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Slander

 

Slander

An abomination to God - Pr 6:16,19

Forbidden - Ex 23:1; Eph 4:31; Jas 4:11

INCLUDES

• Whispering
- Ro 1:29; 2Co 12:20
• Backbiting
- Ro 1:30; 2Co 12:20
• Evil surmising
- 1Ti 6:4
• Tale-bearing
- Le 19:16
• Babbling
- Ec 10:11
• Tattling
- 1Ti 5:13
• Evil speaking
- Ps 41:5; 109:20
• Defaming
- Jer 20:10; 1Co 4:13
• Bearing false witness
- Ex 20:16; De 5:20; Lu 3:14
• Judging charitably
- Jas 4:11,12
• Raising false reports
- Ex 23:1
• Repeating matters
- Pr 17:9

Is a deceitful work - Ps 52:2

Comes from the evil heart - Mt 15:19; Lu 6:45

Often arises from hatred - Ps 41:7; 109:3

Idleness leads to - 1Ti 5:13

The wicked addicted to - Ps 50:20; Jer 6:28; 9:4

Hypocrites addicted to - Pr 11:9

A characteristic of the devil - Re 12:10

The wicked love - Ps 52:4

They who indulge in, are fools - Pr 10:18

They who indulge in, not to be trusted - Jer 9:4

Women warned against - Tit 2:3

Minister's wives should avoid - 1Ti 3:11

Christ was exposed to - Ps 35:11; Mt 26:60

Rulers exposed to - 2Pe 2:10; Jude 1:8

Ministers exposed to - Ro 3:8; 2Co 6:8

The nearest relations exposed to - Ps 50:20

Saints exposed to - Ps 38:12; 109:2; 1Pe 4:4

SAINTS

• Should keep their tongue from
- Ps 34:13; 1Pe 3:10
• Should lay aside
- Eph 4:31; 1Pe 2:1
• Should be warned against
- Tit 3:1,2
• Should give no occasion for
- 1Pe 2:12; 3:16
• Should return good for
- 1Co 4:13
• Blessed in enduring
- Mt 5:11
• Characterised as avoiding
- Ps 15:1,3

Should not be listened to - 1Sa 24:9

Should be discountenanced with 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; Eze 22:9

The tongue of, is a scourge - Job 5:21

Is venomous - Ps 140:3; Ec 10:11

Is destructive - Pr 11:9

End of, is mischievous madness - Ec 10:13

Men shall give account for - Mt 12:36; Jas 1:26

Punishment for - De 19:16-21; Ps 101:5

Illustrated - Pr 12:18; 25:18

Exemplified

• Laban's Sons
- Ge 31:1
• Doeg
- 1Sa 22:9-11
• Princes of Ammon
- 2Sa 10:3
• Ziba
- 2Sa 16:3
• Children of Belial
- 1Ki 21:13
• Enemies of the Jews
- Ezr 4:7-16
• Gashmu
- Ne 6:6
• Haman
- Es 3:8
• David's enemies
- Ps 31:13
• Jeremiah's enemies
- Jer 38:4
• Jews
- Mt 11:18,19
• Witnesses against Christ
- Mt 26:59-61
• Priests
- Mr 15:3
• Enemies of Stephen
- Ac 6:11
• Enemies of Paul
- Ac 17:7
• Tertullus
- Ac 24:2,5
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