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Leviticus 19:16
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Leviticus 19:16
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16 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.
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Leviticus 19:16
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Leviticus 19:16
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16 “‘Do not go about spreading slander(A) among your people.
“‘Do not do anything that endangers your neighbor’s life.(B) I am the Lord.
Exodus 23:1
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Exodus 23:1
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23 Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.
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Exodus 23:1
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Exodus 23:1
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23 “Do not spread false reports.(A) Do not help a guilty person by being a malicious witness.(B)
Exodus 23:7
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Exodus 23:7
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7 Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.
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Exodus 23:7
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Exodus 23:7
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7 Have nothing to do with a false charge(A) and do not put an innocent(B) or honest person to death,(C) for I will not acquit the guilty.(D)
Ezekiel 22:9
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Ezekiel 22:9
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9 In 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.
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Ezekiel 22:9
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Ezekiel 22:9
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9 In you are slanderers(A) who are bent on shedding blood;(B) in you are those who eat at the mountain shrines(C) and commit lewd acts.(D)
Proverbs 20:19
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Proverbs 20:19
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19 He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.
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Proverbs 20:19
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Proverbs 20:19
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19 A gossip betrays a confidence;(A)
so avoid anyone who talks too much.
Jeremiah 9:4
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Jeremiah 9:4
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4 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.
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Jeremiah 9:4
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Jeremiah 9:4
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Jeremiah 6:28
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Jeremiah 6:28
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28 They are all grievous revolters, walking with slanders: they are brass and iron; they are all corrupters.
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Jeremiah 6:28
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Jeremiah 6:28
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Proverbs 11:13
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Proverbs 11:13
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13 A talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter.
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Proverbs 11:13
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Proverbs 11:13
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Psalm 15:3
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Psalm 15:3
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3 He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour.
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Psalm 15:3
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Psalm 15:3
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3 whose tongue utters no slander,(A)
who does no wrong to a neighbor,
and casts no slur on others;
1 Kings 21:10-13
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1 Kings 21:10-13
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10 And set two men, sons of Belial, before him, to bear witness against him, saying, Thou didst blaspheme God and the king. And then carry him out, and stone him, that he may die.
11 And the men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who were the inhabitants in his city, did as Jezebel had sent unto them, and as it was written in the letters which she had sent unto them.
12 They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people.
13 And there came in two men, children of Belial, and sat before him: and the men of Belial witnessed against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth did blaspheme God and the king. Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died.
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1 Kings 21:10-13
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1 Kings 21:10-13
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10 But seat two scoundrels(A) opposite him and have them bring charges that he has cursed(B) both God and the king. Then take him out and stone him to death.”
11 So the elders and nobles who lived in Naboth’s city did as Jezebel directed in the letters she had written to them. 12 They proclaimed a fast(C) and seated Naboth in a prominent place among the people. 13 Then two scoundrels came and sat opposite him and brought charges against Naboth before the people, saying, “Naboth has cursed both God and the king.” So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death.(D)
1 Peter 2:1
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1 Peter 2:1
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2 Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,
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1 Peter 2:1
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1 Peter 2:1
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2 Therefore, rid yourselves(A) of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander(B) of every kind.
Acts 6:11-13
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Acts 6:11-13
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11 Then they suborned men, which said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God.
12 And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and caught him, and brought him to the council,
13 And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:
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Acts 6:11-13
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Acts 6:11-13
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11 Then they secretly(A) persuaded some men to say, “We have heard Stephen speak blasphemous words against Moses and against God.”(B)
12 So they stirred up the people and the elders and the teachers of the law. They seized Stephen and brought him before the Sanhedrin.(C) 13 They produced false witnesses,(D) who testified, “This fellow never stops speaking against this holy place(E) and against the law.
Matthew 26:60-61
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Matthew 26:60-61
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60 But found none: yea, though many false witnesses came, yet found they none. At the last came two false witnesses,
61 And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.
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Matthew 26:60-61
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Matthew 26:60-61
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60 But they did not find any, though many false witnesses(A) came forward.
Finally two(B) came forward 61 and declared, “This fellow said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’”(C)
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