Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearest thou men's words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt?
Bible References
General references
1 Samuel 26:19
Now therefore, please let my lord the king listen to the words of his servant. If the Lord has stirred you up against me, let Him accept an offering; but if it is men, cursed are they before the Lord, for they have driven me out today so that I would have no attachment with the inheritance of the Lord, saying, ‘Go, serve other gods.’
Leviticus 19:16
You shall not go about as a slanderer among your people, and you are not to act against the life of your neighbor; I am the Lord.
Psalm 101:5 Whoever secretly slanders his neighbor, him I will destroy;
No one who has ahaughty look and an arrogant heart will I endure.
No one who has a
Psalm 141:6 Their judges are thrown down by the sides of the rock,
And they hear my words, for they are pleasant.
And they hear my words, for they are pleasant.
Proverbs 16:28 A perverse man spreads strife,
And a slanderer separates intimate friends.
And a slanderer separates intimate friends.
Proverbs 17:4 An evildoer listens to wicked lips;
Aliar pays attention to a destructive tongue.
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Proverbs 18:8 The words of a whisperer are like dainty morsels,
And they go down into theinnermost parts of the body.
And they go down into the
Proverbs 25:23 The north wind brings forth rain,
And abackbiting tongue, an angry countenance.
And a
Proverbs 26:20 For lack of wood the fire goes out,
And where there is nowhisperer, contention quiets down.
And where there is no
Proverbs 29:12 If a ruler pays attention to falsehood,
All his ministers become wicked.
All his ministers become wicked.
Ecclesiastes 7:21
Also, do not take seriously all words which are spoken, so that you will not hear your servant cursing you.
James 3:6
And the tongue is a fire, the very world of iniquity; the tongue is set among our members as that which defiles the entire body, and sets on fire the course of our life, and is set on fire by hell.