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18 Bible Verses About Slander

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  • Exodus 20:16 and Proverbs 25:18 both speak of false witness “against your neighbor” or “against his neighbor,” and Deuteronomy 19:16-19 gives a false witness the penalty he meant for the accused.
  • The Hebrew rakil, talebearer, appears in Leviticus 19:16, Proverbs 11:13 and Proverbs 20:19, each time with a verb of going about.
  • Jesus names slander among the things that come out of the heart (Matthew 15:19) and says people will give account for every careless word (Matthew 12:36).
  • Ephesians 4:31, Titus 3:2 and 1 Peter 2:1 tell believers to put slander away, and Titus 3:2 extends the command to “all people.”
  • 1 Peter 3:9 forbids repaying reviling with reviling, and 1 Peter 3:16 tells the slandered to keep a good conscience.

The Bible treats slander as a sin of the heart that breaks the commandment against false witness. The law forbids it (Exodus 20:16, Leviticus 19:16), Jesus traces it to the heart (Matthew 15:19), and the letters tell churches to put it away (Ephesians 4:31). Psalm 64 and 1 Peter 3:16 speak to the person slandered. The Hebrew word translated slanderer in Leviticus 19:16 and slandering in Proverbs 11:13 and 20:19 is rakil, a talebearer, and in all three it goes…

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Scripture quotations are from the English Standard Version.

Strong’s Hebrew 7400, רָכִיל (rakil): talebearer, slanderer; used with a verb of going about in Leviticus 19:16, Proverbs 11:13 and Proverbs 20:19. biblehub.com/hebrew/7400

Strong’s Greek 2635, καταλαλέω (katalaleo): to speak against, to slander; James 4:11, 1 Peter 2:12, 1 Peter 3:16. biblehub.com/greek/2635

Strong’s Greek 2636, καταλαλιά (katalalia): evil-speaking, defamation; 2 Corinthians 12:20, 1 Peter 2:1. biblehub.com/greek/2636

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