

You sit, maligning your brother,
slandering your mother’s son.

Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent word to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, “Amos has conspired against you right here in the house of Israel. The land cannot endure all his words,

The one who conceals hatred has lying lips,
and whoever spreads slander is a fool.

and scolded her, “How long are you going to be drunk? Get rid of your wine!”

and have even set up the prophets in Jerusalem to proclaim on your behalf: “There is a king in Judah.” These rumors will be heard by the king. So come, let’s confer together.

But stretch out Your hand and strike his flesh and bones, and he will surely curse You to Your face.”

For you took collateral from your brothers without cause,
stripping off their clothes and leaving them naked.

But when he was at the Benjamin Gate, an officer of the guard was there, whose name was Irijah son of Shelemiah, son of Hananiah, and he apprehended Jeremiah the prophet, saying, “You are deserting to the Chaldeans.”

The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ Yet wisdom is vindicated by her deeds.”

But the Pharisees said, “He drives out demons by the ruler of the demons!”

They began to accuse Him, saying, “We found this man subverting our nation, opposing payment of taxes to Caesar, and saying that He Himself is the Messiah, a King.”

They also presented false witnesses who said, “This man does not stop speaking blasphemous words against this holy place and the law.

But some sneered and said, “They’re full of new wine!”

I will destroy anyone
who secretly slanders his neighbor;
I cannot tolerate anyone
with haughty eyes or an arrogant heart.

Everyone has to be on guard against his friend.
Don’t trust any brother,
for every brother will certainly deceive,
and every friend spread slander.

I have heard the gossip of many;
terror is on every side.
When they conspired against me,
they plotted to take my life.

The one who conceals hatred has lying lips,
and whoever spreads slander is a fool.

With his mouth the ungodly destroys his neighbor,
but through knowledge the righteous are rescued.

For John the Baptist did not come eating bread or drinking wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon!’

the Ammonite leaders said to Hanun their lord, “Just because David has sent men with condolences for you, do you really believe he’s showing respect for your father? Instead, hasn’t David sent his emissaries in order to scout out the city, spy on it, and demolish it?”

But stretch out Your hand and strike everything he owns, and he will surely curse You to Your face.”

You sit, maligning your brother,
slandering your mother’s son.

Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent word to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, “Amos has conspired against you right here in the house of Israel. The land cannot endure all his words,

Some soldiers also questioned him: “What should we do?”

He said to them, “Don’t take money from anyone by force or false accusation; be satisfied with your wages.”

Do not give false testimony against your neighbor.

Do not give dishonest testimony against your neighbor.

All are stubborn rebels
spreading slander.
They are bronze and iron;
all of them are corrupt.

You sit, maligning your brother,
slandering your mother’s son.

Everyone has to be on guard against his friend.
Don’t trust any brother,
for every brother will certainly deceive,
and every friend spread slander.

All bitterness, anger and wrath, shouting and slander must be removed from you, along with all malice.

Don’t criticize one another, brothers. He who criticizes a brother or judges his brother criticizes the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge.

“You must not spread a false report. Do not join the wicked to be a malicious witness.

So they are surprised that you don’t plunge with them into the same flood of wild living—and they slander you.

Those who seek my life set traps,
and those who want to harm me threaten to destroy me;
they plot treachery all day long.

For wicked and deceitful mouths open against me;
they speak against me with lying tongues.

They began to accuse Him, saying, “We found this man subverting our nation, opposing payment of taxes to Caesar, and saying that He Himself is the Messiah, a King.”

“You are a king then?” Pilate asked.

“You say that I’m a king,” Jesus replied. “I was born for this, and I have come into the world for this: to testify to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to My voice.”

Then Pilate took Jesus and had Him flogged. The soldiers also twisted together a crown of thorns, put it on His head, and threw a purple robe around Him. And they repeatedly came up to Him and said, "Hail, King of the Jews!" and were slapping His face. read more.
Pilate went outside again and said to them, "Look, I'm bringing Him outside to you to let you know I find no grounds for charging Him." Then Jesus came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate said to them, "Here is the man!"

They make their tongues
as sharp as a snake’s bite;
viper’s venom is under their lips.Selah

who sharpen their tongues like swords
and aim bitter words like arrows,

I have heard the gossip of many;
terror is on every side.
When they conspired against me,
they plotted to take my life.

They open their mouths wide against me and say,
“Aha, aha! We saw it!”

My enemies speak maliciously about me:
“When will he die and be forgotten?”

For I have heard the gossip of many people,
“Terror is on every side!
Report him; let’s report him!”
Everyone I trusted watches for my fall.
“Perhaps he will be deceived
so that we might prevail against him
and take our vengeance on him.”

when we are slandered, we respond graciously. Even now, we are like the world’s garbage, like the dirt everyone scrapes off their sandals.

I will destroy anyone
who secretly slanders his neighbor;
I cannot tolerate anyone
with haughty eyes or an arrogant heart.

"If a malicious witness testifies against someone accusing him of a crime, the two people in the dispute must stand in the presence of the Lord before the priests and judges in authority at the time. The judges are to make a careful investigation, and if the witness turns out to be a liar who has falsely accused his brother, read more.
you must do to him as he intended to do to his brother. You must purge the evil from you. Then everyone else will hear and be afraid, and they will never again do anything evil like this among you. You must not show pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, and foot for foot.

For I fear that perhaps when I come I will not find you to be what I want, and I may not be found by you to be what you want; there may be quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambitions, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.

They are filled with all unrighteousness, evil, greed, and wickedness. They are full of envy, murder, quarrels, deceit, and malice. They are gossips,

For I fear that perhaps when I come I will not find you to be what I want, and I may not be found by you to be what you want; there may be quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambitions, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.

slanderers, God-haters, arrogant, proud, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents,

They make their tongues
as sharp as a snake’s bite;
viper’s venom is under their lips.Selah

If the snake bites before it is charmed,
then there is no advantage for the charmer.

A man giving false testimony against his neighbor
is like a club, a sword, or a sharp arrow.

There is one who speaks rashly,
like a piercing sword;
but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

Whoever conceals an offense promotes love,
but whoever gossips about it separates friends.

A contrary man spreads conflict,
and a gossip separates close friends.

A gossip’s words are like choice food
that goes down to one’s innermost being.

A gossip’s words are like choice food
that goes down to one’s innermost being.

And why not say, just as some people slanderously claim we say, “Let us do what is evil so that good may come”? Their condemnation is deserved!

through glory and dishonor,
through slander and good report;
as deceivers yet true;

The Lord hates six things;
in fact, seven are detestable to Him:

a lying witness who gives false testimony,
and one who stirs up trouble among brothers.

All bitterness, anger and wrath, shouting and slander must be removed from you, along with all malice.

So rid yourselves of all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all slander.

However, do this with gentleness and respect, keeping your conscience clear, so that when you are accused, those who denounce your Christian life will be put to shame.

Conduct yourselves honorably among the Gentiles, so that in a case where they speak against you as those who do what is evil, they will, by observing your good works, glorify God on the day of visitation.

Malicious witnesses come forward;
they question me about things I do not know.

But they could not find any, even though many false witnesses came forward. Finally, two who came forward

I have heard the gossip of many;
terror is on every side.
When they conspired against me,
they plotted to take my life.

There are men within you who slander in order to shed blood. People who live in you eat at the mountain shrines; they commit immoral acts within you.

For the one who wants to love life
and to see good days
must keep his tongue from evil
and his lips from speaking deceit,

Keep your tongue from evil
and your lips from deceitful speech.

I tell you that on the day of judgment people will have to account for every careless word they speak.

If anyone thinks he is religious without controlling his tongue, then his religion is useless and he deceives himself.

My enemies speak maliciously about me:
“When will he die and be forgotten?”

Let this be the Lord’s payment to my accusers,
to those who speak evil against me.

For from the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual immoralities, thefts, false testimonies, blasphemies.

A good man produces good out of the good storeroom of his heart. An evil man produces evil out of the evil storeroom, for his mouth speaks from the overflow of the heart.

For the one who wants to love life
and to see good days
must keep his tongue from evil
and his lips from speaking deceit,

Keep your tongue from evil
and your lips from deceitful speech.

All who hate me whisper together about me;
they plan to harm me.

They surround me with hateful words
and attack me without cause.

A Davidic psalm.Lord, who can dwell in Your tent?
Who can live on Your holy mountain?

who does not slander with his tongue,
who does not harm his friend
or discredit his neighbor,

especially those who follow the polluting desires of the flesh and despise authority.

Bold, arrogant people! They do not tremble when they blaspheme the glorious ones;

Nevertheless, these dreamers likewise defile their flesh, reject authority, and blaspheme glorious ones.

Mephibosheth, Saul's grandson, also went down to meet the king. He had not taken care of his feet, trimmed his moustache, or washed his clothes from the day the king left until the day he returned safely. When he came from Jerusalem to meet the king, the king asked him, "Mephibosheth, why didn't you come with me?" "My lord the king," he replied, "my servant [Ziba] betrayed me. Actually your servant said: 'I'll saddle the donkey for myself so that I may ride it and go with the king'-for your servant is lame. read more.
Ziba slandered your servant to my lord the king. But my lord the king is like the Angel of God, so do whatever you think best. For my grandfather's entire family deserves death from my lord the king, but you set your servant among those who eat at your table. So what further right do I have to keep on making appeals to the king?" The king said to him, "Why keep on speaking about [these] matters of yours? I hereby declare: you and Ziba are to divide the land." Mephibosheth said to the king, "Instead, since my lord the king has come to his palace safely, let Ziba take it all!"

“Where is your master’s grandson?” the king asked.

“Why, he’s staying in Jerusalem,” Ziba replied to the king, “for he said, ‘Today, the house of Israel will restore my grandfather’s kingdom to me.’”

Many of them were saying, “He has a demon and He’s crazy! Why do you listen to Him?”

The Jews responded to Him, “Aren’t we right in saying that You’re a Samaritan and have a demon?”

Then the Jews said, “Now we know You have a demon. Abraham died and so did the prophets. You say, ‘If anyone keeps My word, he will never taste death—ever!’

This is why the Jews began trying all the more to kill Him: Not only was He breaking the Sabbath, but He was even calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God.

You have heard the blasphemy! What is your decision?”

And they all condemned Him to be deserving of death.

If the snake bites before it is charmed,
then there is no advantage for the charmer.

when we are slandered, we respond graciously. Even now, we are like the world’s garbage, like the dirt everyone scrapes off their sandals.

The beginning of the words of his mouth is folly,
but the end of his speaking is evil madness.

Then Doeg the Edomite, who was in charge of Saul's servants, answered: "I saw Jesse's son come to Ahimelech son of Ahitub at Nob. Ahimelech inquired of the Lord for him and gave him provisions. He also gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine." The king sent [messengers] to summon Ahimelech the priest, son of Ahitub, and his father's whole family, who were priests in Nob. All of them came to the king.

For John did not come eating or drinking, and they say, 'He has a demon!' The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, 'Look, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!' Yet wisdom is vindicated by her deeds."

Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say:

The salvation and the power
and the kingdom of our God
and the authority of His Messiah
have now come,
because the accuser of our brothers
has been thrown out:
the one who accuses them
before our God day and night.

You must not go about spreading slander among your people; you must not jeopardize your neighbor’s life; I am Yahweh.

And why not say, just as some people slanderously claim we say, “Let us do what is evil so that good may come”? Their condemnation is deserved!

through glory and dishonor,
through slander and good report;
as deceivers yet true;

And they were saying many other blasphemous things against Him.

But they kept insisting, “He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, from Galilee where He started even to here.”

Without wood, fire goes out;
without a gossip, conflict dies down.

At the same time, they also learn to be idle, going from house to house; they are not only idle, but are also gossips and busybodies, saying things they shouldn’t say.

However, do this with gentleness and respect, keeping your conscience clear, so that when you are accused, those who denounce your Christian life will be put to shame.

Conduct yourselves honorably among the Gentiles, so that in a case where they speak against you as those who do what is evil, they will, by observing your good works, glorify God on the day of visitation.

The north wind produces rain,
and a backbiting tongue, angry looks.

The one who conceals hatred has lying lips,
and whoever spreads slander is a fool.

Wives, too, must be worthy of respect, not slanderers, self-controlled, faithful in everything.

At the same time, they also learn to be idle, going from house to house; they are not only idle, but are also gossips and busybodies, saying things they shouldn’t say.

the Ammonite leaders said to Hanun their lord, “Just because David has sent men with condolences for you, do you really believe he’s showing respect for your father? Instead, hasn’t David sent his emissaries in order to scout out the city, spy on it, and demolish it?”

The two wicked men came in and sat opposite him. Then the wicked men testified against Naboth in the presence of the people, saying, “Naboth has cursed God and the king!” So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death with stones.

The officials then said to the king, “This man ought to die, because he is weakening the morale of the warriors who remain in this city and of all the people by speaking to them in this way. This man is not seeking the well-being of this people, but disaster.”

“Where is your master’s grandson?” the king asked.

“Why, he’s staying in Jerusalem,” Ziba replied to the king, “for he said, ‘Today, the house of Israel will restore my grandfather’s kingdom to me.’”

a lying witness who gives false testimony,
and one who stirs up trouble among brothers.

Don't criticize one another, brothers. He who criticizes a brother or judges his brother criticizes the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge. There is one lawgiver and judge who is able to save and to destroy. But who are you to judge your neighbor?

Whoever conceals an offense promotes love,
but whoever gossips about it separates friends.

he is conceited, understanding nothing, but has a sick interest in disputes and arguments over words. From these come envy, quarreling, slander, evil suspicions,

David said to Saul, “Why do you listen to the words of people who say, ‘Look, David intends to harm you’?

With his mouth the ungodly destroys his neighbor,
but through knowledge the righteous are rescued.

With his mouth the ungodly destroys his neighbor,
but through knowledge the righteous are rescued.

Now Jacob heard what Laban’s sons were saying: “Jacob has taken all that was our father’s and has built this wealth from what belonged to our father.”

In it was written:

It is reported among the nations—and Geshem agrees—that you and the Jews plan to rebel. This is the reason you are building the wall. According to these reports, you are to become their king

“You are blessed when they insult and persecute you and falsely say every kind of evil against you because of Me.

Everyone has to be on guard against his friend.
Don’t trust any brother,
for every brother will certainly deceive,
and every friend spread slander.

she called the household servants. "Look," she said to them, "my husband brought a Hebrew man to us to make fun of us. He came to me so he could sleep with me, and I screamed as loud as I could. When he heard me screaming for help, he left his garment with me and ran outside." She put Joseph's garment beside her until his master came home. read more.
Then she told him the same story: "The Hebrew slave you brought to us came to me to make fun of me, but when I screamed for help, he left his garment with me and ran outside."

In the letters, she wrote: Proclaim a fast and seat Naboth at the head of the people. Then seat two wicked men opposite him and have them testify against him, saying, "You have cursed God and king!" Then take him out and stone him to death. The men of his city, the elders and nobles who lived in his city, did as Jezebel had commanded them, as was written in the letters she had sent them. read more.
They proclaimed a fast and seated Naboth at the head of the people. The two wicked men came in and sat opposite him. Then the wicked men testified against Naboth in the presence of the people, saying, "Naboth has cursed God and king!" So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death with stones. Then they sent [word] to Jezebel, "Naboth has been stoned to death."

I have heard the gossip of many;
terror is on every side.
When they conspired against me,
they plotted to take my life.

During the time of [King] Artaxerxes of Persia, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel and the rest of his colleagues wrote to King Artaxerxes. The letter was written in Aramaic and translated. Rehum the chief deputy and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter to King Artaxerxes concerning Jerusalem as follows: [From] Rehum the chief deputy, Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their colleagues-the judges and magistrates from Tripolis, Persia, Erech, Babylon, Susa (that is, the people of Elam), read more.
and the rest of the peoples whom the great and illustrious Ashurbanipal deported and settled in the cities of Samaria and the region west of the Euphrates River. This is the text of the letter they sent to him: To King Artaxerxes from your servants, the men from the region west of the Euphrates River: Let it be known to the king that the Jews who came from you have returned to us at Jerusalem. They are rebuilding that rebellious and evil city, finishing its walls, and repairing its foundations. Let it now be known to the king that if that city is rebuilt and its walls are finished, they will not pay tribute, duty, or land tax, and the royal revenue will suffer. Since we have taken an oath of loyalty to the king, and it is not right for us to witness his dishonor, we have sent to inform the king that a search should be made in your fathers' record books. In these record books you will discover and verify that the city is a rebellious city, harmful to kings and provinces. There have been revolts in it since ancient times. That is why this city was destroyed. We advise the king that if this city is rebuilt and its walls are finished, you will not have any possession west of the Euphrates.

“You must not spread a false report. Do not join the wicked to be a malicious witness.

Remind them to be submissive to rulers and authorities, to obey, to be ready for every good work, to slander no one, to avoid fighting, and to be kind, always showing gentleness to all people.

You sit, maligning your brother,
slandering your mother’s son.

Then Haman informed King Ahasuerus, “There is one ethnic group, scattered throughout the peoples in every province of your kingdom, yet living in isolation. Their laws are different from everyone else’s and they do not obey the king’s laws. It is not in the king’s best interest to tolerate them.

Like a sharpened razor,
your tongue devises destruction,
working treachery.

You love any words that destroy,
you treacherous tongue!

Then certain ones said, “Come, let’s make plans against Jeremiah, for instruction will never be lost from the priest, or counsel from the wise, or an oracle from the prophet. Come, let’s denounce him and pay no attention to all his words.”

Then they persuaded some men to say, “We heard him speaking blasphemous words against Moses and God!”

and Jason has received them as guests! They are all acting contrary to Caesar’s decrees, saying that there is another king—Jesus!”

And the chief priests began to accuse Him of many things.

A Davidic psalm.Lord, who can dwell in Your tent?
Who can live on Your holy mountain?

who does not slander with his tongue,
who does not harm his friend
or discredit his neighbor,

Remind them to be submissive to rulers and authorities, to obey, to be ready for every good work, to slander no one, to avoid fighting, and to be kind, always showing gentleness to all people.

In the same way, older women are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers, not addicted to much wine. They are to teach what is good,

Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say:

The salvation and the power
and the kingdom of our God
and the authority of His Messiah
have now come,
because the accuser of our brothers
has been thrown out:
the one who accuses them
before our God day and night.

The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ Yet wisdom is vindicated by her deeds.”

So the men Moses sent to scout out the land, and who returned and incited the entire community to complain about him by spreading a negative report about the land—

Wives, too, must be worthy of respect, not slanderers, self-controlled, faithful in everything.

The one who conceals hatred has lying lips,
and whoever spreads slander is a fool.

I tell you that on the day of judgment people will have to account for every careless word they speak.

You sit, maligning your brother,
slandering your mother’s son.

All bitterness, anger and wrath, shouting and slander must be removed from you, along with all malice.

The north wind produces rain,
and a backbiting tongue, angry looks.

You will be safe from slander
and not fear destruction when it comes.

when we are slandered, we respond graciously. Even now, we are like the world’s garbage, like the dirt everyone scrapes off their sandals.

With his mouth the ungodly destroys his neighbor,
but through knowledge the righteous are rescued.

You love any words that destroy,
you treacherous tongue!

“You are blessed when they insult and persecute you and falsely say every kind of evil against you because of Me.