Psalm 15:3

A Description Of The Godly

² The one who lives honestly, practices righteousness,
and acknowledges the truth in his heart—
³ who does not slander with his tongue,
who does not harm his friend
or discredit his neighbor,
⁴ who despises the one rejected by the Lord
but honors those who fear the Lord,
who keeps his word whatever the cost,

Lifted Up

No

Leviticus 19:16

You must not go about spreading slander among your people; you must not jeopardize your neighbor’s life; I am Yahweh.

Exodus 23:1-33

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

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.

Psalm 101:5-8

I will destroy anyone
who secretly slanders his neighbor;
I cannot tolerate anyone
with haughty eyes or an arrogant heart.

Proverbs 22:10

Drive out a mocker, and conflict goes too;
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.

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.

Jeremiah 9:4-9

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 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 1:30

slanderers, God-haters, arrogant, proud, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents,

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.

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 2:1-2

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

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.