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 raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.

He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour.

A talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter.

He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.

They are all grievous revolters, walking with slanders: they are brass and iron; they are all corrupters.

Take ye heed every one of his neighbour, and trust ye not in any brother: for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbour will walk with slanders.

In thee are men that carry tales to shed blood: and in thee they eat upon the mountains: in the midst of thee they commit lewdness.

Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.

Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,

The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;

Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,

Stand

Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.

Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.

And set two men, sons of Belial, before him, to bear witness against him, saying, Thou didst blaspheme God and the king. And then carry him out, and stone him, that he may die.

But found none: yea, though many false witnesses came, yet found they none. At the last came two false witnesses,

Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that.

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

Notwithstanding, that I be not further tedious unto thee, I pray thee that thou wouldest hear us of thy clemency a few words.

General references

Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.

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