Proverbs 24:28

The Message

Don’t talk about your neighbors behind their backs— no slander or gossip, please. Don’t say to anyone, “I’ll get back at you for what you did to me. I’ll make you pay for what you did!”

Cross References

Psalm 35:11

Hostile accusers appear out of nowhere, they stand up and badger me. They pay me back misery for mercy, leaving my soul empty.

Psalm 52:1

Why do you brag of evil, “Big Man”? God’s mercy carries the day. You scheme catastrophe; your tongue cuts razor-sharp, artisan in lies. You love evil more than good, you call black white. You love malicious gossip, you foul-mouth.

Exodus 20:16

No lies about your neighbor.

Exodus 23:1

“Don’t pass on malicious gossip. “Don’t link up with a wicked person and give corrupt testimony. Don’t go along with the crowd in doing evil and don’t mess up your testimony in a case just to please the crowd. And just because someone is poor, don’t show favoritism in a dispute.

Proverbs 14:5

A true witness never lies; a false witness makes a business of it.

Proverbs 19:5

Perjury won’t go unpunished. Would you let a liar go free?

Proverbs 19:9

The person who tells lies gets caught; the person who spreads rumors is ruined.

Proverbs 21:28

A lying witness is unconvincing; a person who speaks truth is respected.

Proverbs 25:18

Anyone who tells lies against the neighbors in court or on the street is a loose cannon.

Leviticus 19:11

“Don’t steal. “Don’t lie. “Don’t deceive anyone.

Matthew 27:23

He objected, “But for what crime?” But they yelled all the louder, “Nail him to a cross!”

Ephesians 4:25

What this adds up to, then, is this: no more lies, no more pretense. Tell your neighbor the truth. In Christ’s body we’re all connected to each other, after all. When you lie to others, you end up lying to yourself.

Colossians 3:9

Don’t lie to one another. You’re done with that old life. It’s like a filthy set of ill-fitting clothes you’ve stripped off and put in the fire. Now you’re dressed in a new wardrobe. Every item of your new way of life is custom-made by the Creator, with his label on it. All the old fashions are now obsolete. Words like Jewish and non-Jewish, religious and irreligious, insider and outsider, uncivilized and uncouth, slave and free, mean nothing. From now on everyone is defined by Christ, everyone is included in Christ.