Leviticus 19:16

Justice, Love, And Propriety

¹⁵ “You must not act unjustly when deciding a case. Do not be partial to the poor or give preference to the rich; judge your neighbor fairly. ¹⁶ You must not go about spreading slander among your people; you must not jeopardize your neighbor’s life; I am Yahweh. ¹⁷ “You must not harbor hatred against your brother. Rebuke your neighbor directly, and you will not incur guilt because of him.

False Witness

I Am the Lord

Jehovah

Exodus 23:1

“You must not spread a false report. Do not join the wicked to be a malicious witness.

Exodus 23:7

Stay far away from a false accusation. Do not kill the innocent and the just, because I will not justify the guilty.

Psalm 15:3

who does not slander with his tongue,
who does not harm his friend
or discredit his neighbor,

Proverbs 11:13

A gossip goes around revealing a secret,
but a trustworthy person keeps a confidence.

Ezekiel 22:9

There are men within you who slander in order to shed blood. People who live in you eat at the mountain shrines; they commit immoral acts within you.

1 Kings 21:10-13

Then seat two wicked men opposite him and have them testify against him, saying, “You have cursed God and the king!” Then take him out and stone him to death.

Proverbs 20:19

The one who reveals secrets is a constant gossip;
avoid someone with a big mouth.

Jeremiah 6:28

All are stubborn rebels
spreading slander.
They are bronze and iron;
all of them are corrupt.

Jeremiah 9:4

Everyone has to be on guard against his friend.
Don’t trust any brother,
for every brother will certainly deceive,
and every friend spread slander.

Matthew 26:60-61

But they could not find any, even though many false witnesses came forward. Finally, two who came forward

Acts 6:11-13

Then they persuaded some men to say, “We heard him speaking blasphemous words against Moses and God!”

Exodus 20:16

Do not give false testimony against your neighbor.

Matthew 27:4

“I have sinned by betraying innocent blood,” he said.

“What’s that to us?” they said. “See to it yourself!”

Acts 24:4-9

However, so that I will not burden you any further, I beg you in your graciousness to give us a brief hearing.

1 Timothy 3:11

Wives, too, must be worthy of respect, not slanderers, self-controlled, faithful in everything.

2 Timothy 3:3

unloving, irreconcilable, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, without love for what is good,

Titus 2:3

In the same way, older women are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers, not addicted to much wine. They are to teach what is good,

1 Peter 2:1

So rid yourselves of all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all slander.