15 Bible Verses about False Accusations

Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thy hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.

Thou shalt not go up and down as a tale-bearer among thy people; neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbor; I am the LORD.

My enemies speak evil of me, When shall he die, and his name perish? And if he cometh to see me, he speaketh vanity: his heart gathereth iniquity to itself; when he goeth abroad, he telleth it. All that hate me whisper together against me: against me do they devise my hurt.read more.
An evil disease, say they, cleaveth fast to him: and now that he lieth he shall rise no more. Yes, my own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, who ate of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me.

And the soldiers likewise asked him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said to them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely, and be content with your wages.

Without natural affection, truce-breakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,

If ye are reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you. On their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.

But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the LORD hath sought him a man after his own heart, and the LORD hath commanded him to be captain over his people, because thou hast not kept that which the LORD commanded thee.

And thou hast also appointed prophets to preach of thee at Jerusalem, saying, There is a king in Judah: and now shall it be reported to the king according to these words. Come now therefore, and let us take counsel together.

But put forth thy hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse thee to thy face.

For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for naught, and stripped the naked of their clothing.

And when he was in the gate of Benjamin, a captain of the ward was there, whose name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah; and he took Jeremiah the prophet, saying, Thou fallest away to the Chaldeans.

And the scribes and Pharisees watched him, to see whether he would heal on the sabbath; that they might find an accusation against him.

Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evil-doers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good deportment in Christ.

Blessed are ye when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.