14 Bible Verses about Slander

The Son of man has come eating and drinking, and they say: Behold, a glutton, and a drinker of wine, a friend of publicans and sinners. Yet wisdom is vindicated by her children.

But the Pharisees said: He casts out the demons by the prince of the demons.

And they began to accuse him, saying: We found this man turning the people away, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying that he himself is Christ, a king.

And they brought forward false witnesses, who said: This man ceases not to speak words against this holy place, and the law.

But others deriding, said: They are full of new wine.

For John the Immerser came, neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, He has a demon.

The Son of man has come eating and drinking, and they say: Behold, a glutton, and a drinker of wine, a friend of publicans and sinners. Yet wisdom is vindicated by her children.

But the Pharisees said: He casts out the demons by the prince of the demons.

And they began to accuse him, saying: We found this man turning the people away, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying that he himself is Christ, a king.

And they brought forward false witnesses, who said: This man ceases not to speak words against this holy place, and the law.

But others deriding, said: They are full of new wine.

For John the Immerser came, neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, He has a demon.

And soldiers also asked him, saying: And what shall we do? And he said to them: Take nothing from any one by extortion, nor by false accusation, and be content with your pay.

Let all bitterness and anger and wrath and clamor and impious speaking be put away from you, with all malice:

Do not speak evil one of another, brethren. He that speaks evil of his brother, and judges his brother, speaks evil of the law, and judges the law: but if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law, but a judge.

They are amazed at this that you run not with them into the same excess of debauchery, and they revile you.

And they began to accuse him, saying: We found this man turning the people away, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying that he himself is Christ, a king.

Then Pilate said to him: You are a king, then? Jesus answered; You say that I am a king. For this purpose was I born, and for this purpose I came into the world, that I might testify to the truth. Every one that is of the truth, hears my voice.

Then Pilate, therefore, took Jesus and scourged him. And the soldiers plaited a crown of thorn-branches, and put it upon his head; and they put on him a purple robe, and said: Hail, King of the Jews. And they struck him with their open hands. read more.
Then Pilate came out again, and said to them: Behold, I bring him out to you, that you may know that I find no fault in him. Then Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorn branches, and the purple robe. And Pilate said to them: Be hold the man!

when defamed, we entreat; we have become like the outcasts of the world, the offscouring of all things to this day.

For I fear, lest when I come I shall find you not, such as I wish, and I shall be found by you not such as you wish: lest there shall be contentions, envies, excitements, strife, evil speaking, whisperings, party spirit, disorderly conduct:

as they were filled with all unrighteousness, lewdness, wickedness, covetousness, malice; full of envy, murder, contention, deceit, malignity;

For I fear, lest when I come I shall find you not, such as I wish, and I shall be found by you not such as you wish: lest there shall be contentions, envies, excitements, strife, evil speaking, whisperings, party spirit, disorderly conduct:

whisperers, evil-speakers, haters of God, insolent, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents;

Then, why not say, (as we are slanderously reported as saying, and, as some affirm, that we do say,) Let us do evil, that good may come? Of such persons the condemnation is just.

by honor and dishonor, by evil report, and good report; as impostors, yet truthful;

Let all bitterness and anger and wrath and clamor and impious speaking be put away from you, with all malice:

Therefore, laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envyings, and all evil speakings,

having a good conscience, that, inasmuch as they speak against you as evil-doers, they may be ashamed who traduce your good con duct in Christ.

maintaining an honorable mode of life am one the Gentiles, that, inasmuch as they speak against you as evil-doers, they may, on account of your good works which they witness, glorify God in the day of visitation.

and found none. Though many false witnesses came, yet they found none. At last two false witnesses came,

For he that will love life, and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil, and his lips from speaking guile:

But I say to you, That for every idle word which men speak, they shall give account in the day of judgment.

If any one among you seems to be religious, and bridles not his tongue, but deceives his own heart, this man's religion is vain.

For from the heart come evil reasonings, murders, adulteries, lewd actions, thefts, false testimonies, impious words.

The good man, out of the good treasury of his heart, brings forth that which is good; and the evil man, out of the evil treasury of his heart, brings forth that which is evil. For out of the abundance of his heart his mouth speaks.

For he that will love life, and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil, and his lips from speaking guile:

but especially those who walk after the flesh in unclean lust, and who despise government. Presumptuous, willful men! they are not afraid to speak evil of dignitaries:

Yet, these dreamers also in like manner defile the flesh, despise government, and speak evil of dignitaries.

And many of them said: He has a demon, and is mad; why do you hear him?

The Jews answered, and said to him: Do we not well say that you are a Samaritan, and have a demon?

Then said the Jews to him: Now we know that you have a demon. Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and you say, If a man keep my word, he shall never taste of death.

For this reason, therefore, the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he had not only broken the sabbath, but also said that God was his own father, making himself equal with God.

You have heard his impious speech. What think you? They all condemned him to be a subject of death.

when defamed, we entreat; we have become like the outcasts of the world, the offscouring of all things to this day.

For John came, neither eating nor drinking, and they say: He has a demon. The Son of man has come eating and drinking, and they say: Behold, a glutton, and a drinker of wine, a friend of publicans and sinners. Yet wisdom is vindicated by her children.

And I heard a great voice in heaven, saying: Now has come the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren, he that accused them before our God day and night, is cast down.

Then, why not say, (as we are slanderously reported as saying, and, as some affirm, that we do say,) Let us do evil, that good may come? Of such persons the condemnation is just.

by honor and dishonor, by evil report, and good report; as impostors, yet truthful;

And many other impious things they said to him.

But they became the more urgent, and said: He ex cites the people, teaching throughout the whole of Judea, be ginning from Galilee to this place.

At the same time, also, they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also, and busybodies, speaking things which are not proper.

having a good conscience, that, inasmuch as they speak against you as evil-doers, they may be ashamed who traduce your good con duct in Christ.

maintaining an honorable mode of life am one the Gentiles, that, inasmuch as they speak against you as evil-doers, they may, on account of your good works which they witness, glorify God in the day of visitation.

Their wives likewise must be grave, not slanderers, watchful, faithful in all things.

At the same time, also, they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also, and busybodies, speaking things which are not proper.

Do not speak evil one of another, brethren. He that speaks evil of his brother, and judges his brother, speaks evil of the law, and judges the law: but if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law, but a judge. There is one law-giver that is able to save, and to destroy: who are you that judge an other?

he is mad with conceit, knowing nothing, but has a morbid fondness for questions and contentions about words, out of which come envy, strife, railing, evil suspicions,

Blessed are you, when they shall reproach you, and persecute you, and say every evil thing against you, falsely, on my account.

Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and authorities, to obey rulers, to be ready for every good work, to revile no one, not to be contentious, but gentle, showing all meekness to all men.

Then they instigated men to say: We have heard him speak impious words against Moses, and against God.

whom Jason has received into his house: and they all act in opposition to the decrees of Caesar, saying, That there is another king, Jesus.

And the chief priests accused him of many things.

Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and authorities, to obey rulers, to be ready for every good work, to revile no one, not to be contentious, but gentle, showing all meekness to all men.

that the aged women likewise be, in deportment, as it becomes holy women, not slanderers, not enslaved to much wine, teachers of good things,

And I heard a great voice in heaven, saying: Now has come the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren, he that accused them before our God day and night, is cast down.

The Son of man has come eating and drinking, and they say: Behold, a glutton, and a drinker of wine, a friend of publicans and sinners. Yet wisdom is vindicated by her children.

Their wives likewise must be grave, not slanderers, watchful, faithful in all things.

But I say to you, That for every idle word which men speak, they shall give account in the day of judgment.

Let all bitterness and anger and wrath and clamor and impious speaking be put away from you, with all malice:

when defamed, we entreat; we have become like the outcasts of the world, the offscouring of all things to this day.

Blessed are you, when they shall reproach you, and persecute you, and say every evil thing against you, falsely, on my account.