14 Bible Verses about Slander

and the Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, 'Lo, a glutton and a wine-drinker, a friend of tax-gatherers and sinners!' Nevertheless, Wisdom is justified by her deeds."

But the Pharisees kept saying, "It is in the power of the Prince of the demons that he is casting out demons."

and began to accuse him. "We have found this fellow perverting our nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, and proclaiming that he is the Messiah and King."

They also set up false witnesses who testified. "This fellow is continually talking against the Holy Place and against the law.

But others were saying with jeer, "These men are full of sweet wine."

"For John the Baptist has come eating no bread and drinking no wine, and you say, 'He has a demon!'

and the Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, 'Lo, a glutton and a wine-drinker, a friend of tax-gatherers and sinners!' Nevertheless, Wisdom is justified by her deeds."

But the Pharisees kept saying, "It is in the power of the Prince of the demons that he is casting out demons."

and began to accuse him. "We have found this fellow perverting our nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, and proclaiming that he is the Messiah and King."

They also set up false witnesses who testified. "This fellow is continually talking against the Holy Place and against the law.

But others were saying with jeer, "These men are full of sweet wine."

"For John the Baptist has come eating no bread and drinking no wine, and you say, 'He has a demon!'

The soldiers also repeatedly questioned him, saying, "And we, what shall we do?" "Do not intimidate any one," he replied, "nor lay false charges, and be content with your pay."

Banish from among you all bitterness and passion and anger and clamor and slander, as well as all malice;

Do not be talking against each other, brothers. He who is talking against a brother and condemning his brothers is talking against the Law and condemning the Law. But if you are condemning the Law, you are not a doer of the Law, but a judge.

They are astonished at this, that you do not run into the same excesses of profligacy as they do; and they speak evil of you.

and began to accuse him. "We have found this fellow perverting our nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, and proclaiming that he is the Messiah and King."

"You are a king, then? You!" said Pilate. "You say truly that I am a king." answered Jesus, "for this purpose I was born, and to this end came I into the world, that I should bear witness to the truth. Every man who is of the truth listens to my voice."

After that Pilate took Jesus and had him scourged; and the soldiers plaited a crown of thorns, placed it on his head, and threw a purple cloak about him, and kept marching up to him, saying, "Hail! King of the Jews!" They also gave him blow after blow with their hands. read more.
Pilate again came forth and said to the people, "See, I am going to bring his out to you, that you may clearly know that I find no crime in him," Then as Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe, Pilate said to them, "BEHOLD, THE MAN!"

When reviled, we bless; when persecuted, we endure; when defamed, we conciliate. We have been made, as it were, scum-o'-the-earth, the very refuse of the world, to this very hour!

For I dread that perhaps, when I come, I may not find you to be such as I wish, and that I may be found by you such as you do not wish; I dread lest there should be quarrels, jealousy, tempers, party spirit, slandering, gossip, arrogance, tumults;

They were overflowing with every kind of iniquity, depravity, greed, and malice. They were full of envy, murder, quarreling, deceit, and malignity.

For I dread that perhaps, when I come, I may not find you to be such as I wish, and that I may be found by you such as you do not wish; I dread lest there should be quarrels, jealousy, tempers, party spirit, slandering, gossip, arrogance, tumults;

They became whisperers, back-biters, hated of God, insolent, haughty, boastful. They invented sins. They were disobedient to parents.

And why not say (as I myself am slanderously reported to say), "Let us do evil that good may come out of it"? Such arguments are rightly condemned.

amid honor or dishonor, amid evil report and good report; as a deceiver and yet true;

Banish from among you all bitterness and passion and anger and clamor and slander, as well as all malice;

Therefore put away all malice, all deceit, insincerity, jealousy, and slander of every sort.

See that you have a clear conscience, so that, although they speak of you as evil-doers, these libelers of your good Christian lives may be ashamed.

Let your manner of life before the Gentiles be honest; so that, although they are now slandering you as evil-doers, they may, by beholding your noble conduct, come to glorify God, in the day of visitation.

but they found none, although many false witnesses came forward.

He who would love life and enjoy happy days, Let him keep his tongue from evil, And his lips from speaking guile;

"I tell you that for every careless word that men speak they shall give account on the day of judgment.

If a man thinks himself to be religious, and yet does not bridle his tongue, but deceives his own religion,

For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murder, adultery, unchastity, theft, perjury, slander.

"The good man out of the good treasure-house of his heart brings forth good; and the evil man out of the evil treasure-house of his heart brings forth evil; for the mouth speaks out of the abundance of the heart.

He who would love life and enjoy happy days, Let him keep his tongue from evil, And his lips from speaking guile;

especially those who spend their lives following the flesh in the lust of defilement, and in despising all authority. Audacious and willful, they feel no awe in railing against dignities;

Yet in just the same way these dreamers also defile the flesh, while they set at naught dominion and scoff at dignities.

Many of them kept saying. "He has a demon and is mad! Why do you listen to him?"

In reply the Jews said to him, "Are we not right in saying that you are a Samaritan, and you also have a demon?"

"Now we know that you have a demon," exclaimed the Jews. Abraham died, and so did the prophets; and yet you say, 'If any man obeys my teaching he shall never taste death.'

For this reason the Jews continued to seek the more eagerly to put him to death, because not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was actually speaking of God as his own Father, thus making himself of God's equal.

"Did you hear his blasphemy? What is your verdict?"

When reviled, we bless; when persecuted, we endure; when defamed, we conciliate. We have been made, as it were, scum-o'-the-earth, the very refuse of the world, to this very hour!

"For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they said, 'He has a demon'; and the Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, 'Lo, a glutton and a wine-drinker, a friend of tax-gatherers and sinners!' Nevertheless, Wisdom is justified by her deeds."

And I heard a great voice in heaven, which said: "Now it is come! the salvation and the power, The kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ! For the accuser of our brethren is thrown down, Who accused them before our God, day and night.

And why not say (as I myself am slanderously reported to say), "Let us do evil that good may come out of it"? Such arguments are rightly condemned.

amid honor or dishonor, amid evil report and good report; as a deceiver and yet true;

And they said many other insulting things against him.

But they repeatedly insisted, "He is stirring up the people throughout all Judea with his teaching which started from Galilee."

Moreover, they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house, and are not only idlers, but gossips also, and busybodies, repeating things they ought not.

See that you have a clear conscience, so that, although they speak of you as evil-doers, these libelers of your good Christian lives may be ashamed.

Let your manner of life before the Gentiles be honest; so that, although they are now slandering you as evil-doers, they may, by beholding your noble conduct, come to glorify God, in the day of visitation.

Deaconesses likewise must be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.

Moreover, they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house, and are not only idlers, but gossips also, and busybodies, repeating things they ought not.

Do not be talking against each other, brothers. He who is talking against a brother and condemning his brothers is talking against the Law and condemning the Law. But if you are condemning the Law, you are not a doer of the Law, but a judge. But One is your Lawgiver and Judge??e who is able to save and to destroy. But you, who are you, to be condemning your neighbor?

he is puffed up with conceit and knows nothing, but is doting about disputations and a strife of words. These give rise to envy, quarrels, railings, evil suspicions,

"Blessed are you when they shall revile you, and persecute you, and say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my name's sake.

Remind them to be submissive to their rulers and authorities; let them be obedient, ready for every good work; they must speak evil of none, they must not be quarrelsome, but gentle, showing perfect meekness toward all.

Then they instigated some to say, "We have heard him speaking blasphemy against Moses and against God;" and in this way they excited the people.

"Jason has received them, and they all act contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, one Jesus."

When the chief priests continued making many accusations against him, Pilate repeatedly questioned him.

Remind them to be submissive to their rulers and authorities; let them be obedient, ready for every good work; they must speak evil of none, they must not be quarrelsome, but gentle, showing perfect meekness toward all.

that older women likewise be reverent in demeanor, not slanderers or slaves to much wine, but teachers of what is right.

And I heard a great voice in heaven, which said: "Now it is come! the salvation and the power, The kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ! For the accuser of our brethren is thrown down, Who accused them before our God, day and night.

and the Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, 'Lo, a glutton and a wine-drinker, a friend of tax-gatherers and sinners!' Nevertheless, Wisdom is justified by her deeds."

Deaconesses likewise must be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.

"I tell you that for every careless word that men speak they shall give account on the day of judgment.

Banish from among you all bitterness and passion and anger and clamor and slander, as well as all malice;

When reviled, we bless; when persecuted, we endure; when defamed, we conciliate. We have been made, as it were, scum-o'-the-earth, the very refuse of the world, to this very hour!

"Blessed are you when they shall revile you, and persecute you, and say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my name's sake.