Leviticus 19:16

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbour: I am the LORD.

Tale-bearer

Stand

Acts 24:4

General references

Exodus 20:16

1 Samuel 24:9

Bible References

Tale-bearer

Thou shall not take up a FALSE report. Do not put thy hand with the wicked man to be an unrighteous witness.

he who does no slander with his tongue, nor does evil to his friend, nor takes up a reproach against his neighbor,

He who goes around as a tale-bearer reveals secrets, but he who is of a faithful spirit conceals a matter.

He who goes about as a tale-bearer reveals secrets. Therefore do not associate with him who opens wide his lips.

They are all grievous revolters, going about with slanders. They are brass and iron. They all of them deal corruptly.

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.

Slanderous men have been in thee to shed blood, and in thee they have eaten upon the mountains. In the midst of thee they have committed lewdness.

The wives likewise, be honorable, not slanderous, without wine, faithful in all things.

devoid of natural affection, irreconcilable, slanderous, without self-control, savage, no lovers of good,

Aged women likewise be reverent in behavior, not slanderous, not enslaved to much wine, teachers of what is good,

Therefore, having put off all evil and all deceit and hypocrisies and envies and all evil speaking,

Stand

Thou shall not bear FALSE witness against thy neighbor.

Thou shall not take up a FALSE report. Do not put thy hand with the wicked man to be an unrighteous witness.

And set two men, base fellows, before him, and let them bear witness against him, saying, Thou cursed God and the king. And then carry him out, and stone him to death.

and they did not find it. And although many FALSE witnesses came, they did not find it.

saying, I sinned, having betrayed innocent blood. But they said, What is it to us? See thou to it.

Then they instigated men who said, We have heard him speaking blasphemous sayings against Moses and God.

But, that I may not detain thee on more, I entreat thee in thy clemency to hear us briefly.

General references

Thou shall not bear FALSE witness against thy neighbor.

And David said to Saul, Why do thou hearken to men's words, saying, Behold, David seeks thy hurt?