Nave’s Topical Bible
Slander
83 Bible references
Sub-topics and passages
- Comes from the evil heart
- Often arises from hatred
- Idleness leads to
- Evil people addicted to
- Hypocrites habitually
- A characteristic of the Devil
- Wicked people love
- Those who indulge in, are fools
- Women warned against
- Wives of God's servants should avoid
- Christ was exposed to
- Rulers exposed to
- Servants of God exposed to
- The nearest relations exposed to
- Saints exposed to
- Saints should keep their tongues from
- Saints should lay aside
- Should be warned against
- Should give no occasion for
- Should return good for
- Blessed in enduring
- Characterized as avoiding
- Should not be listened to
- Causes anger
- Effects of
- Separating friends
- Deadly wounds
- Strife
- Discord among brethren
- Murder
- The tongue of, is a scourge
- Is venomous
- Is destructive
- End of, is mischievous madness
- People shall give account for
- Punishment for
- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
Exodus 23:1; Deuteronomy 22:13-19; Job 5:21; Psalms 41:6-9; Psalms 50:20; Psalms 101:5; Proverbs 10:18; Proverbs 25:23; Jeremiah 6:28; Jeremiah 9:4; Romans 1:29-30; 1 Corinthians 4:13; 1 Corinthians 6:10; 2 Corinthians 12:20; James 4:11; 1 Peter 2:1; 2 Peter 2:10
- INSTANCES OF
- Joseph by Potiphar's wife
- The land of Canaan misrepresented by the spies
- Of Mephiboseth, by Ziba
- Of David, by his enemies
Psalms 31:13; Psalms 35:21; Psalms 41:5; Psalms 64:3; Psalms 140:3
- Of Naboth, by Jezebel
- Of Jeremiah, by the Jews
- Of Jesus, by the Jews falsely charging that he was a Winebibber (wino)
- That he blasphemed
- That he had a demon
- That he was seditious
- That he was a king
Of Paul
See PAUL
See FALSE WITNESS
See FALSEHOOD
See SPEAKING EVIL
Bible verses about “Slander”
The first verses cited, in the King James Version.
- Luke 6:45A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.
- Psalms 109:3They compassed me about also with words of hatred; and fought against me without a cause.
- 1 Timothy 5:13And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.
- Psalms 50:20Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother; thou slanderest thine own mother’s son.
- Proverbs 11:9An hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered.
- Revelation 12:10And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.
- Psalms 52:4Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.
- Proverbs 10:18He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.
- Titus 2:3The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;
- 1 Timothy 3:11Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.
- Psalms 35:11False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge things that I knew not.
- Matthew 26:60But found none: yea, though many false witnesses came, yet found they none. At the last came two false witnesses,
- Jude 1:8Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities.
- Romans 3:8And not rather, (as we be slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say,) Let us do evil, that good may come? whose damnation is just.
- 2 Corinthians 6:8By honour and dishonour, by evil report and good report: as deceivers, and yet true;
- Psalms 38:12They also that seek after my life lay snares for me: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long.
- Psalms 109:2For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me: they have spoken against me with a lying tongue.
- 1 Peter 4:4Wherein they think it strange that ye run not with them to the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you:
- Psalms 34:13Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
- 1 Peter 3:10For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:
- Ephesians 4:31Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
- Titus 3:1Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,
- Titus 3:2To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.
- 1 Peter 2:12Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.
- 1 Peter 3:16Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.
- 1 Corinthians 4:13Being defamed, we intreat: we are made as the filth of the world, and are the offscouring of all things unto this day.
- Matthew 5:11Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
- Psalms 15:1Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill?
- Psalms 15:3He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour.
- 1 Samuel 24:9And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearest thou men’s words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt?
- Proverbs 25:23The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.
- Proverbs 16:28A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.
- Proverbs 17:9He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.
- Proverbs 18:8The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
- Proverbs 26:22The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
- Proverbs 26:20Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.
- Proverbs 6:19A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.
- Psalms 31:13For 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.
- Ezekiel 22:9In thee are men that carry tales to shed blood: and in thee they eat upon the mountains: in the midst of thee they commit lewdness.
- Job 5:21Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.