False and malicious talk about others. It not only harms those against whom it is directed, but also brings ruin to those who propagate it.

Mark 7:21-23

Slander condemned

Slander is sinful

See also

Jeremiah 9:4-6

pp Mt 15:19-20

Ezekiel 22:9
Romans 1:29-31
2 Corinthians 12:20
2 Timothy 3:2-4
Leviticus 19:16

See also

Slander is forbidden

Exodus 23:1
Proverbs 3:30; 10:18; 12:22
Ephesians 4:31
Colossians 3:8
Titus 2:3; 3:1-2
James 4:11
1 Peter 2:1
Proverbs 16:27

See also

Slander is destructive

Proverbs 11:9; 26:28; 30:10
Psalms 120:1-2

Dealing with slander

See also

Committing one's cause to God

Psalms 12:1-7; 31:14-20; 64:1-4; 69:6-21; 109:1-5
1 Peter 2:12

See also

Maintaining one's integrity

Psalms 119:23
1 Peter 2:15; 3:9,15-17
Matthew 5:11-12

See also

Rejoicing in the Lord

Acts 5:41
1 Samuel 24:9

See also

Not listening to slander

Proverbs 17:4
Proverbs 21:28

Judgment upon slanderers

See also

Deuteronomy 22:13-19
Proverbs 19:5,9; 21:28
Isaiah 29:20-21; 51:7-8
1 Corinthians 6:9-10
Jeremiah 18:18

Examples of slander

See also

Genesis 39:7-20
1 Kings 21:1-14
Nehemiah 6:5-7
Psalms 31:13; 35:15-16; 38:19-20; 41:5-9

Naboth's vineyard

Luke 23:2
Acts 6:13-14; 24:5-9
Romans 3:8
3 John 1:9-10

See also

5133 blindness
5575 talk, idle
5869 greed
5893 insults
8751 false witness
8776 lies
8844 unforgiveness