Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And give occasions of speech against her, and bring up an evil name upon her, and say, I took this woman, and when I came to her, I found her not a maid:
General references
Bible References
General references
Deuteronomy 22:19
And they shall amerce him in a hundred shekels of silver, and give them to the father of the damsel, because he hath brought an evil name upon a virgin of Israel: and she shall be his wife; he may not put her away all his days.
Exodus 20:16
Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.
Exodus 23:1
Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thy hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.
Proverbs 18:8
The words of a tale-bearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
1 Timothy 5:14
I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give no occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully.