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Psalms 15:3

who has no slander on his tongue, who does no harm to his neighbor, who casts no scorn on his friend,

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ASV

He that slandereth not with his tongue, Nor doeth evil to his friend, Nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbor;

KJV

He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour.

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
לֹֽא־lo'-notH3808 →
רָגַ֨ל׀ra.Galhe takes slanderH7270 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
לְשֹׁנ֗וֹle.sho.Notongue hisH3956 →
לֹא־lo'-notH3808 →
עָשָׂ֣ה'a.Sahhe doesH6213 →
לְרֵעֵ֣הוּle.re.'E.huto neighbor hisH7453 →
רָעָ֑הra.'AhevilH7451 →
וְ֝חֶרְפָּ֗הve.cher.Pahand reproachH2781 →
לֹא־lo'-notH3808 →
נָשָׂ֥אna.Sa'he lifts upH5375 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
קְרֹֽבוֹ׃ke.Ro.ovkinsman hisH7138 →

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Romans 13:10Love does no wrong to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.Exodus 20:16You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.Psalms 101:5–8Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret, I will put to silence; the one with haughty eyes and a proud heart, I will not endure.Matthew 7:12In everything, then, do to others as you would have them do to you. For this is the essence of the Law and the Prophets.James 4:11Brothers, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against his brother or judges him speaks against the law and judges it. And if you judge the law, you are not a practitioner of the law, but a judge of it.3 John 1:11Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. The one who does good is of God; the one who does evil has not seen God.Leviticus 19:16You must not go about spreading slander among your people. You must not endanger the life of your neighbor. I am the LORD.Psalms 101:5Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret, I will put to silence; the one with haughty eyes and a proud heart, I will not endure.Jeremiah 9:4–9“Let everyone guard against his neighbor; do not trust any brother, for every brother deals craftily, and every friend spreads slander.Isaiah 56:2Blessed is the man who does this, and the son of man who holds it fast, who keeps the Sabbath without profaning it and keeps his hand from doing any evil.”1 Peter 2:1–2Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander.Exodus 23:1–33“You shall not spread a false report. Do not join the wicked by being a malicious witness.Jeremiah 9:4“Let everyone guard against his neighbor; do not trust any brother, for every brother deals craftily, and every friend spreads slander.Proverbs 22:10Drive out the mocker, and conflict will depart; even quarreling and insults will cease.Proverbs 25:3As the heavens are high and the earth is deep, so the hearts of kings cannot be searched.Romans 1:30slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant, and boastful. They invent new forms of evil; they disobey their parents.Ephesians 4:31Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice.Proverbs 10:18The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.

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Saul attempts to kill David (the harpist of Israel) — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Saul attempts to kill David (the harpist of Israel) — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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