Bible Verses About Slander
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for slander, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 11,872 votes, led by Psalms 101:5. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Slander
Psalms 101:5514 votes
Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off: him that hath an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer.
Matthew 12:36467 votes
But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
Proverbs 10:18417 votes
He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.
1 Peter 3:16415 votes
Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.
James 4:11330 votes
Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.
Exodus 20:16297 votes
Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
1 Peter 2:1271 votes
Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,
Titus 3:2261 votes
To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.
2 Timothy 3:1-5256 votes
This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.
Proverbs 16:28255 votes
A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.
Matthew 5:11250 votes
Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
Exodus 23:1231 votes
Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.
Ephesians 4:31-32230 votes
Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
Proverbs 20:19228 votes
He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.
Proverbs 11:9226 votes
An hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered.
Psalms 109:3207 votes
They compassed me about also with words of hatred; and fought against me without a cause.
Luke 6:45207 votes
A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.
Mark 7:20-23168 votes
And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man.
James 1:12161 votes
Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.
Leviticus 19:16153 votes
Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbour: I am the Lord.
1 Peter 3:10152 votes
For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:
Ephesians 4:32149 votes
And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.
Psalms 50:20146 votes
Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother; thou slanderest thine own mother’s son.
Colossians 3:8134 votes
But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.
Ephesians 4:31127 votes
Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
What does the Bible say about slander?
Readers most often cite Psalms 101:5 on the subject of slander. Across 11,872 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Matthew 12:36, Proverbs 10:18, 1 Peter 3:16. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.