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1 Peter 3 16
and keep a good conscience so that in the thing in which you are slandered, those who disparage your good behavior in Christ will be put to shame.
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Philippians 2:15
so that you will prove yourselves to be blameless and innocent, children of God above reproach in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you appear as lights in the world,
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1 Peter 2 12
Keep your behavior excellent among the Gentiles, so that in the thing in which they slander you as evildoers, they may because of your good deeds, as they observe them, glorify God on the day of visitation.
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Psalms 37:32-33
The wicked spies upon the righteous And seeks to kill him.The Lord will not leave him in his hand Or let him be condemned when he is judged.
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Jeremiah 20:10
For I have heard the whispering of many,“ Terror on every side! Denounce him; let’s denounce him!” All my trusted friends, Watching for my fall, say:“ Perhaps he will be persuaded, so that we may prevail against him And take our revenge on him.”
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Luke 23:14-15
and he said to them,“ You brought this man to me on the ground that he is inciting the people to revolt; and behold, after examining Him before you, I have found no basis at all in the case of this man for the charges which you are bringing against Him.No, nor has Herod, for he sent Him back to us; and behold, nothing deserving death has been done by Him.
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Ecclesiastes 4:4
I have seen that every labor and every skill which is done is the result of rivalry between a person and his neighbor. This too is futility and striving after wind.
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Matthew 27:18
For he knew that it was because of envy that they had handed Him over.
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Luke 20:20
And so they watched Him closely, and sent spies who pretended to be righteous, in order that they might catch Him in some statement, so that they could hand Him over to the jurisdiction and authority of the governor.
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Daniel 3:8
For this reason at that time certain Chaldeans came forward and brought charges against the Jews.
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Judges 14:4
However, his father and mother did not know that this was of the Lord, for He was seeking an occasion against the Philistines. And at that time the Philistines were ruling over Israel.
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Proverbs 29:27
An unjust person is an abomination to the righteous, And one who is upright in the way is an abomination to the wicked.
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Titus 2:8
sound in speech which is beyond reproach, so that the opponent will be put to shame, having nothing bad to say about us.
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1 Peter 4 14-1 Peter 4 16
If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory, and of God, rests upon you.Make sure that none of you suffers as a murderer, or thief, or evildoer, or a troublesome meddler;but if anyone suffers as a Christian, he is not to be ashamed, but is to glorify God in this name.
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Genesis 43:18
Now the men were afraid, because they were brought to Joseph’s house; and they said,“ It is because of the money that was returned in our sacks the first time that we are being brought in, so that he may attack us and overpower us, and take us as slaves with our donkeys.”
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1 Samuel 18 14
David was successful in all his ways, for the Lord was with him.
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Jeremiah 18:18
Then they said,“ Come and let’s devise plans against Jeremiah. Certainly the Law is not going to be lost by the priest, nor advice by the wise, nor the divine word by the prophet! Come, and let’s strike at him with our tongue, and let’s pay no attention to any of his words.”
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1 Samuel 19 4-1 Samuel 19 5
Then Jonathan spoke well of David to his father Saul and said to him,“ May the king not sin against his servant David, since he has not sinned against you, and since his deeds have been very beneficial to you.For he took his life in his hand and struck the Philistine, and the Lord brought about a great victory for all Israel; you saw it and rejoiced. Why then would you sin against innocent blood by putting David to death for no reason?”
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Matthew 26:4
and they plotted together to arrest Jesus covertly and kill Him.
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Jeremiah 18:23
But You, Lord, know All their deadly schemes against me; Do not forgive their wrongdoing Or wipe out their sin from Your sight. But may they be overthrown before You; Deal with them in the time of Your anger!
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1 Samuel 22 14
Then Ahimelech answered the king and said,“ And who among all your servants is as faithful as David, the king’s own son in law, who is commander over your bodyguard, and is honored in your house?
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1 Timothy 5 14
Therefore, I want younger widows to get married, have children, manage their households, and give the enemy no opportunity for reproach;
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Psalms 37:12-13
The wicked plots against the righteous, And gnashes at him with his teeth.The Lord laughs at him, For He sees that his day is coming.
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Luke 22:2
And the chief priests and the scribes were trying to find a way to put Him to death, since they were afraid of the people.
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John 19:4
And then Pilate came out again and* said to them,“ See, I am bringing Him out to you so that you will know that I find no grounds at all for charges in His case.”
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2 Corinthians 11 12
But what I am doing I will also continue to do, so that I may eliminate the opportunity from those who want an opportunity to be regarded just as we are in the matter about which they are boasting.