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Proverbs 30:10

Do not slander a servant to his master, or he will curse you, and you will bear the guilt.

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ASV

Slander not a servant unto his master, Lest he curse thee, and thou be held guilty.

KJV

Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
אַל־'al-may notH408 →
תַּלְשֵׁ֣ןtal.Shenyou slanderH3960 →
עֶ֭בֶד'E.veda slaveH5650 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
אֲדֹנָ֑יו'a.do.novmaster<s> hisH113 →
פֶּֽן־pen-lestH6435 →
יְקַלֶּלְךָ֥ye.ka.lel.Chahe should curse youH7043 →
וְאָשָֽׁמְתָּ׃ve.'a.Sha.me.taand you will be held guiltyH816 →

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Ecclesiastes 7:21Do not pay attention to every word that is spoken, or you may hear your servant cursing you.Romans 14:4Who are you to judge someone else’s servant? To his own master he stands or falls. And he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand.2 Samuel 19:26–27“My lord the king,” he replied, “because I am lame, I said, ‘I will have my donkey saddled so that I may ride on it and go with the king.’ But my servant Ziba deceived me,2 Chronicles 24:22–24Thus King Joash failed to remember the kindness that Zechariah’s father Jehoiada had extended to him. Instead, Joash killed Jehoiada’s son. As he lay dying, Zechariah said, “May the LORD see this and call you to account.”Daniel 6:13Then they told the king, “Daniel, one of the exiles from Judah, shows no regard for you, O king, or for the decree that you have signed. He still makes his petition three times a day.”Daniel 6:24At the command of the king, the men who had falsely accused Daniel were brought and thrown into the den of lions—they and their children and wives. And before they had reached the bottom of the den, the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones.Proverbs 24:23–24These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judgment is not good.Daniel 3:8–18At this time some astrologers came forward and maliciously accused the Jews,2 Samuel 16:1–4When David had gone a little beyond the summit, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth was there to meet him. He had a pair of saddled donkeys loaded with two hundred loaves of bread, a hundred clusters of raisins, a hundred summer fruits, and a skin of wine.1 Samuel 26:19Now please, may my lord the king hear the words of his servant: If the LORD has stirred you up against me, then may He accept an offering. But if men have done it, may they be cursed in the presence of the LORD! For today they have driven me away from sharing in the inheritance of the LORD, saying, ‘Go, serve other gods.’1 Samuel 30:15“Will you lead me to these raiders?” David asked. And the man replied, “Swear to me by God that you will not kill me or deliver me into the hand of my master, and I will lead you to them.”1 Samuel 24:9and said to Saul, “Why do you listen to the words of men who say, ‘Look, David intends to harm you’?1 Samuel 22:9–10But Doeg the Edomite, who had stationed himself with Saul’s servants, answered: “I saw the son of Jesse come to Ahimelech son of Ahitub at Nob.Deuteronomy 23:15Do not return a slave to his master if he has taken refuge with you.Proverbs 11:26The people will curse the hoarder of grain, but blessing will crown the one who sells it.Proverbs 24:24Whoever tells the guilty, “You are innocent”—peoples will curse him, and nations will denounce him;Proverbs 28:27Whoever gives to the poor will not be in need, but he who hides his eyes will receive many curses.Deuteronomy 15:9Be careful not to harbor this wicked thought in your heart: “The seventh year, the year of release, is near,” so that you look upon your poor brother begrudgingly and give him nothing. He will cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin.

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