Do not go about spreading slander among your people. (Leviticus 19:16)

You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor. (Exodus 20:16)

Whoever spreads slander is a fool. (Proverbs 10:18)

With his mouth the godless destroys his neighbor, but through knowledge the righteous escape. (Proverbs 11:9)

Not a word from their mouth can be trusted; their heart is filled with destruction. Their throat is an open grave; with their tongue they speak deceit. (Psalm 5:9)

Their tongue is a deadly arrow; it speaks with deceit. With his mouth each speaks cordially to his neighbor, but in his heart he sets a trap for him. (Jeremiah 9:8)

The poison of vipers is on their lips. Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness. (Romans 3:13-14)

You speak continually against your brother and slander your own mother's son. (Psalm 50:20)

A man who lacks judgment derides his neighbor, but a man of understanding holds his tongue. (Proverbs 11:12)

Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret, him will I put to silence. (Psalm 101:5)

Whoever would love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful speech. (I Peter 3:10)

For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned. (Matthew 12:37)

**Copyright, 2002, Brian Campbell (Permission is granted to copy for personal use only.)