“You shall not go about as a slanderer among your people, and you are not to act against the life of your neighbor; I am the LORD.”
Leviticus 19:16 (NASB)
LORD, who can dwell in Your tent?
Who can live on Your holy mountain?
The one who lives honestly, practices righteousness,
and acknowledges the truth in his heart
who does not slander with his tongue
who does not harm his friend
or discredit his neighbor…
Psalm 15:1-3 (HCSV)
I will not tolerate people who slander their neighbors.
I will not endure conceit and pride.
Psalm 101:5 (NLT)
Let not the slanderer be established in the land;
let evil hunt down the violent man speedily!
Psalm 140:11 (ESV)
He who conceals hatred has lying lips,
And he who spreads slander is a fool.
When there are many words, transgression is unavoidable,
But he who restrains his lips is wise.
Proverbs 10:18-19 (NASB)
Do not slander a servant to his master,
lest he curse you, and you be held guilty.
Proverbs 30:10 (ESV)
But the things that proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and those defile the man. For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, slanders. These are the things which defile the man…
Matthew 15:19-20 (NASB)
But now I am writing you that you must not associate with anyone who calls himself a brother but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or a slanderer, a drunkard or a swindler. With such a man do not even eat.
1 Corinthians 5:11 (NIV)
Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.
1 Corinthians 6:9-10 (NIV)
And don’t grieve God’s Holy Spirit, who sealed you for the day of redemption. All bitterness, anger and wrath, insult and slander must be removed from you, along with all wickedness.
Ephesians 4:30-31 (HCSB)
But now you also, put them all aside: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and abusive speech from your mouth.
Colossians 3:8 (NASB)
But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people.
2 Timothy 3:1-5 (ESV)
In the same way, older women are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers, not addicted to much wine. [They are] to teach what is good.
Titus 2:3 (HCSB)
Remind the believers to submit to the government and its officers. They should be obedient, always ready to do what is good. They must not slander anyone and must avoid quarreling. Instead, they should be gentle and show true humility to everyone.
Titus 3:1-2 (NLT)
Brothers, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against his brother or judges him speaks against the law and judges it. When you judge the law, you are not keeping it, but sitting in judgment on it.
James 4:11 (NIV)
So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander.
1 Peter 2:1 (ESV)