17 Bible Verses about Character Assassination

With his lips the hater makes things seem what they are not, but deceit is stored up inside him; When he says fair words, have no belief in him; for in his heart are seven evils:

He has put off my glory from me, and taken the crown from my head.

For this reason, I send you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: some of them you will put to death and put on the cross, and to some of them you will give blows in your Synagogues, driving them from town to town;

In you there are men who say evil of others, causing death; in you they have taken the flesh with the blood for food; in your streets they have put evil designs into effect.

Do not go about saying untrue things among your people, or take away the life of your neighbour by false witness: I am the Lord.

Six things are hated by the Lord; seven things are disgusting to him: Eyes of pride, a false tongue, hands which take life without cause; A heart full of evil designs, feet which are quick in running after sin;read more.
A false witness, breathing out untrue words, and one who lets loose violent acts among brothers.

A man of twisted purposes is a cause of fighting everywhere: and he who says evil secretly makes trouble between friends.

He who keeps a sin covered is looking for love; but he who keeps on talking of a thing makes division between friends.

Let no evil talk come out of your mouth, but only what is good for giving necessary teaching, and for grace to those who give ear. And do not give grief to the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were marked for the day of salvation. Let all bitter, sharp and angry feeling, and noise, and evil words, be put away from you, with all unkind acts;read more.
And be kind to one another, full of pity, having forgiveness for one another, even as God in Christ had forgiveness for you.

False statements against me have come to my ears; fear was on every side: they were talking together against me, designing to take away my life.

The men of pride have said false things about me; but I will keep your orders in my heart.

God of my praise, let my prayer be answered; For the mouth of the sinner is open against me in deceit: his tongue has said false things against me. Words of hate are round about me; they have made war against me without cause.

With his mouth the evil man sends destruction on his neighbour; but through knowledge the upright are taken out of trouble.

For the cruel one has come to nothing; and those who make sport of the Lord are gone; and those who are watching to do evil are cut off: Who give help to a man in a wrong cause, and who put a net for the feet of him who gives decisions in the public place, taking away a man's right without cause.

For John the Baptist came, taking no food or drink, and you say, He has an evil spirit.

But those Jews who had not the faith, made the minds of the Gentiles bitter against the brothers.

And those who went by said bitter words to him, shaking their heads and saying, You who would give the Temple to destruction and put it up again in three days, get yourself free: if you are the Son of God, come down from the cross. In the same way, the chief priests, making sport of him, with the scribes and those in authority, said,read more.
A saviour of others, he has no salvation for himself. If he is the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will have faith in him. He put his faith in God; let God be his saviour now, if he will have him; for he said, I am the Son of God. And the thieves who were on the crosses said evil words to him.