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
Please let my lord the king listen to the words of his servant. If Jehovah has stirred you up against me, let Him accept an offering. If it is men, cursed are they before Jehovah. They have driven me out today so that I would have no attachment with the inheritance of Jehovah, saying: 'Go serve other gods.'
Leviticus 19:16
Never gossip. Never endanger your neighbor's life. I am Jehovah.
Psalm 101:5
I will destroy anyone who secretly slanders his neighbor. I will not tolerate anyone with a conceited look or arrogant heart.
Psalm 141:6
When their judges are thrown off a cliff, they will listen to what I have to say. It will sound pleasant to them.
Proverbs 16:28
A perverse man sows discord. A whisperer separates good friends.
Proverbs 17:4
The evildoer pays attention to false lips. A liar listens attentively to a wicked tongue.
Proverbs 18:8
The words of a talebearer cause wounds. They plunge down to the innermost parts.
Proverbs 25:23
The north wind drives away rain. So does an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.
Proverbs 26:20
Without wood the fire goes out. Without a talebearer strife ceases.
Proverbs 29:12
If a ruler listens to lies, all his servants are wicked.
Ecclesiastes 7:21
Do not pay attention to everything that is said lest you hear your servant curse you.
James 3:6
The tongue is like fire, the place of iniquity among our members. It defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of our life. It is set ablaze like the ever-burning fires in the Valley of Hinnom (Greek: Gehenna: symbolic of total destruction).