16 Bible Verses about Character Assassination

Whoever hates disguises himself with his lips and harbors deceit in his heart; when he speaks graciously, believe him not, for there are seven abominations in his heart;

He has stripped from me my glory and taken the crown from my head.

There are men in you who slander to shed blood, and people in you who eat on the mountains; they commit lewdness in your midst.

You shall not go around as a slanderer among your people, and you shall not stand up against the life of your neighbor: I am the LORD.

There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are an abomination to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that make haste to run to evil,read more.
a false witness who breathes out lies, and one who sows discord among brothers.

A dishonest man spreads strife, and a whisperer separates close friends.

Whoever covers an offense seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates close friends.

Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice.read more.
Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.

For I hear the whispering of many-- terror on every side!-- as they scheme together against me, as they plot to take my life.

The insolent smear me with lies, but with my whole heart I keep your precepts;

Be not silent, O God of my praise! For wicked and deceitful mouths are opened against me, speaking against me with lying tongues. They encircle me with words of hate, and attack me without cause.

With his mouth the godless man would destroy his neighbor, but by knowledge the righteous are delivered.

For the ruthless shall come to nothing and the scoffer cease, and all who watch to do evil shall be cut off, who by a word make a man out to be an offender, and lay a snare for him who reproves in the gate, and with an empty plea turn aside him who is in the right.

For John the Baptist has come eating no bread and drinking no wine, and you say, 'He has a demon.'

But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brothers.

And those who passed by derided him, wagging their heads and saying, "You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross." So also the chief priests, with the scribes and elders, mocked him, saying,read more.
"He saved others; he cannot save himself. He is the King of Israel; let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him. He trusts in God; let God deliver him now, if he desires him. For he said, 'I am the Son of God.'" And the robbers who were crucified with him also reviled him in the same way.