Psalm 101:5

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

I will stop anyone who secretly says bad things about a neighbor. I will not allow people to be proud and think they are better than others.

Cross References

Psalm 18:27

You help those who are humble, but you humiliate the proud.

Psalm 15:3

Such people don’t say bad things about others. They don’t do things to hurt their neighbors. They don’t tell shameful things about those close to them.

Proverbs 30:13

Some people are so proud of themselves, and they look down on everyone else.

Psalm 50:20

You sit around talking about people, finding fault with your own brothers.

Titus 2:3

Also, teach the older women to live the way those who serve the Lord should live. They should not go around saying bad things about others or be in the habit of drinking too much. They should teach what is good.

1 Corinthians 5:11

I meant you must not associate with people who claim to be believers but continue to live in sin. Don’t even eat with a brother or sister who sins sexually, is greedy, worships idols, abuses others with insults, gets drunk, or cheats people.

Luke 18:14

I tell you, when this man finished his prayer and went home, he was right with God. But the Pharisee, who felt that he was better than others, was not right with God. People who make themselves important will be made humble. But those who make themselves humble will be made important.”

Daniel 4:37

Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, give praise, honor, and glory to the King of Heaven. Everything he does is right. He is always fair, and he is able to make proud people humble!

Proverbs 20:19

You cannot trust someone who would talk about things told in private. So don’t be friends with someone who talks too much.

Ezekiel 22:9

In Jerusalem, people tell lies in order to kill innocent people. They go to the mountains to worship false gods and then come back to Jerusalem to eat their fellowship meals. “‘In Jerusalem, people commit many sexual sins.

Isaiah 2:11

Proud people will stop being proud. They will bow down to the ground with shame, and only the Lord will still stand high.

Proverbs 25:23

Just as wind blowing from the north brings rain, telling secrets brings anger.

Proverbs 10:18

People sometimes lie to hide their hatred, but saying bad things about someone is even more foolish.

Psalm 138:6

The Lord has the highest place above all others, but he still cares for the humble. Even from there, so high above, he knows what the proud do.

1 Samuel 2:3

Don’t continue bragging. Don’t speak proud words, because the Lord God knows everything. He leads and judges people.

Leviticus 19:16

You must not go around spreading false stories against other people. Don’t do anything that would put your neighbor’s life in danger. I am the Lord.

Exodus 23:1

“Don’t tell lies against other people. If you are a witness in court, don’t agree to help a bad person tell lies.

Exodus 20:16

“You must not tell lies about other people.

1 Timothy 3:11

In the same way, the women must have the respect of others. They must not be women who speak evil about other people. They must have self-control and be women who can be trusted in everything.

Proverbs 21:4

Proud looks and proud thoughts are sins. They show a person is evil.