23 Bible Verses about Slander

Then Eli said to her, "How long will you behave like someone [who is] drunk? Put away your wine!"

You have also set up prophets to proclaim in Jerusalem concerning you, saying, '[There is] a king in Judah.' And now it will be proclaimed to the king according to these words. Now, come and we will plan together."

But stretch out your hand and touch his bones and his flesh, [and see] {whether} he will {curse} you to your face."

"Indeed, you have required a pledge from your family for nothing, and you have stripped off [the] clothes of [the] naked.

{And when} he [was] at the Gate of Benjamin, there [was] {a sentry on duty} whose name [was] Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah, and he seized Jeremiah the prophet, {saying}, "You [are] deserting to the Chaldeans!"

The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, 'Behold, a man [who is] a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!' But wisdom is vindicated by her deeds."

But the Pharisees were saying, "By the ruler of demons he expels the demons!"

And they began to accuse him, saying, "We have found this man misleading our nation and forbidding [us] to pay taxes to Caesar, and saying [he] himself is Christ, a king!"

And they put forward false witnesses who said, "This man does not stop speaking words against the holy place and the law!

But others jeered [and] said, "They are full of sweet new wine!"

One who slanders his neighbor in secret, him I will destroy. [One] haughty of eyes and {arrogant} of heart, him I will not endure.

"Let everyone be on your guard against his neighbor, and you must not trust in any brother, for everyone surely betrays, and every neighbor goes about [with] slander.

For I hear [the] rumor of many, "Terror on every side!" When conspiring together against me, they have plotted to take my life.

He who conceals hatred [has] lips of deceit, and he who utters slander--he is a fool.

With a mouth, the godless shall destroy his neighbor, but by knowledge the righteous are delivered.

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

But the commanders of the {Ammonites} said to Hanun their master, "{In your opinion}, [is] David honoring your father because he has sent condolences to you? [Is] it not in order to search the city, to spy it out, and to overthrow it [that] David sent his servants to you?"

But, on the other hand, stretch out your hand and touch {all that belongs to him} [and see] {whether} he will {curse} you to your face."

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

Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam the king of Israel, saying, "Amos has conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel. The land is not able to endure all of his words.

He who conceals hatred [has] lips of deceit, and he who utters slander--he is a fool.

Then Eli said to her, "How long will you behave like someone [who is] drunk? Put away your wine!"

You have also set up prophets to proclaim in Jerusalem concerning you, saying, '[There is] a king in Judah.' And now it will be proclaimed to the king according to these words. Now, come and we will plan together."

But stretch out your hand and touch his bones and his flesh, [and see] {whether} he will {curse} you to your face."

"Indeed, you have required a pledge from your family for nothing, and you have stripped off [the] clothes of [the] naked.

{And when} he [was] at the Gate of Benjamin, there [was] {a sentry on duty} whose name [was] Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah, and he seized Jeremiah the prophet, {saying}, "You [are] deserting to the Chaldeans!"

The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, 'Behold, a man [who is] a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!' But wisdom is vindicated by her deeds."

But the Pharisees were saying, "By the ruler of demons he expels the demons!"

And they began to accuse him, saying, "We have found this man misleading our nation and forbidding [us] to pay taxes to Caesar, and saying [he] himself is Christ, a king!"

And they put forward false witnesses who said, "This man does not stop speaking words against the holy place and the law!

But others jeered [and] said, "They are full of sweet new wine!"

One who slanders his neighbor in secret, him I will destroy. [One] haughty of eyes and {arrogant} of heart, him I will not endure.

"Let everyone be on your guard against his neighbor, and you must not trust in any brother, for everyone surely betrays, and every neighbor goes about [with] slander.

For I hear [the] rumor of many, "Terror on every side!" When conspiring together against me, they have plotted to take my life.

He who conceals hatred [has] lips of deceit, and he who utters slander--he is a fool.

With a mouth, the godless shall destroy his neighbor, but by knowledge the righteous are delivered.

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

But the commanders of the {Ammonites} said to Hanun their master, "{In your opinion}, [is] David honoring your father because he has sent condolences to you? [Is] it not in order to search the city, to spy it out, and to overthrow it [that] David sent his servants to you?"

But, on the other hand, stretch out your hand and touch {all that belongs to him} [and see] {whether} he will {curse} you to your face."

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

Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam the king of Israel, saying, "Amos has conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel. The land is not able to endure all of his words.

And those who served in the army were also asking him, saying, "What should we also do?" And he said to them, "Extort from no one, and do not blackmail [anyone], and be content with your pay."

"You shall not testify against your neighbor [with] a false witness.

'And you shall not falsely bear evidence against your neighbor.

All of them [are] stubborn rebels, going about [talking] slander. [They are] bronze and iron, they [are] all behaving corruptly.

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

"Let everyone be on your guard against his neighbor, and you must not trust in any brother, for everyone surely betrays, and every neighbor goes about [with] slander.

All bitterness, and rage, and wrath, and clamor, and abusive speech, must be removed from you, together with all wickedness.

Do not speak evil of one another, brothers. The one who speaks evil of a brother or judges his brother speaks evil of the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge [of the law].

" 'You will not {spread} a false report. Do not lift your hand with [the] wicked to be a malicious witness.

with respect to which they are surprised [when] you do not run with [them] into the same flood of dissipation, [and so they] revile [you].

Those who seek my life lay snares as well, and those intent on my harm speak threats. They also plot deceit all day.

for {wicked and deceitful mouths} have opened against me. They speak to me with a lying tongue.

And they began to accuse him, saying, "We have found this man misleading our nation and forbidding [us] to pay taxes to Caesar, and saying [he] himself is Christ, a king!"

Then Pilate said to him, "So then you are a king!" Jesus replied, "You say that I am a king. For this [reason] I was born, and for this reason I have come into the world: in order that I can testify to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears my voice."

So then Pilate took Jesus and had him flogged. And the soldiers wove a crown of thorns and placed [it] on his head, and put a purple robe on him, and were coming up to him and saying, "Hail, king of the Jews!" and were giving him slaps in the face. read more.
And Pilate came outside again and said to them, "Behold, I am bringing him outside to you, so that you will know that I find no basis for an accusation against him." Then Jesus came outside wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe, and he said to them, "Behold the man!"

They sharpen their tongue as [sharp as] a snake's; [the] venom of a viper [is] under their lips. Selah

who sharpen their tongue like a sword. They bend [their bow to shoot] their arrows--bitter words,

For I hear [the] rumor of many, "Terror on every side!" When conspiring together against me, they have plotted to take my life.

They also made wide their mouths against me. They said, "Aha! Aha! Our eyes have seen [it]."

My enemies speak evil about me, "When will he die and his name perish?"

For I hear the rumor of many, "Terror [is] from all around, denounce [him], yes, let us denounce him!" {All my close friends} [are] watchers of my stumbling, [saying], "perhaps he can be persuaded, and we can prevail over him, and we can take our revenge on him."

[when we are] slandered, we encourage. We have become like the refuse of the world, the offscouring of all [things], until now.

One who slanders his neighbor in secret, him I will destroy. [One] haughty of eyes and {arrogant} of heart, him I will not endure.

If {a malicious witness} gets up {to accuse} anyone to testify against him falsely, then the two men {to whom the legal dispute pertains} shall stand {before} Yahweh, {before} the priests and the judges who are [in office] in those days. Then judges shall make a thorough inquiry, and [if] it turns out that the witness is a false witness [and] he testified falsely against his brother, read more.
then you shall do to him as he meant to do to his brother, and so you shall purge the evil from your midst. {And the rest} shall hear and shall fear, and {they shall not continue to do such a thing again} as this evil thing in your midst. {You must show no pity}: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot."

For I am afraid lest somehow [when I] arrive, I will not find you as I want, and I may be found by you as you do not want. [I am afraid] lest somehow [there will be] strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, slander, gossip, pride, disorder.

being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, greediness, malice, full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malevolence. [They are] gossipers,

For I am afraid lest somehow [when I] arrive, I will not find you as I want, and I may be found by you as you do not want. [I am afraid] lest somehow [there will be] strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, slander, gossip, pride, disorder.

slanderers, haters of God, insolent, arrogant, boasters, contrivers of evil, disobedient to parents,

They sharpen their tongue as [sharp as] a snake's; [the] venom of a viper [is] under their lips. Selah

If the snake bites before the charming, {the snake charmer will not succeed}.

[Like] a club and sword and a sharp arrow [is] a man who bears false witness against his neighbor.

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

He who forgives an affront fosters love, but he who waits on a matter will alienate a friend.

A person of perversity will spread dissent, and he who whispers separates a close friend.

The words of a whisper [are] like delicious morsels, and they themselves go down [to] inner parts of the body.

The words of a whisperer [are] like delicious morsels, and they go down to the inner parts of the body.

And [why] not (as we are slandered, and as some affirm that we say), "Let us do evil, in order that good may come [of it]? Their condemnation is just!

through glory and dishonor, through slander and good repute, [regarded] as deceivers and [yet] truthful,

There are six [things] Yahweh hates, and seven [things are] abominations of his soul:

a false witness who breathes lies and sends out discord between brothers.

All bitterness, and rage, and wrath, and clamor, and abusive speech, must be removed from you, together with all wickedness.

Therefore, ridding yourselves of all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander,

But [do so] with courtesy and respect, having a good conscience, so that in [the things] in which you are slandered, the ones who malign your good conduct in Christ may be put to shame.

maintaining your good conduct among the Gentiles, so that in [the things] in which they slander you as evildoers, by seeing your good deeds they may glorify God on the day of visitation.

Violent witnesses rise up; they ask me [concerning] what I do not know.

And they did not find [it], [although] many false witnesses came forward. And finally two came forward

For I hear [the] rumor of many, "Terror on every side!" When conspiring together against me, they have plotted to take my life.

Slanderous men are {among you} to shed blood, and they, {among you}, eat upon the mountains; they do wickedness in the midst of you.

For "The one who wants to love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and [his] lips must not speak deceit.

Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit.

But I tell you that every worthless word that they speak, people will give an account for it on the day of judgment!

If anyone thinks he is religious, [although he] does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person's religion [is] worthless.

My enemies speak evil about me, "When will he die and his name perish?"

Let this [be] the punishment for my accusers from Yahweh, even those who speak evil against my life.

For from the heart come evil plans, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, abusive speech.

The good person out of the good treasury of his heart brings forth good, and the evil person out of [his] evil [treasury] brings forth evil. For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.

For "The one who wants to love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and [his] lips must not speak deceit.

Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit.

All who hate me speak together against me. Against me they assume the {worst} for me:

They also surround me with words of hate, and fight me without cause.

O Yahweh, who may reside in your tent? Who may dwell on your holy mountain?

He does not slander with his tongue. He does not harm his friend, nor {bring up} a disgrace against his neighbor.

and especially those who go after the flesh in defiling lust and who despise authority. Bold [and] arrogant, they do not tremble in awe [as they] blaspheme majestic beings,

Despite that, in the same way also these [men], [because of their] dreams, defile the flesh and reject authority and blaspheme majestic beings.

Now, Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king; he had not taken care of his feet nor trimmed his moustache nor washed his clothes from the day the king left until the day he came back in peace. It happened that when he came to Jerusalem to meet the king, the king said to him, "Why did you not come with me, Mephibosheth?" Then he said, "My lord the king, my servant deceived me, for your servant had said, 'Let me saddle the donkey that I may ride on her and go with the king,' for your servant [is] lame. read more.
But he slandered against your servant to my lord the king. My lord the king [is] like the angel of God; {do as you see fit.}." For there [was no one] in all the house of my father {who were not doomed to death} before my lord the king, but you set your servant among those who eat at your table. Do I have any righteousness any longer except to cry out to the king?" Then the king said to him, "Why should you speak any more [about] the matter? I have decided: you and Ziba shall divide the land." Then Mephibosheth said to the king, "Let him take the whole [thing], since my lord the king has come {safely} to his house."

Then the king said, "Where [is] the son of your lord?" And Ziba said to the king, "He [is] living in Jerusalem for he said, 'Today the house of Israel shall return the kingdom of my father to me.'"

And many of them were saying, "He has a demon and is out of his mind! Why do you listen to him?"

The Jews answered and said to him, "Do we not correctly say that you are a Samaritan and have a demon?"

The Jews said to him, "Now we know that you have a demon! Abraham and the prophets died, and you say, 'If anyone keeps my word, he will never taste death {forever}.'

So on account of this the Jews were seeking even more to kill him, because he not only was breaking the Sabbath, but also was calling God his own Father, [thus] making himself equal with God.

You have heard the blasphemy! What {do you think}?" And they all condemned him {as deserving death}.

If the snake bites before the charming, {the snake charmer will not succeed}.

[when we are] slandered, we encourage. We have become like the refuse of the world, the offscouring of all [things], until now.

He begins by saying what is foolish and ends by uttering what is wicked delusion.

But Doeg the Edomite, who [was] stationed among the servants of Saul, answered and said, "I saw the son of Jesse going to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub. And he inquired of Yahweh for him and gave him provisions and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine." So the king sent to summon Ahimelech the son of Ahitub the priest, and all his father's household, the priests who [were] at Nob. So all of them came to the king.

For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, 'He has a demon!' The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, 'Behold, a man [who is] a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!' But wisdom is vindicated by her deeds."

And I heard a loud voice in heaven saying, "Now the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of his Christ have come, because the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down, the one who accuses them before our God day and night.

You shall not go [about with] slander among your people; {you shall not endanger your neighbor's life}; I [am] Yahweh.

And [why] not (as we are slandered, and as some affirm that we say), "Let us do evil, in order that good may come [of it]? Their condemnation is just!

through glory and dishonor, through slander and good repute, [regarded] as deceivers and [yet] truthful,

And they were saying many other [things] against him, reviling [him].

But they insisted, saying, "He incites the people, teaching throughout the whole of Judea and beginning from Galilee as far as here."

For lack of wood, a fire goes out, and where there is no whisperer, quarreling will cease.

And at the same time also, going around from house to house, they learn [to be] idle, and not only idle, but also gossipy and busybodies, saying the things [that are] not necessary.

But [do so] with courtesy and respect, having a good conscience, so that in [the things] in which you are slandered, the ones who malign your good conduct in Christ may be put to shame.

maintaining your good conduct among the Gentiles, so that in [the things] in which they slander you as evildoers, by seeing your good deeds they may glorify God on the day of visitation.

The wind of the north produces rain, and a backbiting tongue, angry faces.

He who conceals hatred [has] lips of deceit, and he who utters slander--he is a fool.

The wives likewise [must be] dignified, not slanderous, temperate, faithful in all [things].

And at the same time also, going around from house to house, they learn [to be] idle, and not only idle, but also gossipy and busybodies, saying the things [that are] not necessary.

But the commanders of the {Ammonites} said to Hanun their master, "{In your opinion}, [is] David honoring your father because he has sent condolences to you? [Is] it not in order to search the city, to spy it out, and to overthrow it [that] David sent his servants to you?"

Then the two men, {scoundrels}, came, sat opposite him, and the {scoundrels} witnessed against Naboth before the people, saying, "Naboth cursed God and the king," so they brought him outside of the city and stoned him with stones, and he died.

Then the officials said to the king, "Please, this man must be killed, {because} he [is] making slack the hands of {the soldiers} who are left in this city, and the hands of all the people, by speaking to them words like these, for this man [is] not seeking for welfare to this people, {but only} for harm."

Then the king said, "Where [is] the son of your lord?" And Ziba said to the king, "He [is] living in Jerusalem for he said, 'Today the house of Israel shall return the kingdom of my father to me.'"

a false witness who breathes lies and sends out discord between brothers.

Do not speak evil of one another, brothers. The one who speaks evil of a brother or judges his brother speaks evil of the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge [of the law]. There is one lawgiver and judge who is able to save and to destroy. But who are you to judge your neighbor?

He who forgives an affront fosters love, but he who waits on a matter will alienate a friend.

he is conceited, understanding nothing, but having a morbid interest concerning controversies and disputes about words, from which come envy, strife, slanders, evil suspicions,

Then David said to Saul, "Why do you listen to the words of people who say: 'Look, David [is] {seeking to do you harm}'?

With a mouth, the godless shall destroy his neighbor, but by knowledge the righteous are delivered.

With a mouth, the godless shall destroy his neighbor, but by knowledge the righteous are delivered.

Now he heard the words of the sons of Laban, saying, "Jacob has taken all that our father has," and "From that which [was] our father's he has gained all this wealth."

In it was written, "It has been reported among the nations, and Gashmu also is saying it, that you and the Jews are considering rebellion. Therefore, truly you are building the wall and you are becoming their king, according to these words.

Blessed are you when they insult you and persecute [you] and say all kinds of evil things against you, lying on account of me.

"Let everyone be on your guard against his neighbor, and you must not trust in any brother, for everyone surely betrays, and every neighbor goes about [with] slander.

she called to the men of her house and said to them, "Look! He brought a Hebrew man to us to mock us! He came to me to lie with me, and I cried out with a loud voice. And when he heard [me], that I raised my voice and called out, he left his garment beside me and fled, and he went outside." Then she put his garment beside her until his master came to his house. read more.
Then she spoke to him according to these words, saying, "The Hebrew slave that you brought to us came to me to make fun of me. And it happened [that] as I raised my voice and called out, he left his garment beside me and fled outside."

She had written in the letters, saying, "Call a fast and seat Naboth at the head of the people. Seat two men, {scoundrels}, opposite him. Let them witness against him saying, 'You cursed God and the king.' Then you shall bring him out and stone him so that he dies." The men of his city and the elders and nobles who were living in his city did according to what Jezebel had sent to them, as [was] written in the letters which she had sent to them. read more.
They called a fast, and they seated Naboth at the head of the people. Then the two men, {scoundrels}, came, sat opposite him, and the {scoundrels} witnessed against Naboth before the people, saying, "Naboth cursed God and the king," so they brought him outside of the city and stoned him with stones, and he died. They sent to Jezebel saying, "Naboth has been stoned, and he is dead."

For I hear [the] rumor of many, "Terror on every side!" When conspiring together against me, they have plotted to take my life.

And in the days of Artaxerxes, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of their colleagues wrote to Artaxerxes king of Persia. The letter was written in Aramaic and translated from Aramaic. Rehum the royal officer and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to King Artaxerxes as follows (then Rehum the royal officer, Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their associates, the judges, the envoys, the officials, the Persians, the Erechs, the Babylonians, the Susians (that is the Elamites) read more.
and the rest of the nations whom the great and noble Osnappar deported and settled in the cities of Samaria and the rest of [the province] Beyond the River) and now this is the copy of the letter which they sent to him: "To King Artaxerxes [from] your servants, the men of [the province] Beyond the River. And now, be it known to the king that the Jews who have come up from near you to us have gone to Jerusalem. They are building the rebellious and wicked city. They are finishing the wall and repairing the foundation. Now be it known to the king that if this city is built and the walls are finished, they will not pay tribute and toll, and the royal revenue will be reduced. Now since we eat the salt of the palace and the dishonor of the king is not proper for us to see, we send and make [this] known to the king, so that it may be investigated in the book of records of your ancestors. You will find in the book of records and learn that this city is a rebellious city, hurtful to kings and provinces, and they have rebelled in its midst from ancient times. Because of that this city was destroyed. We make known to the king that if this city is built and the walls are finished, you will have nothing in [the province] Beyond the River."

" 'You will not {spread} a false report. Do not lift your hand with [the] wicked to be a malicious witness.

Remind them to be subject to the rulers [and] to the authorities, to obey, to be prepared for every good work, to speak evil of no one, to be peaceable, gentle, showing all courtesy to all people.

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

And Haman said to King Ahasuerus, "There is a certain people scattered and separated among the peoples in all of the provinces of your kingdom; their laws [are] different from every [other] people, and they do not {observe} the laws of the king; it is not appropriate for the king to tolerate them.

Your tongue plans destruction, like a sharp razor, working deceit.

You love all devouring words, O deceitful tongue,

Then they said, "Come and let us plan plans against Jeremiah, for instruction will not be lost from [the] priest, nor advice from [the] wise man, nor [the] word from [the] prophet. Come and {let us bring charges against him}, and let us not listen attentively to any of his words."

Then they secretly instigated men who said, "We have heard him speaking blasphemous words against Moses and God!"

whom Jason has entertained as guests! And these [people] [are] all acting contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying there is another king, Jesus!"

And the chief priests began to accuse him [of] many [things].

O Yahweh, who may reside in your tent? Who may dwell on your holy mountain?

He does not slander with his tongue. He does not harm his friend, nor {bring up} a disgrace against his neighbor.

Remind them to be subject to the rulers [and] to the authorities, to obey, to be prepared for every good work, to speak evil of no one, to be peaceable, gentle, showing all courtesy to all people.

Older women likewise [are to be] reverent in [their] behavior, not slanderous, not enslaved to much wine, teaching what is good,

And I heard a loud voice in heaven saying, "Now the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of his Christ have come, because the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down, the one who accuses them before our God day and night.

The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, 'Behold, a man [who is] a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!' But wisdom is vindicated by her deeds."

As for the men whom Moses sent to explore the land, who returned and made the community grumble against him by spreading a report over the land,

The wives likewise [must be] dignified, not slanderous, temperate, faithful in all [things].

He who conceals hatred [has] lips of deceit, and he who utters slander--he is a fool.

But I tell you that every worthless word that they speak, people will give an account for it on the day of judgment!

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

All bitterness, and rage, and wrath, and clamor, and abusive speech, must be removed from you, together with all wickedness.

The wind of the north produces rain, and a backbiting tongue, angry faces.

From [the] scourge of [the] tongue you shall be hidden, and you shall not be afraid of destruction when it comes.

[when we are] slandered, we encourage. We have become like the refuse of the world, the offscouring of all [things], until now.

With a mouth, the godless shall destroy his neighbor, but by knowledge the righteous are delivered.

You love all devouring words, O deceitful tongue,

Blessed are you when they insult you and persecute [you] and say all kinds of evil things against you, lying on account of me.