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
And now, please let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If Jehovah has stirred you up against me, let Him accept an offering. But if it is the sons of men, they are cursed before Jehovah. For they have driven me out today from joining myself with the inheritance of Jehovah, saying, Go, serve other gods.
Leviticus 19:16
You shall not go as a slanderer among your people; you shall not stand against the blood of your neighbor. I am Jehovah.
Psalm 101:5
Whoever secretly slanders his neighbor, I will cut him off; him who has a high look and a proud heart, I will not allow.
Psalm 141:6
When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet.
Proverbs 16:28
A perverse man causes fighting, and a whisperer separates chief friends.
Proverbs 17:4
A wicked doer gives heed to false lips; a liar gives ear to an evil tongue.
Proverbs 18:8
The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
Proverbs 25:23
The north wind drives away rain; so does an angry face a backbiting tongue.
Proverbs 26:20
Where there is no wood, the fire goes out; and where there is no talebearer, the fighting ceases.
Proverbs 29:12
If a ruler listens to lies, all his servants are wicked.
Ecclesiastes 7:21
Also do not listen to all words that are spoken; lest you hear your servant curse you.
James 3:6
And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity. So the tongue is set among our members, spotting all the body and inflaming the course of nature, and being inflamed by hell.