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 shalt not take up a false report: put not thy hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.

He that slandereth not with his tongue, Nor doeth evil to his friend, Nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbor;

He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets; But he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth a matter.

He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets; Therefore company not with him that openeth 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 every 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.

Women in like manner must be grave, not slanderers, temperate, faithful in all things.

without natural affection, implacable, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, no lovers of good,

that aged women likewise be reverent in demeanor, not slanderers nor enslaved to much wine, teachers of that which is good;

Putting away therefore all wickedness, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,

Stand

Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.

Thou shalt not take up a false report: put not thy hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.

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

and they found it not, though many false witnesses came. But afterward came two,

saying, I have sinned in that I betrayed innocent blood. But they said, What is that to us? see thou to it .

Then they suborned men, who said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God.

But, that I be not further tedious unto thee, I entreat thee to hear us of thy clemency a few words.

General references

Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.

And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearkenest thou to men's words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt?