Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And he hath slandered thy servant unto my lord the king; but my lord the king is as an angel of God: do therefore what is good in thine eyes.
As an angel
General references
Bible References
Slandered
2 Samuel 16:3
And the king said, And where is thy master's son? And Ziba said to the king, Behold, he abides at Jerusalem, for he said, Today the house of Israel will restore for me the kingdom of my father.
Exodus 20:16
Thou shall not bear FALSE witness against thy neighbor.
Psalm 15:3
he who does no slander with his tongue, nor does evil to his friend, nor takes up a reproach against his neighbor,
Psalm 101:5
He who slanders his neighbor secretly, him I will destroy. He who has a high look and a proud heart I will not endure.
Jeremiah 9:4
Take ye heed each one of his neighbor, and trust ye not in any brother, for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbor will go about with slanders.
As an angel
2 Samuel 14:17
Then thy handmaid said, Let, I pray thee, the word of my lord the king be gracious, for as an agent of God, so is my lord the king to discern good and bad. And LORD thy God be with thee.
1 Samuel 29:9
And Achish answered and said to David, I know that thou are good in my sight, as an agent of God, notwithstanding the rulers of the Philistines have said, He shall not go up with us to the battle.
General references
Proverbs 18:17
He who pleads his case first [seems] just, but his neighbor comes and searches him out.