92 Bible Verses About Slander

And the men, which Moses sent to search the land, who returned, and made all the congregation to murmur against him, by bringing up a slander upon the land,

False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge things that I knew not.

So shall my righteousness answer for me in time to come, when it shall come for my hire before thy face: every one that is not speckled and spotted among the goats, and brown among the sheep, that shall be counted stolen with me.

An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.

Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.

And she spake unto him according to these words, saying, The Hebrew servant, which thou hast brought unto us, came in unto me to mock me:

He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall.

Therefore was he hired, that I should be afraid, and do so, and sin, and that they might have matter for an evil report, that they might reproach me.

And it came to pass, when his master heard the words of his wife, which she spake unto him, saying, After this manner did thy servant to me; that his wrath was kindled.

Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.

Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.

A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.

And in all things that I have said unto you be circumspect: and make no mention of the name of other gods, neither let it be heard out of thy mouth.

The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.

Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit.

Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.

Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbour: I am the Lord.

Mine enemies speak evil of me, When shall he die, and his name perish?

Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.

Even those men that did bring up the evil report upon the land, died by the plague before the Lord.

Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better.

Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbour.

A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.

If a false witness rise up against any man to testify against him that which is wrong;

An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity.

I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me.

But if this thing be true, and the tokens of virginity be not found for the damsel:

Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.

And the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and hath testified falsely against his brother;

For oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth that thou thyself likewise hast cursed others.

And give occasions of speech against her, and bring up an evil name upon her, and say, I took this woman, and when I came to her, I found her not a maid:

The Lord judge between me and thee, and the Lord avenge me of thee: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.

Whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

Take ye heed every one of his neighbour, and trust ye not in any brother: for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbour will walk with slanders.

Arise, O God, plead thine own cause: remember how the foolish man reproacheth thee daily.

And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearest thou men’s words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt?

They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth.

But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that sweareth by him shall glory: but the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.

And he hath slandered thy servant unto my lord the king; but my lord the king is as an angel of God: do therefore what is good in thine eyes.

Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vain; he multiplieth words without knowledge.

And as David and his men went by the way, Shimei went along on the hill’s side over against him, and cursed as he went, and threw stones at him, and cast dust.

A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.

And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial:

A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish.

The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.

And the king said, And where is thy master’s son? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he abideth at Jerusalem: for he said, To day shall the house of Israel restore me the kingdom of my father.

Every day they wrest my words: all their thoughts are against me for evil.

Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.

For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.

Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother; thou slanderest thine own mother’s son.

Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the Lord will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.

His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.

As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.

Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me, and said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it.

The instruments also of the churl are evil: he deviseth wicked devices to destroy the poor with lying words, even when the needy speaketh right.

The Lord shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:

He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour.

Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.

They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.

And if he come to see me, he speaketh vanity: his heart gathereth iniquity to itself; when he goeth abroad, he telleth it.

Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.

Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.

Consider mine enemies; for they are many; and they hate me with cruel hatred.

An hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered.

Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies: for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty.

Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.

They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders’ poison is under their lips. Selah.

For I have heard the slander of many: fear was on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life.

Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of man: thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.

He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.

They only consult to cast him down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.

A wicked messenger falleth into mischief: but a faithful ambassador is health.

A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.

And in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, wrote they unto him an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.

That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.

Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth cursing, and bewrayeth it not.

For they speak against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take thy name in vain.

What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue?

In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.

A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.

For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and avenger.

With hypocritical mockers in feasts, they gnashed upon me with their teeth.

Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off: him that hath an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer.

How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be slain all of you: as a bowing wall shall ye be, and as a tottering fence.

He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person.

Are there not mockers with me? and doth not mine eye continue in their provocation?

None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.

The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.

Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.

A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.

He shutteth his eyes to devise froward things: moving his lips he bringeth evil to pass.