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14 and makes up charges against her, slandering her by saying, ‘I married this woman, but when I lay with her, I did not find evidence of her virginity.’

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14 and slanders her and gives her a bad name, saying, “I married this woman, but when I approached her, I did not find proof of her virginity,”

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14 So I would have younger widows marry, bear children, and manage their households, so as to give the adversary no occasion to revile us.(A)

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14 So I counsel younger widows to marry,(A) to have children, to manage their homes and to give the enemy no opportunity for slander.(B)

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21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue,
    and those who love it will eat its fruits.(A)

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21 The tongue has the power of life and death,(A)
    and those who love it will eat its fruit.(B)

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The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels;
    they go down into the inner parts of the body.(A)

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The words of a gossip are like choice morsels;
    they go down to the inmost parts.(A)

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19 they shall fine him one hundred shekels of silver (which they shall give to the young woman’s father) because he has slandered a virgin of Israel. She shall remain his wife; he shall not be permitted to divorce her as long as he lives.

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19 They shall fine him a hundred shekels[a] of silver and give them to the young woman’s father, because this man has given an Israelite virgin a bad name. She shall continue to be his wife; he must not divorce her as long as he lives.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 22:19 That is, about 2 1/2 pounds or about 1.2 kilograms

Justice for All

23 “You shall not spread a false report. You shall not join hands with the wicked to act as a malicious witness.(A)

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Laws of Justice and Mercy

23 “Do not spread false reports.(A) Do not help a guilty person by being a malicious witness.(B)

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16 “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.(A)

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