49 Bible Verses about accusations
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If a false witness rise up against any man to testify against him that which is wrong;
One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter be established.
Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.
Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.
Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty.
Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.
For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:
Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.
Wherefore, if I come, I will remember his deeds which he doeth, prating against us with malicious words: and not content therewith, neither doth he himself receive the brethren, and forbiddeth them that would, and casteth them out of the church.
And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him.
If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.
No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD.
He is near that justifieth me; who will contend with me? let us stand together: who is mine adversary? let him come near to me.
In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight:
Yet let no man strive, nor reprove another: for thy people are as they that strive with the priest.
Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.
Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death;
And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.
And, lo, he hath given occasions of speech against her, saying, I found not thy daughter a maid; and yet these are the tokens of my daughter's virginity. And they shall spread the cloth before the elders of the city.
Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.
Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father: there is one that accuseth you, even Moses, in whom ye trust.
Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.
For thou writest bitter things against me, and makest me to possess the iniquities of my youth.
And the king commanded, and they brought those men which had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions, them, their children, and their wives; and the lions had the mastery of them, and brake all their bones in pieces or ever they came at the bottom of the den.
Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;)
Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find none occasion nor fault; forasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him.
And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.
These things hast thou done, and I kept silence; thou thoughtest that I was altogether such an one as thyself: but I will reprove thee, and set them in order before thine eyes.
Whereas angels, which are greater in power and might, bring not railing accusation against them before the Lord.
Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God?
And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods.
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And Eli said unto her, How long wilt thou be drunken? put away thy wine from thee.
And thou hast also appointed prophets to preach of thee at Jerusalem, saying, There is a king in Judah: and now shall it be reported to the king according to these words. Come now therefore, and let us take counsel together.
But put forth thine hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse thee to thy face.
For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing.
And when he was in the gate of Benjamin, a captain of the ward was there, whose name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah; and he took Jeremiah the prophet, saying, Thou fallest away to the Chaldeans.
Topics on Accusations
Accusations, Against Christ
John 19:6When the chief priests therefore and officers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Take ye him, and crucify him: for I find no fault in him.
Accusations, Against Early Christians
Acts 16:19-21And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into the marketplace unto the rulers,
Accusations, False Examples
Genesis 31:26-30And Laban said to Jacob, What hast thou done, that thou hast stolen away unawares to me, and carried away my daughters, as captives taken with the sword?
Accusations, In Church Affairs
1 Timothy 5:19Against an elder receive not an accusation, but before two or three witnesses.
Accusations, Nt Legal System
Acts 19:38-41Wherefore if Demetrius, and the craftsmen which are with him, have a matter against any man, the law is open, and there are deputies: let them implead one another.
Accusations, Ot Legal System
Deuteronomy 19:15-21One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter be established.
Accusations, Source Of
Job 1:6-12Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them.
False Accusations
Exodus 23:1Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.
False Accusations, Examples Of
Genesis 39:7-20And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me.