Deuteronomy 22:14

New Century Version

he might talk badly about her and give her a bad name. He might say, “I married this woman, but when I had sexual relations with her, I did not find that she was a virgin.”

Cross References

Exodus 20:16

“You must not tell lies about your neighbor.

Exodus 23:1

“You must not tell lies. If you are a witness in court, don’t help a wicked person by telling lies.

Proverbs 18:21

What you say can mean life or death. Those who speak with care will be rewarded.

Proverbs 18:8

The words of a gossip are like tasty bits of food. People like to gobble them up.

Deuteronomy 22:13

If a man marries a girl and has sexual relations with her but then decides he does not like her,

Deuteronomy 22:15

Then the girl’s parents must bring proof that she was a virgin to the elders at the city gate.

Deuteronomy 22:19

They must make him pay about two and one-half pounds of silver to the girl’s father, because the man has given an Israelite virgin a bad name. The girl will continue to be the man’s wife, and he may not divorce her as long as he lives.

1 Timothy 5:14

So I want the younger widows to marry, have children, and manage their homes. Then no enemy will have any reason to criticize them.