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100 Bible Verses about Meaning Of Slander

Ephesians 4:31 ESV / 78 helpful votes

Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice.

Psalm 101:5 ESV / 76 helpful votes

Whoever slanders his neighbor secretly I will destroy. Whoever has a haughty look and an arrogant heart I will not endure.

1 Peter 2:1 ESV / 67 helpful votes

So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander.

James 4:11 ESV / 66 helpful votes

Do not speak evil against one another, brothers. The one who speaks against a brother or judges his brother, speaks evil against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge.

Proverbs 10:18 ESV / 62 helpful votes

The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever utters slander is a fool.

Exodus 23:1 ESV / 59 helpful votes

“You shall not spread a false report. You shall not join hands with a wicked man to be a malicious witness.

Matthew 5:11 ESV / 57 helpful votes

“Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account.

Romans 3:8 ESV / 56 helpful votes

And why not do evil that good may come?—as some people slanderously charge us with saying. Their condemnation is just.

Psalm 34:13 ESV / 56 helpful votes

Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit.

1 Timothy 3:11 ESV / 54 helpful votes

Their wives likewise must be dignified, not slanderers, but sober-minded, faithful in all things.

Matthew 12:36 ESV / 54 helpful votes

I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak,

1 Peter 3:16 ESV / 53 helpful votes

Having a good conscience, so that, when you are slandered, those who revile your good behavior in Christ may be put to shame.

Ezekiel 22:9 ESV / 53 helpful votes

There are men in you who slander to shed blood, and people in you who eat on the mountains; they commit lewdness in your midst.

1 Peter 3:10 ESV / 52 helpful votes

For “Whoever desires to love life and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit;

Psalm 15:3 ESV / 52 helpful votes

Who does not slander with his tongue and does no evil to his neighbor, nor takes up a reproach against his friend;

Exodus 20:16 ESV / 52 helpful votes

“You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

Proverbs 11:9 ESV / 51 helpful votes

With his mouth the godless man would destroy his neighbor, but by knowledge the righteous are delivered.

Revelation 12:10 ESV / 45 helpful votes

And I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, “Now the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of his Christ have come, for the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down, who accuses them day and night before our God.

Titus 2:3 ESV / 45 helpful votes

Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good,

Colossians 3:8 ESV / 45 helpful votes

But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth.

Leviticus 19:16 ESV / 44 helpful votes

You shall not go around as a slanderer among your people, and you shall not stand up against the life of your neighbor: I am the Lord.

Proverbs 20:19 ESV / 43 helpful votes

Whoever goes about slandering reveals secrets; therefore do not associate with a simple babbler.

Proverbs 16:28 ESV / 43 helpful votes

A dishonest man spreads strife, and a whisperer separates close friends.

Psalm 109:3 ESV / 43 helpful votes

They encircle me with words of hate, and attack me without cause.

Numbers 14:36 ESV / 43 helpful votes

And the men whom Moses sent to spy out the land, who returned and made all the congregation grumble against him by bringing up a bad report about the land—

Psalm 31:13 ESV / 42 helpful votes

For I hear the whispering of many— terror on every side!— as they scheme together against me, as they plot to take my life.

Romans 1:30 ESV / 41 helpful votes

Slanderers, haters of God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents,

Psalm 50:20 ESV / 41 helpful votes

You sit and speak against your brother; you slander your own mother's son.

Titus 3:2 ESV / 40 helpful votes

To speak evil of no one, to avoid quarreling, to be gentle, and to show perfect courtesy toward all people.

Jeremiah 9:4 ESV / 40 helpful votes

Let everyone beware of his neighbor, and put no trust in any brother, for every brother is a deceiver, and every neighbor goes about as a slanderer.

Romans 1:29-30 ESV / 39 helpful votes

They were filled with all manner of unrighteousness, evil, covetousness, malice. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, maliciousness. They are gossips, slanderers, haters of God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents,

Psalm 15:1 ESV / 39 helpful votes

A Psalm of David. O Lord, who shall sojourn in your tent? Who shall dwell on your holy hill?

2 Corinthians 12:20 ESV / 36 helpful votes

For I fear that perhaps when I come I may find you not as I wish, and that you may find me not as you wish—that perhaps there may be quarreling, jealousy, anger, hostility, slander, gossip, conceit, and disorder.

Acts 24:5 ESV / 36 helpful votes

For we have found this man a plague, one who stirs up riots among all the Jews throughout the world and is a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes.

Deuteronomy 22:13-19 ESV / 36 helpful votes

“If any man takes a wife and goes in to her and then hates her and accuses her of misconduct and brings a bad name upon her, saying, ‘I took this woman, and when I came near her, I did not find in her evidence of virginity,’ then the father of the young woman and her mother shall take and bring out the evidence of her virginity to the elders of the city in the gate. And the father of the young woman shall say to the elders, ‘I gave my daughter to this man to marry, and he hates her; and behold, he has accused her of misconduct, saying, “I did not find in your daughter evidence of virginity.” And yet this is the evidence of my daughter's virginity.’ And they shall spread the cloak before the elders of the city. ...

Deuteronomy 19:16-21 ESV / 36 helpful votes

If a malicious witness arises to accuse a person of wrongdoing, then both parties to the dispute shall appear before the Lord, before the priests and the judges who are in office in those days. The judges shall inquire diligently, and if the witness is a false witness and has accused his brother falsely, then you shall do to him as he had meant to do to his brother. So you shall purge the evil from your midst. And the rest shall hear and fear, and shall never again commit any such evil among you. ...

Romans 1:2 ESV / 34 helpful votes

Which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy Scriptures,

Jeremiah 6:28 ESV / 34 helpful votes

They are all stubbornly rebellious, going about with slanders; they are bronze and iron; all of them act corruptly.

Proverbs 19:5 ESV / 34 helpful votes

A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who breathes out lies will not escape.

James 4:1 ESV / 33 helpful votes

What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you?

Ephesians 4:32 ESV / 33 helpful votes

Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.

Luke 6:45 ESV / 33 helpful votes

The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure produces evil, for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.

1 Timothy 3:3 ESV / 32 helpful votes

Not a drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money.

Psalm 140:11 ESV / 32 helpful votes

Let not the slanderer be established in the land; let evil hunt down the violent man speedily!

Ephesians 4:31-32 ESV / 31 helpful votes

Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.

1 Peter 2:12 ESV / 30 helpful votes

Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day of visitation.

Psalm 141:3 ESV / 29 helpful votes

Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth; keep watch over the door of my lips!

Proverbs 6:19 ESV / 28 helpful votes

A false witness who breathes out lies, and one who sows discord among brothers.

Revelation 11:1-19 ESV / 26 helpful votes

Then I was given a measuring rod like a staff, and I was told, “Rise and measure the temple of God and the altar and those who worship there, but do not measure the court outside the temple; leave that out, for it is given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for forty-two months. And I will grant authority to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth.” These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth. And if anyone would harm them, fire pours from their mouth and consumes their foes. If anyone would harm them, this is how he is doomed to be killed. ...

Proverbs 24:28 ESV / 26 helpful votes

Be not a witness against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your lips.

2 Samuel 19:27 ESV / 26 helpful votes

He has slandered your servant to my lord the king. But my lord the king is like the angel of God; do therefore what seems good to you.

Mark 7:20-23 ESV / 25 helpful votes

And he said, “What comes out of a person is what defiles him. For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, coveting, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride, foolishness. All these evil things come from within, and they defile a person.”

Proverbs 26:20 ESV / 25 helpful votes

For lack of wood the fire goes out, and where there is no whisperer, quarreling ceases.

James 1:12 ESV / 24 helpful votes

Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.

1 Peter 3:9 ESV / 23 helpful votes

Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, bless, for to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing.

1 Timothy 5:13 ESV / 23 helpful votes

Besides that, they learn to be idlers, going about from house to house, and not only idlers, but also gossips and busybodies, saying what they should not.

1 Corinthians 12:20 ESV / 22 helpful votes

As it is, there are many parts, yet one body.

1 Corinthians 12:2 ESV / 22 helpful votes

You know that when you were pagans you were led astray to mute idols, however you were led.

1 Corinthians 6:8 ESV / 22 helpful votes

But you yourselves wrong and defraud—even your own brothers!

Acts 28:22 ESV / 22 helpful votes

But we desire to hear from you what your views are, for with regard to this sect we know that everywhere it is spoken against.”

Acts 28:2 ESV / 22 helpful votes

The native people showed us unusual kindness, for they kindled a fire and welcomed us all, because it had begun to rain and was cold.

Luke 16:1 ESV / 22 helpful votes

He also said to the disciples, “There was a rich man who had a manager, and charges were brought to him that this man was wasting his possessions.

Matthew 27:63 ESV / 22 helpful votes

And said, “Sir, we remember how that impostor said, while he was still alive, ‘After three days I will rise.’

James 1:19 ESV / 21 helpful votes

Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger;

1 Corinthians 4:13 ESV / 21 helpful votes

When slandered, we entreat. We have become, and are still, like the scum of the world, the refuse of all things.

Matthew 11:19 ESV / 21 helpful votes

The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look at him! A glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ Yet wisdom is justified by her deeds.”

Zechariah 3:1 ESV / 21 helpful votes

Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, and Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him.

Daniel 3:8 ESV / 21 helpful votes

Therefore at that time certain Chaldeans came forward and maliciously accused the Jews.

Proverbs 30:10 ESV / 21 helpful votes

Do not slander a servant to his master, lest he curse you, and you be held guilty.

Proverbs 17:9 ESV / 21 helpful votes

Whoever covers an offense seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates close friends.

Proverbs 6:16 ESV / 21 helpful votes

There are six things that the Lord hates, seven that are an abomination to him:

Revelation 1:1 ESV / 20 helpful votes

The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John,

2 Corinthians 6:8 ESV / 20 helpful votes

Through honor and dishonor, through slander and praise. We are treated as impostors, and yet are true;

Romans 1:29 ESV / 20 helpful votes

They were filled with all manner of unrighteousness, evil, covetousness, malice. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, maliciousness. They are gossips,

Luke 1:37 ESV / 20 helpful votes

For nothing will be impossible with God.”

Proverbs 21:28 ESV / 20 helpful votes

A false witness will perish, but the word of a man who hears will endure.

Proverbs 18:8 ESV / 20 helpful votes

The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels; they go down into the inner parts of the body.

Proverbs 16:27-30 ESV / 20 helpful votes

A worthless man plots evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire. A dishonest man spreads strife, and a whisperer separates close friends. A man of violence entices his neighbor and leads him in a way that is not good. Whoever winks his eyes plans dishonest things; he who purses his lips brings evil to pass.

Psalm 41:7 ESV / 20 helpful votes

All who hate me whisper together about me; they imagine the worst for me.

Proverbs 26:24 ESV / 19 helpful votes

Whoever hates disguises himself with his lips and harbors deceit in his heart;

Proverbs 15:28 ESV / 19 helpful votes

The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.

Proverbs 14:25 ESV / 18 helpful votes

A truthful witness saves lives, but one who breathes out lies is deceitful.

Proverbs 14:5 ESV / 18 helpful votes

A faithful witness does not lie, but a false witness breathes out lies.

Proverbs 12:17 ESV / 18 helpful votes

Whoever speaks the truth gives honest evidence, but a false witness utters deceit.

1 Peter 4:4 ESV / 17 helpful votes

With respect to this they are surprised when you do not join them in the same flood of debauchery, and they malign you;

Psalm 24:3-4 ESV / 17 helpful votes

Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord? And who shall stand in his holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to what is false and does not swear deceitfully.

Job 1:9-11 ESV / 17 helpful votes

Then Satan answered the Lord and said, “Does Job fear God for no reason? Have you not put a hedge around him and his house and all that he has, on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land. But stretch out your hand and touch all that he has, and he will curse you to your face.”

Proverbs 26:22 ESV / 16 helpful votes

The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels; they go down into the inner parts of the body.

Proverbs 18:7 ESV / 16 helpful votes

A fool's mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul.

Jude 1:8 ESV / 15 helpful votes

Yet in like manner these people also, relying on their dreams, defile the flesh, reject authority, and blaspheme the glorious ones.

Ephesians 4:29 ESV / 15 helpful votes

Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.

Matthew 26:60 ESV / 15 helpful votes

But they found none, though many false witnesses came forward. At last two came forward

Proverbs 25:23 ESV / 15 helpful votes

The north wind brings forth rain, and a backbiting tongue, angry looks.

1 Corinthians 6:10 ESV / 14 helpful votes

Nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.

Ecclesiastes 10:13 ESV / 14 helpful votes

The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness, and the end of his talk is evil madness.

Ecclesiastes 10:11 ESV / 14 helpful votes

If the serpent bites before it is charmed, there is no advantage to the charmer.

Psalm 140:3 ESV / 14 helpful votes

They make their tongue sharp as a serpent's, and under their lips is the venom of asps. Selah

Psalm 109:2 ESV / 14 helpful votes

For wicked and deceitful mouths are opened against me, speaking against me with lying tongues.

Psalm 52:4 ESV / 14 helpful votes

You love all words that devour, O deceitful tongue.

Psalm 38:12 ESV / 14 helpful votes

Those who seek my life lay their snares; those who seek my hurt speak of ruin and meditate treachery all day long.

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