Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour.
Taketh up
General references
Bible References
Backbiteth
Psalm 101:5 I will destroy anyone
who secretly slanders his neighbor;
I cannot tolerate anyone
with haughty eyes or an arrogant heart.
who secretly slanders his neighbor;
I cannot tolerate anyone
with haughty eyes or an arrogant heart.
Leviticus 19:16
You must not go about spreading slander among your people; you must not jeopardize your neighbor’s life; I am Yahweh.
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.
Don’t trust any brother,
for every brother will certainly deceive,
and every friend spread slander.
Romans 1:30
slanderers, God-haters, arrogant, proud, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents,
Titus 3:2
to slander no one, to avoid fighting, and to be kind, always showing gentleness to all people.
James 4:11
Don’t criticize one another, brothers. He who criticizes a brother or judges his brother criticizes the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge.
1 Peter 2:1
So rid yourselves of all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all slander.
Doeth
1 Samuel 24:11
See, my father! Look at the corner of your robe in my hand, for I cut it off, but I didn’t kill you. Look and recognize that there is no evil or rebellion in me. I haven’t sinned against you even though you are hunting me down to take my life.
Isaiah 56:2 Happy is the man who does this,
anyone who maintains this,
who keeps the Sabbath without desecrating it,
and keeps his hand from doing any evil.
anyone who maintains this,
who keeps the Sabbath without desecrating it,
and keeps his hand from doing any evil.
Matthew 7:12 Therefore, whatever you want others to do for you, do also the same for them—this is the Law and the Prophets.
Romans 12:17
Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Try to do what is honorable in everyone’s eyes.
Romans 13:10
Love does no wrong to a neighbor. Love, therefore, is the fulfillment of the law.
3 John 1:11
Dear friend, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. The one who does good is of God; the one who does evil has not seen God.
Taketh up
Proverbs 22:10 Drive out a mocker, and conflict goes too;
then quarreling and dishonor will cease.
then quarreling and dishonor will cease.
Proverbs 25:3 As the heaven is high and the earth is deep,
so the hearts of kings cannot be investigated.
so the hearts of kings cannot be investigated.
General references
Exodus 20:16 Do not give false testimony against your neighbor.