17 Bible Verses about Character Assassination

He who hates disguises with his lips, and stores deceit within him. When he speaks kind words do not believe him. There are seven abominations in his heart.

He stripped me of my honor. He took the crown off my head.

Look! I am sending you prophets, wise men, and scribes. Some of them you will torture and kill. Others you will torment and persecute from city to city.

Your people tell lies about others in order to have them put to death. They eat sacrifices offered to idols. They always satisfy their lusts.

Never gossip. Never endanger your neighbor's life. I am Jehovah.

Jehovah hates these six things: Yes, seven are an abomination to him: A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, A heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that run quickly to badness,read more.
A false witness that speaks lies, and he that sows discord among brothers.

A perverse man sows discord. A whisperer separates good friends.

He who covers a transgression seeks love but he who gossips breaks up friendships.

Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth. Speak what is good for understanding as the need may be, that it may give grace (divine favor) to those who hear. Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in which (Greek: en hos) (in which) (Greek: hos, he ho) (whereby) (which) you were sealed to the day of release by ransom. Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and screaming, and abusive speech, be put away (removed) (expiated) from you, along with all malice.read more.
You should be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, even as God also forgave you through (by means of) Christ.

I have heard the whispering of many people, terror on every side, while they made plans together against me. They were plotting to take my life.

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

([Psalm of David]) O God, whom I praise, do not be silent. Wicked and deceitful people have opened their mouths against me. They speak against me with lying tongues. They surround me with hateful words. They fight against me without reason.

A godless hypocrite destroys his neighbor with his mouth. The righteous will be delivered through knowledge.

All who are cruel and arrogant will be extinguished. Those who live by crime will be removed. God will destroy those who slander others. He will destroy those who prevent the punishment of criminals and those who tell lies to keep honest people from getting justice.

John the Baptist came fasting and drinking no wine and you say he has a demon.

The unbelieving Jews stirred up the people of the nations and poisoned their minds against the brothers.

People passing by spoke evil abuse to him. They wagged their heads and said, 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 stake. In like manner the chief priests, scribes, and elders mocked him.read more.
They said: He saved others, but cannot save himself. He is the King of Israel; let him now come down from the stake and we will believe in him. He trusts in God. Let him save him now if he wants him. After all he said: I am the Son of God. The robbers that were impaled with him also insulted him.