17 Bible Verses about Character Assassination

He who hates disguises it with his lips,
But he lays up deceit in his heart.
When he speaks graciously, do not believe him,
For there are seven abominations in his heart.

“He has stripped my honor from me
And removed the crown from my head.

“Therefore, behold, I am sending you prophets and wise men and scribes; some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city,

Slanderous men have been in you for the purpose of shedding blood, and in you they have eaten at the mountain shrines. In your midst they have committed acts of lewdness.

You shall not go about as a slanderer among your people, and you are not to act against the life of your neighbor; I am the Lord.

There are six things which the Lord hates,
Yes, seven which are an abomination to Him:
Haughty eyes, a lying tongue,
And hands that shed innocent blood,
A heart that devises wicked plans,
Feet that run rapidly to evil,
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A false witness who utters lies,
And one who spreads strife among brothers.

A perverse man spreads strife,
And a slanderer separates intimate friends.

He who conceals a transgression seeks love,
But he who repeats a matter separates intimate friends.

Let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth, but only such a word as is good for edification according to the need of the moment, so that it will give grace to those who hear. 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, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you.

For I have heard the slander of many,
Terror is on every side;
While they took counsel together against me,
They schemed to take away my life.

The arrogant have forged a lie against me;
With all my heart I will observe Your precepts.

For the choir director. A Psalm of David.
O God of my praise,
Do not be silent!
For they have opened the wicked and deceitful mouth against me;
They have spoken against me with a lying tongue.
They have also surrounded me with words of hatred,
And fought against me without cause.

With his mouth the godless man destroys his neighbor,
But through knowledge the righteous will be delivered.

For the ruthless will come to an end and the scorner will be finished,
Indeed all who are intent on doing evil will be cut off;
Who cause a person to be indicted by a word,
And ensnare him who adjudicates at the gate,
And defraud the one in the right with meaningless arguments.

For John the Baptist has come eating no bread and drinking no wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon!’

But the Jews who disbelieved stirred up the minds of the Gentiles and embittered them against the brethren.

And those passing by were hurling abuse at Him, wagging their heads and saying, “You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross.” In the same way the chief priests also, along with the scribes and elders, were mocking Him and saying,read more.
“He saved others; He cannot save Himself. He is the King of Israel; let Him now come down from the cross, and we will believe in Him. He trusts in God; let God rescue Him now, if He delights in Him; for He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’” The robbers who had been crucified with Him were also insulting Him with the same words.