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Exodus 23:1
“ You must not give a false report. Do not make common cause with the wicked to be a malicious witness.
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Exodus 23:7
Keep your distance from a false charge– do not kill the innocent and the righteous, for I will not justify the wicked.
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Ezekiel 22:9
Slanderous men shed blood within you. Those who live within you eat pagan sacrifices on the mountains; they commit obscene acts among you.
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Proverbs 20:19
The one who goes about gossiping reveals secrets; therefore do not associate with someone who is always opening his mouth.
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1 Kings 21 10-1 Kings 21 13
Also seat two villains opposite him and have them testify,‘ You cursed God and the king.’ Then take him out and stone him to death.”The men of the city, the leaders and the nobles who lived there, followed the written orders Jezebel had sent them.They observed a time of fasting and put Naboth in front of the people.The two villains arrived and sat opposite him. Then the villains testified against Naboth right before the people, saying,“ Naboth cursed God and the king.” So they dragged him outside the city and stoned him to death.
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Psalms 15:3
He does not slander, or do harm to others, or insult his neighbor.
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Proverbs 11:13
The one who goes about slandering others reveals secrets, but the one who is trustworthy conceals a matter.
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Jeremiah 6:28
I reported,“ All of them are the most stubborn of rebels! They are as hard as bronze or iron. They go about telling lies. They all deal corruptly.
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Jeremiah 9:4
Everyone must be on his guard around his friends. He must not even trust any of his relatives. For every one of them will find some way to cheat him. And all of his friends will tell lies about him.
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Acts 6:11-13
Then they secretly instigated some men to say,“ We have heard this man speaking blasphemous words against Moses and God.”They incited the people, the elders, and the experts in the law; then they approached Stephen, seized him, and brought him before the council.They brought forward false witnesses who said,“ This man does not stop saying things against this holy place and the law.
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Exodus 20:16
“ You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.
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1 Peter 2 1
So get rid of all evil and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander.
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Matthew 26:60-61
But they did not find anything, though many false witnesses came forward. Finally two came forwardand declared,“ This man said,‘ I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’”
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Acts 24:4-9
But so that I may not delay you any further, I beg you to hear us briefly with your customary graciousness.For we have found this man to be a troublemaker, one who stirs up riots among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes.He even tried to desecrate the temple, so we arrested him.
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2 Timothy 3 3
unloving, irreconcilable, slanderers, without self- control, savage, opposed to what is good,
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1 Timothy 3 11
Likewise also their wives must be dignified, not slanderous, temperate, faithful in every respect.
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Matthew 27:4
saying,“ I have sinned by betraying innocent blood!” But they said,“ What is that to us? You take care of it yourself!”
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Titus 2:3
Older women likewise are to exhibit behavior fitting for those who are holy, not slandering, not slaves to excessive drinking, but teaching what is good.