23 Bible Verses about Slander

Eli told her, "How long will you stay drunk? Put away your wine!"

It is reported among the nations and Gashmu confirms this that you and the Jews are planning a revolt, and that you're rebuilding the wall in order to declare yourself king. According to these reports, you also have appointed prophets to proclaim about you in Jerusalem, "There is a king in Judah!" Since these words are being reported to the king, come and let's meet together.

However, stretch out your hand and strike his bones and flesh, and he'll curse you to your face, won't he?"

"After all, you've taken collateral from your relatives for no reason; you stripped the naked of their clothing.

He was in the Gate of Benjamin, and chief officer Irijah, Shelemiah's son and the grandson of Hananiah, was there. He arrested Jeremiah the prophet, accusing him: "You are going over to the Chaldeans!"

The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, "Look, a glutton and a drunk, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!' Absolved from every act of sin, is wisdom by her kith and kin."

But the Pharisees kept saying, "He drives out demons by the ruler of demons."

They began to accuse him, "We found this man corrupting our nation, forbidding us to pay taxes to Caesar, and saying that he is the Messiah, a king."

They had false witnesses stand up and say, "This man never stops saying things against this Holy Place and against the Law.

But others kept saying in derision, "They're drunk on sweet wine!"

I will destroy the one who secretly slanders a friend. I will not allow the proud and haughty to prevail.

"Beware of your neighbors, and don't trust any of your relatives. For all of your relatives act deceitfully, and every friend goes around as a slanderer.

I have heard the slander of many; it is like terror all around me, as they conspire together and plot to take my life.

Whoever conceals hatred is a deceitful liar, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.

By what he says, the godless person can destroy his neighbor, but through knowledge the righteous escape.

Because John the Baptist has come neither eating bread nor drinking wine, yet you say, "He has a demon!'

But when David's delegation arrived in Ammonite territory, the Ammonite officials asked their lord Hanun, "Do you think that because David has sent a delegation of consolers to you that he is honoring your father? His delegation has arrived intending to search, scout the land, and then overthrow it, hasn't it?"

However, stretch out your hand and strike everything he owns, and he will curse you to your face."

You sit and speak against your brother; you slander your own mother's son.

So Amaziah priest of Bethel sent a message to Jeroboam king of Israel. It said, "Amos has been conspiring against you in the very heart of the house of Israel! The land cannot bear everything he has to say,

Whoever conceals hatred is a deceitful liar, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.

Eli told her, "How long will you stay drunk? Put away your wine!"

It is reported among the nations and Gashmu confirms this that you and the Jews are planning a revolt, and that you're rebuilding the wall in order to declare yourself king. According to these reports, you also have appointed prophets to proclaim about you in Jerusalem, "There is a king in Judah!" Since these words are being reported to the king, come and let's meet together.

However, stretch out your hand and strike his bones and flesh, and he'll curse you to your face, won't he?"

"After all, you've taken collateral from your relatives for no reason; you stripped the naked of their clothing.

He was in the Gate of Benjamin, and chief officer Irijah, Shelemiah's son and the grandson of Hananiah, was there. He arrested Jeremiah the prophet, accusing him: "You are going over to the Chaldeans!"

The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, "Look, a glutton and a drunk, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!' Absolved from every act of sin, is wisdom by her kith and kin."

But the Pharisees kept saying, "He drives out demons by the ruler of demons."

They began to accuse him, "We found this man corrupting our nation, forbidding us to pay taxes to Caesar, and saying that he is the Messiah, a king."

They had false witnesses stand up and say, "This man never stops saying things against this Holy Place and against the Law.

But others kept saying in derision, "They're drunk on sweet wine!"

I will destroy the one who secretly slanders a friend. I will not allow the proud and haughty to prevail.

"Beware of your neighbors, and don't trust any of your relatives. For all of your relatives act deceitfully, and every friend goes around as a slanderer.

I have heard the slander of many; it is like terror all around me, as they conspire together and plot to take my life.

Whoever conceals hatred is a deceitful liar, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.

By what he says, the godless person can destroy his neighbor, but through knowledge the righteous escape.

Because John the Baptist has come neither eating bread nor drinking wine, yet you say, "He has a demon!'

But when David's delegation arrived in Ammonite territory, the Ammonite officials asked their lord Hanun, "Do you think that because David has sent a delegation of consolers to you that he is honoring your father? His delegation has arrived intending to search, scout the land, and then overthrow it, hasn't it?"

However, stretch out your hand and strike everything he owns, and he will curse you to your face."

You sit and speak against your brother; you slander your own mother's son.

So Amaziah priest of Bethel sent a message to Jeroboam king of Israel. It said, "Amos has been conspiring against you in the very heart of the house of Israel! The land cannot bear everything he has to say,

Even some soldiers were asking him, "And what should we do?" He told them, "Never extort money from anyone by threats or blackmail, and be satisfied with your pay."

"You are not to give false testimony against your neighbor.

""You are not to give false testimony against your neighbor.

All of them are very rebellious, going around as slanderers. They're bronze and iron, and all of them are corrupt.

You sit and speak against your brother; you slander your own mother's son.

"Beware of your neighbors, and don't trust any of your relatives. For all of your relatives act deceitfully, and every friend goes around as a slanderer.

Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, quarreling, and slander be put away from you, along with all hatred.

Do not criticize each other, brothers. Whoever makes it his habit to criticize his brother or to judge his brother is judging the Law and condemning the Law. But if you condemn the Law, you are not a practicer of the Law but its judge.

"You are not to spread a false report, nor are you to join forces with the wicked to be a malicious witness.

They insult you now because they are surprised that you are no longer joining them in the same excesses of wild living.

Those who seek my life lay snares for me; those who seek to do me harm brag all day long about their wicked planning.

for the mouths of wicked and deceitful people are opened against me; they speak against me with lying tongues.

They began to accuse him, "We found this man corrupting our nation, forbidding us to pay taxes to Caesar, and saying that he is the Messiah, a king."

Pilate asked him, "So you are a king?" Jesus answered, "You say that I am a king. I was born for this, and I came into the world for this: to testify to the truth. Everyone who is committed to the truth listens to my voice."

Then Pilate had Jesus taken away and whipped. The soldiers twisted some thorns into a victor's crown, put it on his head, and threw a purple robe on him. They kept coming up to him and saying, "Long live the king of the Jews!" Then they began to slap him on the face. read more.
Pilate went outside again and told the Jews, "Look, I am bringing him out to you to let you know that I find no basis for a charge against him." Then Jesus came outside, wearing the victor's crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate told them, "Here is the man!"

They sharpen their tongues like a serpent; the venom of vipers is on their lips. Interlude

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

I have heard the slander of many; it is like terror all around me, as they conspire together and plot to take my life.

They open their mouth wide against me, claiming, "Yes! Yes! We saw him do it with our own eyes!"

As for my enemies, with malice they said, "When will he die and memory of his name perish?"

Indeed, I hear many people whispering, "Terror on every side. Denounce him, let's denounce him!" All my close friends watch my steps and say, "Perhaps he will be deceived, and we can prevail against him and take vengeance on him."

When slandered, we answer with kind words. Even now we have become the filth of the world, the scum of the universe.

I will destroy the one who secretly slanders a friend. I will not allow the proud and haughty to prevail.

When a malicious witness takes the stand against a man and accuses him, then both must stand with their dispute in the LORD's presence, the priests, and the judges at that time. The judges will investigate thoroughly. If the false witness lies in testifying against his relative, read more.
do to him just as he intended to do to his relative. By doing this you will purge evil from your midst. When others hear of this, they will be afraid and will not do such an evil deed again in your midst. Your eyes must not show pity life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, and foot for foot."

I am afraid that I may come and somehow find you not as I want to find you, and that you may find me not as you want to find me. Perhaps there will be quarreling, jealousy, anger, selfishness, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorderly conduct.

They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, quarreling, deceit, and viciousness. They are gossips,

I am afraid that I may come and somehow find you not as I want to find you, and that you may find me not as you want to find me. Perhaps there will be quarreling, jealousy, anger, selfishness, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorderly conduct.

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

They sharpen their tongues like a serpent; the venom of vipers is on their lips. Interlude

If a serpent strikes despite being charmed, there's no point in being a snake charmer.

A club, a sword, and a sharp arrow that's what a man is who lies about his neighbor.

Some speak rashly like the cutting of a sword, but what the wise say promotes healing.

Anyone who overlooks an offense promotes love, but someone who gossips separates close friends.

A deceitful man stirs dissension, and anyone who gossips separates friends.

The words of a gossip are like choice morsels as they descend to the innermost parts of the body.

The words of a gossip are like delicate morsels; they sink down deep within.

Or can we say as some people slander us by claiming that we say "Let's do evil that good may result"? They deserve to be condemned!

through honor and dishonor; through ill repute and good repute; perceived as deceivers and yet true,

Here are six things that the LORD hates seven, in fact, are detestable to him:

a false witness snorting lies, and someone sowing quarrels between brothers.

Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, quarreling, and slander be put away from you, along with all hatred.

Therefore, rid yourselves of every kind of evil and deception, hypocrisy, jealousy, and every kind of slander.

But do this gently and respectfully, keeping a clear conscience, so that those who speak evil of your good conduct in the Messiah will be ashamed of slandering you.

Continue to live such upright lives among the gentiles that, when they slander you as practicers of evil, they may see your good actions and glorify God when he visits them.

False witnesses stepped forward and questioned me concerning things about which I knew nothing.

But they couldn't find any, even though many false witnesses had come forward. At last two men came forward

I have heard the slander of many; it is like terror all around me, as they conspire together and plot to take my life.

Slanderous men live among you, intent on shedding blood. They've eaten at the top of mountain shrines. They've crafted plans to do evil things among you.

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

Then keep your tongue from doing evil and your lips from spreading lies.

I tell you, on Judgment Day people will give an account for every thoughtless word they have uttered,

If anyone thinks that he is religious and does not bridle his tongue, but instead deceives himself, his religion is worthless.

As for my enemies, with malice they said, "When will he die and memory of his name perish?"

May this be the way the LORD repays my accuser, those who speak evil against me.

It is out of the heart that evil thoughts come, as well as murder, adultery, sexual immorality, stealing, false testimony, and slander.

A good person produces good from the good treasure of his heart, and an evil person produces evil from an evil treasure, because the mouth speaks from the overflow of the heart."

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

Then keep your tongue from doing evil and your lips from spreading lies.

As for all who hate me, they whisper together against me; they desire to do me harm.

They surround me with hate-filled words, attacking me for no reason.

LORD, who may stay in your tent? Who may dwell on your holy mountain?

The one who does not slander with his tongue, who does no evil to his neighbor, and who does not destroy his friend's reputation.

especially those who satisfy their flesh by indulging in its passions and who despise authority.

In a similar way, these dreamers also defile their flesh, reject the Lord's authority, and slander his glorious beings.

Meanwhile, Saul's grandson Mephibosheth also went out to greet the king. He had not taken care of his feet, trimmed his mustache, or washed his clothes from the day the king left until the day he returned safely. When he arrived from Jerusalem to greet the king, the king asked him, "So why didn't you come with me, Mephibosheth?" He replied, "Well, your majesty, since your servant is lame, I told myself, "I'll have my donkey saddled and I'll ride on it so I can leave with the king.' But my servant Ziba deceived me read more.
by slandering your servant to your majesty. But your majesty the king is like an angel from God: so do what you think is best. Everyone from my grandfather's household deserved nothing but death from your majesty the king, but you provided a place for your servant among those who have been eating from your table. So what right do I have to ask for anything more from the king?" In response, the king told him, "What's the point of us talking anymore? My decision is that you and Ziba divide the fields." But Mephibosheth told the king, "Let him take all of it, now that your majesty the king has returned safely to his palace."

Then the king asked, "Where is your master's son?" "He's staying in Jerusalem!" Ziba answered the king. "He's saying "The nation of Israel will restore my father's kingdom to me today!'"

Many of them were saying, "He has a demon and is insane. Why bother listening to him?"

The Jewish leaders replied to him, "Surely we're right in saying that you are a Samaritan and have a demon, aren't we?"

Then the Jewish leaders told him, "Now we really know that you have a demon. Abraham died, and so did the prophets, but you say, "If anyone keeps my word, he will never taste death.'

So the Jewish leaders were trying all the harder to kill him, because he was not only breaking the Sabbath but was also calling God his own Father, thereby making himself equal to God.

"You have heard his blasphemy! What is your verdict?" All of them condemned him as deserving death.

If a serpent strikes despite being charmed, there's no point in being a snake charmer.

When slandered, we answer with kind words. Even now we have become the filth of the world, the scum of the universe.

He begins his speech with foolishness, and concludes it with evil madness.

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

Because John didn't come eating or drinking, yet people say, "He has a demon!' The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, "Look, a glutton and a drunk, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!' Absolved from every act of sin, is wisdom by her kith and kin."

Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say, "Now the salvation, the power, the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Messiah have come. For the one who accuses our brothers, who accuses them day and night in the presence of our God, has been thrown out.

"You are not to go around slandering your people. "You are not to stand idle when your neighbor's life is at stake. I am the LORD.

Or can we say as some people slander us by claiming that we say "Let's do evil that good may result"? They deserve to be condemned!

through honor and dishonor; through ill repute and good repute; perceived as deceivers and yet true,

And they kept insulting him in many other ways.

But they kept insisting, "He is stirring up the people with what he teaches all over Judea, from where he started in Galilee to this place."

Without wood, the fire goes out. Without a gossip, contention stops.

At the same time, they also learn how to be lazy while going from house to house. Not only this, but they even become gossips and keep busy by interfering in other people's lives, saying things they should not say.

But do this gently and respectfully, keeping a clear conscience, so that those who speak evil of your good conduct in the Messiah will be ashamed of slandering you.

Continue to live such upright lives among the gentiles that, when they slander you as practicers of evil, they may see your good actions and glorify God when he visits them.

The north wind brings rain, and a backbiting tongue an angry look.

Whoever conceals hatred is a deceitful liar, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.

Their wives must also be serious. They must not be gossips, but instead be stable and trustworthy in everything.

At the same time, they also learn how to be lazy while going from house to house. Not only this, but they even become gossips and keep busy by interfering in other people's lives, saying things they should not say.

But when David's delegation arrived in Ammonite territory, the Ammonite officials asked their lord Hanun, "Do you think that because David has sent a delegation of consolers to you that he is honoring your father? His delegation has arrived intending to search, scout the land, and then overthrow it, hasn't it?"

Two wicked men came in, sat down in front of them, and testified against Naboth in public, "Naboth cursed God and the king!" So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death.

Then the officials told the king, "Let this man be put to death because he's undermining the efforts of the soldiers who remain in this city and that of all the people by speaking words like these to them. Indeed, this man is not seeking the well-being of this people, but rather their harm."

Then the king asked, "Where is your master's son?" "He's staying in Jerusalem!" Ziba answered the king. "He's saying "The nation of Israel will restore my father's kingdom to me today!'"

a false witness snorting lies, and someone sowing quarrels between brothers.

Do not criticize each other, brothers. Whoever makes it his habit to criticize his brother or to judge his brother is judging the Law and condemning the Law. But if you condemn the Law, you are not a practicer of the Law but its judge. There is only one Lawgiver and Judge the one who can save and destroy. So who are you to judge your neighbor?

Anyone who overlooks an offense promotes love, but someone who gossips separates close friends.

he is a conceited person and does not understand anything. He has an unhealthy craving for arguments and debates. This produces jealousy, rivalry, slander, evil suspicions,

Then David told Saul, "Why do you listen to the words of those who say, "Look, David is trying to harm you?'

By what he says, the godless person can destroy his neighbor, but through knowledge the righteous escape.

By what he says, the godless person can destroy his neighbor, but through knowledge the righteous escape.

Now Jacob used to listen while Laban's sons kept on complaining, "Jacob has taken over everything our father owns! He made himself wealthy from what belongs to our father!"

in it was written:

"How blessed are you whenever people insult you, persecute you, and say all sorts of evil things against you falsely because of me!

"Beware of your neighbors, and don't trust any of your relatives. For all of your relatives act deceitfully, and every friend goes around as a slanderer.

and yelled for her household servants. "Look!" she cried out. "My husband brought in a Hebrew man to humiliate us. He came in here to have sex with me, but I screamed out loud! When he heard me starting to scream, he left his outer garment with me and fled outside." She kept his outer garment by her side until Joseph's master came home, read more.
and then this is what she told him: "That Hebrew slave whom you brought to us came in here to rape me. But when I started to scream, he left his outer garment with me and ran outside."

In the memos, she wrote the following directives: "Proclaim a public fast and seat Naboth in the front row. Seat two wicked men in front of him, and make them testify against him. Tell them to claim "You cursed God and the king.' Then take him out and stone him to death." So the leading men of the city, along with the elders and nobles who lived there, did precisely what Jezebel had directed them to do. They followed the instructions that she had set forth in the memos: read more.
They proclaimed a public fast and seated Naboth in the front row. Two wicked men came in, sat down in front of them, and testified against Naboth in public, "Naboth cursed God and the king!" So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death. Afterwards, they sent a message to Jezebel that said, "Naboth has been stoned. He's dead."

I have heard the slander of many; it is like terror all around me, as they conspire together and plot to take my life.

While Artaxerxes was king of Persia, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of their co-conspirators wrote in the Aramaic language and script to King Artaxerxes of Persia. Aramaic: Governor Rehum and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter concerning Jerusalem to King Artaxerxes as follows: From Governor Rehum Shimshai the scribe The rest of their colleagues read more.
Judges, envoys, officials, Persians, the people of Erech, the Babylonians, the people of Susa (that is, the Elamites) and many other nations whom the great and honorable Osnappar deported and resettled in Samaria and in the rest of the province beyond the Euphrates River. This is the text of the letter they sent. To: King Artaxerxes From: Your servants, the men of the province beyond the Euphrates River. May the king be advised that the Jews who came from you to us have reached Jerusalem and are rebuilding a rebellious and wicked city, having completed its walls and repaired its foundations. May the king be further advised that if this city is rebuilt and its walls erected, its citizens will refuse to pay tributes, taxes, and tariffs, thereby restricting royal revenues. Now, because we are royal employees and are committed to preserving the reputation of the king, we have written to the king and have declared its contents to be true, urging that a search may be made in the official registers of your predecessors. You will discover in the registers that this city is a rebellious city, that it is damaging to both kings and provinces, that it has been moved to sedition from time immemorial, and that because of this it was destroyed. We certify to the king that if this city is rebuilt and its walls completed, you will lose your land holdings in the province beyond the Euphrates River.

"You are not to spread a false report, nor are you to join forces with the wicked to be a malicious witness.

Remind believers to submit to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, and to be ready to do any honorable kind of work. They are not to insult anyone or be argumentative. Instead, they are to be gentle and perfectly courteous to everyone.

You sit and speak against your brother; you slander your own mother's son.

Then Haman told King Ahasuerus, "There is a certain people scattered and divided among the people throughout the provinces of your kingdom. Their laws are different than all the other people, they don't obey the king's laws, and it's not in the king's best interest to leave them alone.

Your tongue, like a sharp razor, devises wicked things and crafts treachery.

You love all words that destroy, you deceitful tongue!

Then they said, "Come, let's make up a plot against Jeremiah. After all, the priest's instruction, the wise man's counsel, and the prophet's message won't be destroyed. So let's verbally attack him. Pay no attention to anything he says!"

So they secretly got some men to say, "We have heard him speaking blasphemous words against Moses and God."

and Jason has welcomed them as his guests. All of them oppose the emperor's decrees by saying that there is another king Jesus!"

The high priests kept accusing him of many things.

LORD, who may stay in your tent? Who may dwell on your holy mountain?

The one who does not slander with his tongue, who does no evil to his neighbor, and who does not destroy his friend's reputation.

Remind believers to submit to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, and to be ready to do any honorable kind of work. They are not to insult anyone or be argumentative. Instead, they are to be gentle and perfectly courteous to everyone.

Likewise, older women are to show their reverence for God by their behavior. They are not to be gossips or addicted to alcohol, but to be examples of goodness.

Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say, "Now the salvation, the power, the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Messiah have come. For the one who accuses our brothers, who accuses them day and night in the presence of our God, has been thrown out.

The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, "Look, a glutton and a drunk, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!' Absolved from every act of sin, is wisdom by her kith and kin."

After this, the men whom Moses sent out to explore the land, who returned and made the whole congregation complain against him by bringing an evil report concerning the land,

Their wives must also be serious. They must not be gossips, but instead be stable and trustworthy in everything.

Whoever conceals hatred is a deceitful liar, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.

I tell you, on Judgment Day people will give an account for every thoughtless word they have uttered,

You sit and speak against your brother; you slander your own mother's son.

Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, quarreling, and slander be put away from you, along with all hatred.

The north wind brings rain, and a backbiting tongue an angry look.

You'll be protected from the accusing tongue; you need not fear destruction when it heads your way.

When slandered, we answer with kind words. Even now we have become the filth of the world, the scum of the universe.

By what he says, the godless person can destroy his neighbor, but through knowledge the righteous escape.

You love all words that destroy, you deceitful tongue!

"How blessed are you whenever people insult you, persecute you, and say all sorts of evil things against you falsely because of me!