Deuteronomy 22:14
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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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1 Timothy 5:14
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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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Proverbs 18:21
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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)
Proverbs 18:8
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8 The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels;
they go down into the inner parts of the body.(A)
Deuteronomy 22:19
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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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Exodus 23:1
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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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Exodus 20:16
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16 “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.(A)
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