Whoever secretlyslandershis neighbor,him I will destroy;Noone who has a haughtylookand an arrogantheartwill I endure.
For thoughthe LORDis exalted,Yet He regardsthe lowly,But the haughtyHe knowsfrom afar.
He does not slanderwith his tongue,Nordoesevilto his neighbor,Nortakesup a reproachagainsthis friend;
For You savean afflictedpeople,But haughtyeyesYou abase.
"You sitand speakagainst your brother;You slanderyour own mother'sson.
"You shall not bearfalse~witnessagainst your neighbor.
"You shall not beara false report;do not joinyour handwith a wickedmanto be a maliciouswitness.
He who concealshatred[has] lyinglips,And he who spreadsslanderis a fool.
He who goesabout as a slandererrevealssecrets,Therefore do not associatewith a gossip.
Haughtyeyesand a proudheart,The lampof the wicked,is sin.
The northwindbringsforthrain,And a backbitingtongue,an angrycountenance.
There is a kind--oh howloftyare his eyes!And his eyelidsare raised[in arrogance].
The proudlookof manwill be abasedAnd the loftinessof manwill be humbled,And the LORDalonewill be exaltedin that day.
"Slanderousmenhave beenin you for the purposeof sheddingblood,and in you they have eatenat the mountain[shrines]. In your midstthey have committedactsof lewdness.
"NowI, Nebuchadnezzar,praise,exaltand honorthe Kingof heaven,for allHis worksare true and His waysjust,and He is ableto humblethose whowalkin pride."
You shall not goabout as a slandereramong your people,and you are not to actagainstthe lifeof your neighbor;I am the LORD.
"I tellyou, this manwentto his housejustifiedrather thanthe other;for everyonewho exaltshimselfwill be humbled,but he who humbleshimselfwill be exalted."
But actually,I wroteto you not to associatewith anyso-calledbrotherifhe is an immoral person,orcovetous,oran idolater,ora reviler,ora drunkard,ora swindler--not evento eatwith such a one.
Women[must] likewise[be] dignified,not malicious gossips,but temperate,faithfulin all things.
Older womenlikewiseare to be reverentin their behavior,not malicious gossipsnorenslavedto muchwine,teaching what is good,
"Boastnomoreso veryproudly,Do not let arrogancecomeout of your mouth;For the LORDis a Godof knowledge,And with Him actionsare weighed.
