22 Bible Verses about Slander

And Eli said to her, How long are you going to be the worse for drink? Put away the effects of your wine from you.

And that you have prophets preaching about you in Jerusalem, and saying, There is a king in Judah: now an account of these things will be sent to the king. So come now, and let us have a discussion.

But now, if you only put your hand on his bone and his flesh, he will certainly be cursing you to your face.

For you have taken your brother's goods when he was not in your debt, and have taken away the clothing of those who have need of it.

But when he was at the Benjamin door, a captain of the watch named Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah, who was stationed there, put his hand on Jeremiah the prophet, saying, You are going to give yourself up to the Chaldaeans.

The Son of man has come feasting, and they say, See, a lover of food and wine, a friend of tax-farmers and sinners! And wisdom is judged to be right by her works.

But the Pharisees said, By the ruler of evil spirits, he sends evil spirits out of men.

And they made statements against him, saying, This man has to our knowledge been teaching our nation to do wrong, and not to make payment of taxes to Caesar, even saying that he himself is Christ, a king.

And they got false witnesses who said, This man is for ever saying things against this holy place and against the law:

But others, making sport of them, said, They are full of new wine.

Let everyone keep watch on his neighbour, and put no faith in any brother: for every brother will certainly be tricking his brother, and every neighbour will go about saying evil.

False statements against me have come to my ears; fear was on every side: they were talking together against me, designing to take away my life.

Hate is covered up by the lips of the upright man, but he who lets out evil about another is foolish.

With his mouth the evil man sends destruction on his neighbour; but through knowledge the upright are taken out of trouble.

For John the Baptist came, taking no food or drink, and you say, He has an evil spirit.

But the chiefs of the children of Ammon said to Hanun their lord, Does it seem to you that David is honouring your father by sending comforters to you? has he not sent his servants to go through the town and make secret observation of it, and overcome it?

But now, put out your hand against all he has, and he will be cursing you to your face.

Then Amaziah, the priest of Beth-el, sent to Jeroboam, king of Israel, saying, Amos has made designs against you among the people of Israel: the land is troubled by his words.

Hate is covered up by the lips of the upright man, but he who lets out evil about another is foolish.

And Eli said to her, How long are you going to be the worse for drink? Put away the effects of your wine from you.

And that you have prophets preaching about you in Jerusalem, and saying, There is a king in Judah: now an account of these things will be sent to the king. So come now, and let us have a discussion.

But now, if you only put your hand on his bone and his flesh, he will certainly be cursing you to your face.

For you have taken your brother's goods when he was not in your debt, and have taken away the clothing of those who have need of it.

But when he was at the Benjamin door, a captain of the watch named Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah, who was stationed there, put his hand on Jeremiah the prophet, saying, You are going to give yourself up to the Chaldaeans.

The Son of man has come feasting, and they say, See, a lover of food and wine, a friend of tax-farmers and sinners! And wisdom is judged to be right by her works.

But the Pharisees said, By the ruler of evil spirits, he sends evil spirits out of men.

And they made statements against him, saying, This man has to our knowledge been teaching our nation to do wrong, and not to make payment of taxes to Caesar, even saying that he himself is Christ, a king.

And they got false witnesses who said, This man is for ever saying things against this holy place and against the law:

But others, making sport of them, said, They are full of new wine.

Let everyone keep watch on his neighbour, and put no faith in any brother: for every brother will certainly be tricking his brother, and every neighbour will go about saying evil.

False statements against me have come to my ears; fear was on every side: they were talking together against me, designing to take away my life.

Hate is covered up by the lips of the upright man, but he who lets out evil about another is foolish.

With his mouth the evil man sends destruction on his neighbour; but through knowledge the upright are taken out of trouble.

For John the Baptist came, taking no food or drink, and you say, He has an evil spirit.

But the chiefs of the children of Ammon said to Hanun their lord, Does it seem to you that David is honouring your father by sending comforters to you? has he not sent his servants to go through the town and make secret observation of it, and overcome it?

But now, put out your hand against all he has, and he will be cursing you to your face.

Then Amaziah, the priest of Beth-el, sent to Jeroboam, king of Israel, saying, Amos has made designs against you among the people of Israel: the land is troubled by his words.

And men of the army put questions to him, saying, And what have we to do? And he said to them, Do no violent acts to any man, and do not take anything without right, and let your payment be enough for you.

Do not give false witness against your neighbour.

Do not give false witness against your neighbour;

All of them are turned away, going about with false stories; they are brass and iron: they are all workers of deceit.

Let everyone keep watch on his neighbour, and put no faith in any brother: for every brother will certainly be tricking his brother, and every neighbour will go about saying evil.

Let all bitter, sharp and angry feeling, and noise, and evil words, be put away from you, with all unkind acts;

Do not say evil against one another, my brothers. He who says evil against his brother or makes himself his brother's judge, says evil against the law and is judging the law: and in judging the law you become, not a doer of the law but a judge.

Do not let a false statement go further; do not make an agreement with evil-doers to be a false witness.

And they are wondering that you no longer go with them in this violent wasting of life, and are saying evil things of you:

For the mouth of the sinner is open against me in deceit: his tongue has said false things against me.

And they made statements against him, saying, This man has to our knowledge been teaching our nation to do wrong, and not to make payment of taxes to Caesar, even saying that he himself is Christ, a king.

Then Pilate said to him, Are you then a king? Jesus made answer, You say that I am a king. For this purpose was I given birth, and for this purpose I came into the world, that I might give witness to what is true. Every lover of what is true gives ear to my voice.

Then Pilate took Jesus and had him whipped with cords. And the men of the army made a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and they put a purple robe on him. And they kept coming and saying, Long life to the King of the Jews! And they gave him blows with their hands. read more.
And Pilate went out again and said to them, See, I let him come out to you to make it clear to you that I see no wrong in him. Then Jesus came out with the crown of thorns and the purple robe. And Pilate said to them, Here is the man!

Their tongues are sharp like the tongue of a snake; the poison of snakes is under their lips. (Selah.)

Who make their tongues sharp like a sword, and whose arrows are pointed, even bitter words;

False statements against me have come to my ears; fear was on every side: they were talking together against me, designing to take away my life.

Their mouths were open wide against me, and they said, Aha, aha, our eyes have seen it.

My haters say evil against me, When will he be dead, and his name come to an end?

For numbers of them say evil secretly in my hearing (there is fear on every side): they say, Come, let us give witness against him; all my nearest friends, who are watching for my fall, say, It may be that he will be taken by deceit, and we will get the better of him and give him punishment.

When evil things are said about us we give gentle answers: we are made as the unclean things of the world, as that for which no one has any use, even till now.

If a false witness makes a statement against a man, saying that he has done wrong, Then the two men, between whom the argument has taken place, are to come before the Lord, before the priests and judges who are then in power; And the judges will have the question looked into with care: and if the witness is seen to be false and to have made a false statement against his brother, read more.
Then do to him what it was his purpose to do to his brother: and so put away the evil from among you. And the rest of the people, hearing of it, will be full of fear, and never again do such evil among you. Have no pity; let life be given for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

For I have a fear that, when I come, you may not be answering to my desire, and that I may not be answering to yours; that there may be fighting, hate, angry feeling, divisions, evil talk about others, secrets, thoughts of pride, outbursts against authority;

Being full of all wrongdoing, evil, desire for the goods of others, hate, envy, putting to death, fighting, deceit, cruel ways, evil talk, and false statements about others;

For I have a fear that, when I come, you may not be answering to my desire, and that I may not be answering to yours; that there may be fighting, hate, angry feeling, divisions, evil talk about others, secrets, thoughts of pride, outbursts against authority;

Hated by God, full of pride, without respect, full of loud talk, given to evil inventions, not honouring father or mother,

Their tongues are sharp like the tongue of a snake; the poison of snakes is under their lips. (Selah.)

If a snake gives a bite before the word of power is said, then there is no longer any use in the word of power.

One who gives false witness against his neighbour is a hammer and a sword and a sharp arrow.

There are some whose uncontrolled talk is like the wounds of a sword, but the tongue of the wise makes one well again.

He who keeps a sin covered is looking for love; but he who keeps on talking of a thing makes division between friends.

A man of twisted purposes is a cause of fighting everywhere: and he who says evil secretly makes trouble between friends.

The words of one who says evil of his neighbour secretly are like sweet food, and go down into the inner parts of the stomach.

The words of one who says evil of his neighbour secretly are like sweet food, they go down into the inner parts of the stomach.

Let us not do evil so that good may come (a statement which we are falsely said by some to have made), because such behaviour will have its right punishment.

By glory and by shame, by an evil name and a good name; as untrue, and still true;

Six things are hated by the Lord; seven things are disgusting to him:

A false witness, breathing out untrue words, and one who lets loose violent acts among brothers.

Let all bitter, sharp and angry feeling, and noise, and evil words, be put away from you, with all unkind acts;

So putting away all wrongdoing, and all tricks and deceits and envies and evil talk,

Being conscious that you have done no wrong; so that those who say evil things about your good way of life as Christians may be put to shame.

Being of good behaviour among the Gentiles; so that though they say now that you are evil-doers, they may see your good works and give glory to God when he comes to be their judge.

False witnesses got up: they put questions to me about crimes of which I had no knowledge.

And they were not able to get it, though a number of false witnesses came.

False statements against me have come to my ears; fear was on every side: they were talking together against me, designing to take away my life.

In you there are men who say evil of others, causing death; in you they have taken the flesh with the blood for food; in your streets they have put evil designs into effect.

For it is said, Let the man who has a love of life, desiring to see good days, keep his tongue from evil and his lips from words of deceit:

Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from words of deceit.

And I say to you that in the day when they are judged, men will have to give an account of every foolish word they have said.

If a man seems to have religion and has no control over his tongue but lets himself be tricked by what is false, this man's religion is of no value.

My haters say evil against me, When will he be dead, and his name come to an end?

Let this be the reward given to my haters from the Lord, and to those who say evil of my soul.

For out of the heart come evil thoughts, the taking of life, broken faith between the married, unclean desires of the flesh, taking of property, false witness, bitter words:

The good man, out of the good store of his heart, gives good things; and the evil man, out of his evil store, gives evil: for out of the full store of the heart come the words of the mouth.

For it is said, Let the man who has a love of life, desiring to see good days, keep his tongue from evil and his lips from words of deceit:

Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from words of deceit.

All my haters are talking secretly together against me; they are designing my downfall.

Words of hate are round about me; they have made war against me without cause.

Lord, who may have a resting-place in your tent, a living-place on your holy hill?

But specially those who go after the unclean desires of the flesh, and make sport of authority. Ready to take chances, uncontrolled, they have no fear of saying evil of those in high places:

In the same way these dreamers make the flesh unclean, having no respect for authorities, and say evil of rulers.

And Mephibosheth, the son of Saul's son, came down for the purpose of meeting the king; his feet had not been cared for or his hair cut or his clothing washed from the day when the king went away till the day when he came back in peace. Now when he had come from Jerusalem to see the king, the king said to him, Why did you not come with me, Mephibosheth? And he said in answer, Because of the deceit of my servant, my lord king: for I, your servant, said to him, You are to make ready an ass and on it I will go with the king, for your servant has not the use of his feet. read more.
He has given you a false account of me: but my lord the king is like the angel of God: do then whatever seems good to you. For all my father's family were only dead men before my lord the king: and still you put your servant among those whose place is at the king's table. What right then have I to say anything more to the king? And the king said, Say nothing more about these things. I say, Let there be a division of the land between Ziba and you. And Mephibosheth said, Let him take it all, now that my lord the king has come back to his house in peace!

And the king said, And where is your master's son? And Ziba said, He is still at Jerusalem: for he said, Today Israel will give back to me the kingdom of my father.

And a number of them said, He has an evil spirit and is out of his mind; why do you give ear to him?

The Jews said to him in answer, Are we not right in saying that you are of Samaria and have an evil spirit?

The Jews said to him, Now we are certain that you have an evil spirit. Abraham is dead, and the prophets are dead; and you say, If a man keeps my word he will never see death.

For this cause the Jews had an even greater desire to put Jesus to death, because not only did he not keep the Sabbath but he said God was his Father, so making himself equal with God.

His words against God have come to your ears: what is your opinion? And they all said it was right for him to be put to death.

If a snake gives a bite before the word of power is said, then there is no longer any use in the word of power.

When evil things are said about us we give gentle answers: we are made as the unclean things of the world, as that for which no one has any use, even till now.

The first words of his mouth are foolish, and the end of his talk is evil crime.

Then Doeg, the Edomite, who was by the side of the servants of Saul, in answer said, I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech, the son of Ahitub. And he got directions from the Lord for him, and gave him food, and put in his hand the sword of Goliath the Philistine. Then the king sent for Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub, and for all the men of his father's family who were priests in Nob: and they all came to the king.

For John came, taking no food or drink, and they say, He has an evil spirit. The Son of man has come feasting, and they say, See, a lover of food and wine, a friend of tax-farmers and sinners! And wisdom is judged to be right by her works.

And a great voice in heaven came to my ears, saying, Now is come the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ: because he who says evil against our brothers before our God day and night is forced down.

Do not go about saying untrue things among your people, or take away the life of your neighbour by false witness: I am the Lord.

Let us not do evil so that good may come (a statement which we are falsely said by some to have made), because such behaviour will have its right punishment.

By glory and by shame, by an evil name and a good name; as untrue, and still true;

And they said a number of other evil things against him.

But they became more violent than before, saying, He has made trouble among the people, teaching through all Judaea from Galilee to this place.

Without wood, the fire goes out; and where there is no secret talk, argument is ended.

And they get into the way of doing no work, going about from house to house; and not only doing no work, but talking foolishly, being over-interested in the business of others, saying things which they have no right to say.

Being conscious that you have done no wrong; so that those who say evil things about your good way of life as Christians may be put to shame.

Being of good behaviour among the Gentiles; so that though they say now that you are evil-doers, they may see your good works and give glory to God when he comes to be their judge.

As the north wind gives birth to rain, so is an angry face caused by a tongue saying evil secretly.

Hate is covered up by the lips of the upright man, but he who lets out evil about another is foolish.

Women are to be serious in behaviour, saying no evil of others, controlling themselves, true in all things.

And they get into the way of doing no work, going about from house to house; and not only doing no work, but talking foolishly, being over-interested in the business of others, saying things which they have no right to say.

But the chiefs of the children of Ammon said to Hanun their lord, Does it seem to you that David is honouring your father by sending comforters to you? has he not sent his servants to go through the town and make secret observation of it, and overcome it?

And the two good-for-nothing persons came in and took their seats before him and gave witness against Naboth, in front of the people, saying, Naboth has been cursing God and the king. Then they took him outside the town and had him stoned to death.

Then the rulers said to the king, Let this man be put to death, because he is putting fear into the hearts of the men of war who are still in the town, and into the hearts of the people, by saying such things to them: this man is not working for the well-being of the people, but for their damage.

And the king said, And where is your master's son? And Ziba said, He is still at Jerusalem: for he said, Today Israel will give back to me the kingdom of my father.

A false witness, breathing out untrue words, and one who lets loose violent acts among brothers.

Do not say evil against one another, my brothers. He who says evil against his brother or makes himself his brother's judge, says evil against the law and is judging the law: and in judging the law you become, not a doer of the law but a judge. There is only one judge and law-giver, even he who has the power of salvation and of destruction; but who are you to be your neighbour's judge?

He who keeps a sin covered is looking for love; but he who keeps on talking of a thing makes division between friends.

He has an over-high opinion of himself; being without knowledge, having only an unhealthy love of questionings and wars of words, from which come envy, fighting, cruel words, evil thoughts,

And David said to Saul, Why do you give any attention to those who say that it is my desire to do you wrong?

With his mouth the evil man sends destruction on his neighbour; but through knowledge the upright are taken out of trouble.

With his mouth the evil man sends destruction on his neighbour; but through knowledge the upright are taken out of trouble.

Now it came to the ears of Jacob that Laban's sons were saying, Jacob has taken away all our father's property, and in this way he has got all this wealth.

And in it these words were recorded: It is said among the nations, and Geshem says so, that you and the Jews are hoping to make yourselves free from the king's authority; and that this is why you are building the wall: and they say that it is your purpose to be their king;

Happy are you when men give you a bad name, and are cruel to you, and say all evil things against you falsely, because of me.

Let everyone keep watch on his neighbour, and put no faith in any brother: for every brother will certainly be tricking his brother, and every neighbour will go about saying evil.

She sent for the men of her house and said to them, See, he has let a Hebrew come here and make sport of us; he came to my bed, and I gave a loud cry; And hearing it he went running out without his coat. And she kept his coat by her, till his master came back. read more.
Then she gave him the same story, saying, The Hebrew servant whom you have taken into our house came in to make sport of me; And when I gave a loud cry he went running out without his coat.

And in the letter she said, Let a time of public sorrow be fixed, and put Naboth at the head of the people; And get two good-for-nothing persons to come before him and give witness that he has been cursing God and the king. Then take him out and have him stoned to death. So the responsible men and the chiefs who were in authority in his town, did as Jezebel had said in the letter she sent them. read more.
They gave orders for a day of public sorrow, and put Naboth at the head of the people. And the two good-for-nothing persons came in and took their seats before him and gave witness against Naboth, in front of the people, saying, Naboth has been cursing God and the king. Then they took him outside the town and had him stoned to death. And they sent word to Jezebel, saying, Naboth has been stoned and is dead.

False statements against me have come to my ears; fear was on every side: they were talking together against me, designing to take away my life.

And in the time of Artaxerxes, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of his friends, sent a letter to Artaxerxes, king of Persia, writing it in the Aramaean writing and language. Rehum, the chief ruler, and Shimshai the scribe, sent a letter against Jerusalem, to Artaxerxes the king; The letter was sent by Rehum, the chief ruler, and Shimshai the scribe and their friends; the Dinaites and the Apharsathchites, the Tarpelites, the Apharsites, the Archevites, the Babylonians, the Shushanchites, the Dehaites, the Elamites, read more.
And the rest of the nations which the great and noble Osnappar took over and put in Samaria and the rest of the country over the river: This is a copy of the letter which they sent to Artaxerxes the king: Your servants living across the river send these words: We give news to the king that the Jews who came from you have come to us at Jerusalem; they are building up again that uncontrolled and evil town; the walls are complete and they are joining up the bases. The king may be certain that when the building of this town and its walls is complete, they will give no tax or payment in goods or forced payments, and in the end it will be a cause of loss to the kings. Now because we are responsible to the king, and it is not right for us to see the king's honour damaged, we have sent to give the king word of these things, So that search may be made in the book of the records of your fathers: and you will see in the book of the records that this town has been uncontrolled, and a cause of trouble to kings and countries, and that there were outbursts against authority there in the past: for which reason the town was made waste. We give you word, that if the building of this town and its walls is made complete, there will be an end of your power in the country across the river.

Do not let a false statement go further; do not make an agreement with evil-doers to be a false witness.

Make clear to them that they are to put themselves under rulers and authorities, to do what they are ordered, to be ready for every good work, To say no evil of any man, not to be fighters, to give way to others, to be gentle in behaviour to all men.

And Haman said to King Ahasuerus, There is a certain nation living here and there in small groups among the people in all the divisions of your kingdom; their laws are different from those of any other nation, and they do not keep the king's laws: for this reason it is not right for the king to let them be.

Purposing destruction, using deceit; your tongue is like a sharp blade.

Destruction is in all your words, O false tongue.

Then they said, Come, let us make a design against Jeremiah; for teaching will never be cut off from the priest, or wisdom from the wise, or the word from the prophet. Come, let us make use of his words for an attack on him, and let us give attention with care to what he says.

Then they got men to say, He has said evil against Moses and against God, in our hearing.

Whom Jason has taken into his house: and they are acting against the orders of Caesar, saying that there is another king, Jesus.

And the chief priests said a number of things against him.

Lord, who may have a resting-place in your tent, a living-place on your holy hill?

Make clear to them that they are to put themselves under rulers and authorities, to do what they are ordered, to be ready for every good work, To say no evil of any man, not to be fighters, to give way to others, to be gentle in behaviour to all men.

That old women are to be self-respecting in behaviour, not saying evil of others, not given to taking much wine, teachers of that which is good,

And a great voice in heaven came to my ears, saying, Now is come the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ: because he who says evil against our brothers before our God day and night is forced down.

The Son of man has come feasting, and they say, See, a lover of food and wine, a friend of tax-farmers and sinners! And wisdom is judged to be right by her works.

And the men whom Moses sent to see the land, and who, by the bad account they gave of the land, were the cause of the outcry the people made against Moses,

Women are to be serious in behaviour, saying no evil of others, controlling themselves, true in all things.

Hate is covered up by the lips of the upright man, but he who lets out evil about another is foolish.

And I say to you that in the day when they are judged, men will have to give an account of every foolish word they have said.

Let all bitter, sharp and angry feeling, and noise, and evil words, be put away from you, with all unkind acts;

As the north wind gives birth to rain, so is an angry face caused by a tongue saying evil secretly.

He will keep you safe from the evil tongue; and you will have no fear of wasting when it comes.

When evil things are said about us we give gentle answers: we are made as the unclean things of the world, as that for which no one has any use, even till now.

With his mouth the evil man sends destruction on his neighbour; but through knowledge the upright are taken out of trouble.

Destruction is in all your words, O false tongue.

Happy are you when men give you a bad name, and are cruel to you, and say all evil things against you falsely, because of me.