SLANDER

• Comes from the evil heart Lk. 6:45
• Often arises from hatred Ps. 109:3
• Idleness leads to 1 Tim. 5:13
• Evil people addicted to Ps. 50:20
• Hypocrites habitually Pr. 11:9
• A characteristic of the Devil Rev. 12:10
• Wicked people love Ps. 52:4
• Those who indulge in, are fools Pr. 10:18
• Women warned against Tit. 2:3
• Wives of God's servants should avoid 1 Tim. 3:11
• Christ was exposed to Ps. 35:11; Mt. 26:60
• Rulers exposed to Jude 1:8
• Servants of God exposed to Rom. 3:8; 2 Cor. 6:8
• The nearest relations exposed to Ps. 50:20
• Saints exposed to Ps. 38:12, 109:2; 1 Pet. 4:4
• Saints should keep their tongues from Ps. 34:13; with 1 Pet. 3:10
• Saints should lay aside Eph. 4:31
• Should be warned against Tit. 3:1,2
• Should give no occasion for 1 Pet. 2:12, 3:16
• Should return good for 1 Cor. 4:13
• Blessed in enduring Mt. 5:11
• Characterized as avoiding Ps. 15:1, 3
• Should not be listened to 1 Sam. 24:9
• Causes anger Pr. 25:23
• Effects of
  • Separating friends Pr. 16:28, 17:9
  • Deadly wounds Pr. 18:8, 26:22
  • Strife Pr. 26:20
  • Discord among brethren Pr. 6:19
  • Murder Ps. 31:13; Ezek. 22:9
• The tongue of, is a scourge Job 5:21
• Is venomous Ps. 140:3; Eccl. 10:11
• Is destructive Pr. 11:9
• End of, is mischievous madness Eccl. 10:13
• People shall give account for Mt. 12:36
• Punishment for Dt. 19:16-21
• UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO Ex. 23:1; Dt. 22:13-19; Job 5:21; Ps. 41:6-9, 50:20, 101:5; Pr. 10:18, 25:23; Jer. 6:28, 9:4; Rom. 1:29,30; 1 Cor. 4:13, 6:10; 2 Cor. 12:20; Jas. 4:11; 1 Pet. 2:1; 2 Pet. 2:10
• INSTANCES OF
  • Joseph by Potiphar's wife Gen. 39:14-18
  • The land of Canaan misrepresented by the spies Num. 14:36
  • Of Mephiboseth, by Ziba 2 Sam. 16:3, 19:24-30
  • Of David, by his enemies Ps. 31:13, 35:21, 41:5, 64:3, 140:3
  • Of Naboth, by Jezebel 1 Ki. 21:9-14
  • Of Jeremiah, by the Jews Jer. 18:18
  • Of Jesus, by the Jews falsely charging that he was a winebibber (wino) Mt. 11:19
  • That he blasphemed Mk. 14:64; Jn. 5:18
  • That he had a demon Jn. 8:48, 52, 10:20
  • That he was seditious Lk. 22:65, 23:5
  • That he was a king Lk. 23:2; Jn. 18:37; with 19:1-5
  • Of Paul
    • See PAUL
• See ACCUSATION, FALSE
• See FALSE WITNESS
• See FALSEHOOD
• See SPEAKING EVIL