Psalm 101:5
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5 I will not tolerate people who slander their neighbors.
I will not endure conceit and pride.
Psalm 50:20
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20 You sit around and slander your brother—
your own mother’s son.
Psalm 18:27
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27 You rescue the humble,
but you humiliate the proud.
1 Peter 5:5-6
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5 In the same way, you who are younger must accept the authority of the elders. And all of you, dress yourselves in humility as you relate to one another, for
“God opposes the proud
but gives grace to the humble.”[a]
6 So humble yourselves under the mighty power of God, and at the right time he will lift you up in honor.
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Proverbs 30:13
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13 They look proudly around,
casting disdainful glances.
Psalm 15:3
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3 Those who refuse to gossip
or harm their neighbors
or speak evil of their friends.
Titus 2:3
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3 Similarly, teach the older women to live in a way that honors God. They must not slander others or be heavy drinkers.[a] Instead, they should teach others what is good.
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- 2:3 Greek be enslaved to much wine.
1 Corinthians 5:11
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11 I meant that you are not to associate with anyone who claims to be a believer[a] yet indulges in sexual sin, or is greedy, or worships idols, or is abusive, or is a drunkard, or cheats people. Don’t even eat with such people.
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- 5:11 Greek a brother.
Luke 18:14
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14 I tell you, this sinner, not the Pharisee, returned home justified before God. For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”
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Obadiah 3-4
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3 You have been deceived by your own pride
because you live in a rock fortress
and make your home high in the mountains.
‘Who can ever reach us way up here?’
you ask boastfully.
4 But even if you soar as high as eagles
and build your nest among the stars,
I will bring you crashing down,”
says the Lord.
Daniel 4:37
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37 “Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and glorify and honor the King of heaven. All his acts are just and true, and he is able to humble the proud.”
Proverbs 20:19
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19 A gossip goes around telling secrets,
so don’t hang around with chatterers.
1 Timothy 3:11
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11 In the same way, their wives[a] must be respected and must not slander others. They must exercise self-control and be faithful in everything they do.
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- 3:11 Or the women deacons. The Greek word can be translated women or wives.
Ezekiel 22:9
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9 People accuse others falsely and send them to their death. You are filled with idol worshipers and people who do obscene things.
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Isaiah 2:11
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11 Human pride will be brought down,
and human arrogance will be humbled.
Only the Lord will be exalted
on that day of judgment.
Proverbs 25:23
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23 As surely as a north wind brings rain,
so a gossiping tongue causes anger!
Proverbs 10:18
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18 Hiding hatred makes you a liar;
slandering others makes you a fool.
Proverbs 6:16-19
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16 There are six things the Lord hates—
no, seven things he detests:
17 haughty eyes,
a lying tongue,
hands that kill the innocent,
18 a heart that plots evil,
feet that race to do wrong,
19 a false witness who pours out lies,
a person who sows discord in a family.
Psalm 138:6
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6 Though the Lord is great, he cares for the humble,
but he keeps his distance from the proud.
Psalm 10:2-4
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2 The wicked arrogantly hunt down the poor.
Let them be caught in the evil they plan for others.
3 For they brag about their evil desires;
they praise the greedy and curse the Lord.
4 The wicked are too proud to seek God.
They seem to think that God is dead.
Job 40:11-12
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11 Give vent to your anger.
Let it overflow against the proud.
12 Humiliate the proud with a glance;
walk on the wicked where they stand.
1 Samuel 2:3
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3 “Stop acting so proud and haughty!
Don’t speak with such arrogance!
For the Lord is a God who knows what you have done;
he will judge your actions.
Leviticus 19:16
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16 “Do not spread slanderous gossip among your people.[a]
“Do not stand idly by when your neighbor’s life is threatened. I am the Lord.
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- 19:16 Hebrew Do not act as a merchant toward your own people.
Exodus 23:1
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A Call for Justice
23 “You must not pass along false rumors. You must not cooperate with evil people by lying on the witness stand.
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Exodus 20:16
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16 “You must not testify falsely against your neighbor.
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