14 Bible Verses about Slander

The Son of man is come eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a glutton and a wine-bibber, a friend of publicans and sinners; but wisdom is justified by her children.

But the Pharisees said, He casteth out devils by Beelzebub, the prince of the devils.

And they accused him saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Cesar, saying, that he himself is Christ a king.

And set up false witnesses who said, This man ceaseth not to speak words against the holy place and the law.

But others mocking, said, They are full of sweet wine.

For John the Baptist came neither eating bread, nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a devil.

The Son of man is come eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a glutton and a wine-bibber, a friend of publicans and sinners; but wisdom is justified by her children.

But the Pharisees said, He casteth out devils by Beelzebub, the prince of the devils.

And they accused him saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Cesar, saying, that he himself is Christ a king.

And set up false witnesses who said, This man ceaseth not to speak words against the holy place and the law.

But others mocking, said, They are full of sweet wine.

For John the Baptist came neither eating bread, nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a devil.

And the soldiers likewise asked him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said to them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your pay.

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil-speaking be put away from you with all malice.

Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law. But if thou judgest the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.

Wherein they think it strange, that ye run not with them to the same excess of riot,

And they accused him saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Cesar, saying, that he himself is Christ a king.

Pilate said to him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest. I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I might bear witness to the truth.

Then Pilate therefore took Jesus and scourged him. And the soldiers having platted a crown of thorns, put it on his head, and put on him a purple robe, And said, Hail, king of the Jews. And they smote him on the cheeks. read more.
Pilate went out again, and saith to them, Lo, I bring him forth to you, that ye may know, I find no fault in him. Then Jesus came forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe, And he saith to them, Behold the man.

Being defamed, we intreat: we are made as the filth of the world, and off-scouring of all things to this day.

For I fear lest when I come, I should not find you such as I would, and lest I should be found by you such as ye would not: lest there should be contentions, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults, Lest my God should humble me when I come to you again,

full of envy, murder, contention, deceit, malignity:

For I fear lest when I come, I should not find you such as I would, and lest I should be found by you such as ye would not: lest there should be contentions, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults, Lest my God should humble me when I come to you again,

Whisperers, backbiters: haters of God, violent, proud: boasters, inventers of evil things: disobedient to parents,

And why may we not (as we are slandered, and as some affirm us to say) do evil, that good may come? Whose damnation is just.

Through honour and dishonour, through evil report and good report; as deceivers, yet true, As unknown, yet well-known;

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil-speaking be put away from you with all malice.

Wherefore laying aside all wickedness, and all guile, and dissimulation, and envies,

Having a good conscience, that whereas they speak against you as evil doers, they may be ashamed who falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.

which war against the soul, Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles, that whereas they speak against you as evil-doers, they may by your good works which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.

to put him to death, But found none; yea, tho' many false witnesses came, yet found they none.

For he that loveth life and desireth to see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips, that they speak no guile:

But I say to you, That every idle word which men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.

If any one be ever so religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain.

For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, railings.

A good man, out of the good treasure of his heart, bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man, out of the evil treasure of his heart, bringeth forth that which is evil; for of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

For he that loveth life and desireth to see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips, that they speak no guile:

But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness and despise government: presumptuous, self-willed; they are not afraid to rail at dignities:

In like manner these dreamers also defile the flesh, despise authority, rail at dignities.

Many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad: why hear ye him?

Then answered the Jews and said to him, Say we not well, That thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil?

Then said the Jews to him, Now we know that thou hast a devil. Abraham is dead and the prophets; yet thou sayest, If a man keep my word, he shall never taste of death.

Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only broke the sabbath, but also said, that God was his own Father, making himself equal with God.

Ye have heard the blasphemy: what think ye? And they all condemned him to deserve death.

Being defamed, we intreat: we are made as the filth of the world, and off-scouring of all things to this day.

For John came neither eating nor drinking; and they say, He hath a devil. The Son of man is come eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a glutton and a wine-bibber, a friend of publicans and sinners; but wisdom is justified by her children.

And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come the salvation, and the might, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ, for the accuser of our brethren is cast out, who accused them before our God day and night.

And why may we not (as we are slandered, and as some affirm us to say) do evil, that good may come? Whose damnation is just.

Through honour and dishonour, through evil report and good report; as deceivers, yet true, As unknown, yet well-known;

And many other things blasphemously spake they against him.

But they were the more violent saying, He stirreth up the people, teaching through all Judea, beginning from Galilee, to this place.

And withal they learn to be idle, going about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers and busy bodies, speaking what they ought not.

Having a good conscience, that whereas they speak against you as evil doers, they may be ashamed who falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.

which war against the soul, Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles, that whereas they speak against you as evil-doers, they may by your good works which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.

In like manner their wives must be serious, not slanderers, vigilant, faithful in all things.

And withal they learn to be idle, going about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers and busy bodies, speaking what they ought not.

Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law. But if thou judgest the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge. There is one lawgiver that is able to save and to destroy: Who art thou that judgest another?

He is puffed up, knowing nothing, but being sick of questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, contention, evil speakings,

Happy are ye when men shall revile and persecute you, and say all manner of evil against you falsely for my sake.

Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready for every good work: To speak evil of no man, not to be quarrelsome, to be gentle, shewing all meekness toward all men.

Then they suborned men who said, We have heard him speaking blasphemous words against Moses and against God.

Whom Jason hath privately received; and all these men act contrary to the decrees of Cesar, saying, that there is another king, one Jesus.

And the chief priests accused him of many things; but he answered nothing.

Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready for every good work: To speak evil of no man, not to be quarrelsome, to be gentle, shewing all meekness toward all men.

That the aged women in like manner, be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not slanderers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things:

And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come the salvation, and the might, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ, for the accuser of our brethren is cast out, who accused them before our God day and night.

The Son of man is come eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a glutton and a wine-bibber, a friend of publicans and sinners; but wisdom is justified by her children.

In like manner their wives must be serious, not slanderers, vigilant, faithful in all things.

But I say to you, That every idle word which men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil-speaking be put away from you with all malice.

Being defamed, we intreat: we are made as the filth of the world, and off-scouring of all things to this day.

Happy are ye when men shall revile and persecute you, and say all manner of evil against you falsely for my sake.