Slander (2)
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· 5 viewsFalse and malicious talk about others. It not only harms those against whom it is directed, but also brings ruin to those who propagate it.
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Slander condemned
Slander condemned
Slander is sinful
Slander is sinful
For it is from within, out of a person’s heart, that evil thoughts come—sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, greed, malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and folly. All these evils come from inside and defile a person.”
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Slander is forbidden
Slander is forbidden
“ ‘Do not go about spreading slander among your people.
“ ‘Do not do anything that endangers your neighbor’s life. I am the Lord.
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Slander is destructive
Slander is destructive
A scoundrel plots evil,
and on their lips it is like a scorching fire.
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Dealing with slander
Dealing with slander
Committing one’s cause to God
Committing one’s cause to God
I call on the Lord in my distress,
and he answers me.
Save me, Lord,
from lying lips
and from deceitful tongues.
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Maintaining one’s integrity
Maintaining one’s integrity
Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us.
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Rejoicing in the Lord
Rejoicing in the Lord
“Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
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Not listening to slander
Not listening to slander
He said to Saul, “Why do you listen when men say, ‘David is bent on harming you’?
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Judgment upon slanderers
Judgment upon slanderers
A false witness will perish,
but a careful listener will testify successfully.
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Examples of slander
Examples of slander
They said, “Come, let’s make plans against Jeremiah; for the teaching of the law by the priest will not cease, nor will counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophets. So come, let’s attack him with our tongues and pay no attention to anything he says.”
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