Bible Verses About Slander

Thy tongue imagineth mischiefe, and is like a sharpe rasor, that cutteth deceitfully.

Thou louest all wordes that may destroye, O deceitfull tongue!

Him that priuily slandereth his neighbour, wil I destroy: him that hath a proude looke and hie heart, I cannot suffer.

For the mouth of the wicked, and the mouth full of deceite are opened vpon me: they haue spoken to me with a lying tongue.

They compassed me about also with words of hatred, and fought against me without a cause.

Let this be the rewarde of mine aduersarie from the Lord, and of them, that speake euill against my soule.

They haue sharpened their tongues like a serpent: adders poyson is vnder their lips. Selah.

These sixe things doeth the Lord hate: yea, his soule abhorreth seuen:

A false witnesse that speaketh lyes, and him that rayseth vp contentions among brethren.

He that dissembleth hatred with lying lips, and he that inuenteth slaunder, is a foole.

An hypocrite with his mouth hurteth his neighbour: but the righteous shall be deliuered by knowledge.

There is that speaketh wordes like the prickings of a sworde: but the tongue of wise men is health.

A frowarde person soweth strife: and a tale teller maketh diuision among princes.

Hee that couereth a transgression, seeketh loue: but hee that repeateth a matter, separateth the prince.

The wordes of a tale bearer are as flatterings, and they goe downe into the bowels of the belly.

A man that beareth false witnes against his neighbour, is like an hammer and a sword, and a sharpe arrowe.

As the Northwinde driueth away the raine, so doeth an angry countenance the slandering tongue.

Without wood the fire is quenched, and without a talebearer strife ceaseth.

The wordes of a tale bearer are as flatterings, and they goe downe into the bowels of the belly.

If the serpent bite, when he is not charmed: no better is a babbler.

The beginning of the wordes of his mouth is foolishnesse, and the latter ende of his mouth is wicked madnesse.

They are all rebellious traitours, walking craftily: they are brasse, and yron, they all are destroyers.

Let euery one take heede of his neighbour, and trust you not in any brother: for euery brother will vse deceite, and euery friend will deale deceitfully,

For I had heard the railing of many, and feare on euery side. Declare, said they, and wee wil declare it: all my familiars watched for mine halting, saying, It may be that he is deceiued: so we shall preuaile against him, and we shall execute our vengeance vpon him.

Therefore the Princes sayd vnto the King, We beseech you, let this man be put to death: for thus hee weakeneth the hands of the men of warre that remaine in this citie, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such wordes vnto them: for this man seeketh not the wealth of this people, but the hurt.