Font Size
Leviticus 19:16
New King James Version
Leviticus 19:16
New King James Version
16 You shall not go about as a (A)talebearer among your people; nor shall you (B)take a stand against the life of your neighbor: I am the Lord.
Read full chapter
Leviticus 19:16
New International Version
Leviticus 19:16
New International Version
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
New King James Version
Exodus 23:1
New King James Version
Justice for All
23 “You (A)shall not circulate a false report. Do not put your hand with the wicked to be an (B)unrighteous witness.
Read full chapter
Exodus 23:1
New International Version
Exodus 23:1
New International Version
Laws of Justice and Mercy
23 “Do not spread false reports.(A) Do not help a guilty person by being a malicious witness.(B)
Exodus 23:7
New King James Version
Exodus 23:7
New King James Version
7 (A)Keep yourself far from a false matter; (B)do not kill the innocent and righteous. For (C)I will not justify the wicked.
Read full chapter
Exodus 23:7
New International Version
Exodus 23:7
New International Version
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)
Proverbs 20:19
New King James Version
Proverbs 20:19
New King James Version
19 (A)He who goes about as a talebearer reveals secrets;
Therefore do not associate with one (B)who flatters with his lips.
Proverbs 20:19
New International Version
Proverbs 20:19
New International Version
19 A gossip betrays a confidence;(A)
so avoid anyone who talks too much.
Ezekiel 22:9
New King James Version
Ezekiel 22:9
New King James Version
9 In you are (A)men who slander to cause bloodshed; (B)in you are those who eat on the mountains; in your midst they commit lewdness.
Read full chapter
Ezekiel 22:9
New International Version
Ezekiel 22:9
New International Version
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)
Jeremiah 9:4
New King James Version
Jeremiah 9:4
New King James Version
4 “Everyone(A) take heed to his [a]neighbor,
And do not trust any brother;
For every brother will utterly supplant,
And every neighbor will (B)walk with slanderers.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 9:4 friend
Jeremiah 9:4
New International Version
Jeremiah 9:4
New International Version
Jeremiah 6:28
New King James Version
Jeremiah 6:28
New King James Version
28 (A)They are all stubborn rebels, (B)walking as slanderers.
They are (C)bronze and iron,
They are all corrupters;
Jeremiah 6:28
New International Version
Jeremiah 6:28
New International Version
Proverbs 11:13
New King James Version
Proverbs 11:13
New King James Version
Proverbs 11:13
New International Version
Proverbs 11:13
New International Version
Psalm 15:3
New King James Version
Psalm 15:3
New King James Version
3 He who (A)does not backbite with his tongue,
Nor does evil to his neighbor,
(B)Nor does he [a]take up a reproach against his friend;
Footnotes
- Psalm 15:3 receive
Psalm 15:3
New International Version
Psalm 15:3
New International Version
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
New King James Version
1 Kings 21:10-13
New King James Version
10 and seat two men, scoundrels, before him to bear witness against him, saying, “You have (A)blasphemed God and the king.” Then take him out, and (B)stone him, that he may die.
11 So the men of his city, the elders and nobles who were inhabitants of his city, did as Jezebel had sent to them, as it was written in the letters which she had sent to them. 12 (C)They proclaimed a fast, and seated Naboth with high honor among the people. 13 And two men, scoundrels, came in and sat before him; and the scoundrels (D)witnessed against him, against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, “Naboth has blasphemed God and the king!” (E)Then they took him outside the city and stoned him with stones, so that he died.
Read full chapter
1 Kings 21:10-13
New International Version
1 Kings 21:10-13
New International Version
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
New King James Version
1 Peter 2:1
New King James Version
Our Inheritance Through Christ’s Blood
2 Therefore, (A)laying aside all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all evil speaking,
Read full chapter
1 Peter 2:1
New International Version
1 Peter 2:1
New International Version
2 Therefore, rid yourselves(A) of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander(B) of every kind.
Acts 6:11-13
New King James Version
Acts 6:11-13
New King James Version
11 (A)Then they secretly induced men to say, “We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God.” 12 And they stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes; and they came upon him, seized him, and brought him to the council. 13 They also set up false witnesses who said, “This man does not cease to speak [a]blasphemous words against this holy place and the law;
Read full chapterFootnotes
- Acts 6:13 NU omits blasphemous
Acts 6:11-13
New International Version
Acts 6:11-13
New International Version
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
New King James Version
Matthew 26:60-61
New King James Version
60 [a]but found none. Even though (A)many false witnesses came forward, they found none. But at last (B)two [b]false witnesses came forward 61 and said, “This fellow said, (C)‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and to build it in three days.’ ”
Read full chapterFootnotes
- Matthew 26:60 NU but found none, even though many false witnesses came forward.
- Matthew 26:60 NU omits false witnesses
Matthew 26:60-61
New International Version
Matthew 26:60-61
New International Version
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)
New King James Version (NKJV) 
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
New International Version (NIV) 
Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
NIV Reverse Interlinear Bible: English to Hebrew and English to Greek. Copyright © 2019 by Zondervan.