He that denounceth his friends for a prey,\par\tab Even the eyes of his children shall fail.\par
Leviticus 19:16 - American Standard Version 2015 Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbor: I am Jehovah. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbour: I am the LORD. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition You shall not go up and down as a dispenser of gossip and scandal among your people, nor shall you [secure yourself by false testimony or by silence and] endanger the life of your neighbor. I am the Lord. American Standard Version (1901) Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbor: I am Jehovah. Common English Bible Do not go around slandering your people. Do not stand by while your neighbor’s blood is shed; I am the LORD. Catholic Public Domain Version You shall not be a detractor, nor a whisperer, among the people. You shall not stand against the blood of your neighbor. I am the Lord. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Thou shalt not be a detractor nor a whisperer among the people. Thou shalt not stand against the blood of thy neighbour. I am the Lord. |
He that denounceth his friends for a prey,\par\tab Even the eyes of his children shall fail.\par
Whoso privily slandereth his neighbor, him will I destroy:\par\tab Him that hath a high look and a proud heart will I not suffer.
He that slandereth not with his tongue,\par\tab Nor doeth evil to his friend,\par\tab Nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbor;
Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother;\par\tab Thou slanderest thine own mother's son.
Thou shalt not take up a false report: put not thy hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.
Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.
He that hideth hatred is of lying lips;\par\tab And he that uttereth a slander is a fool.
He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets;\par\tab But he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth a matter.
He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets;\par\tab Therefore company not with him that openeth wide his lips.
They are all grievous revolters, going about with slanders; they are brass and iron: they all of them deal corruptly.
Take ye heed every one of his neighbor, and trust ye not in any brother; for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbor will go about with slanders.
Slanderous men have been in thee to shed blood; and in thee they have eaten upon the mountains: in the midst of thee they have committed lewdness.
saying, I have sinned in that I betrayed innocent blood. But they said, What is that to us? see thou {\i to it}.
Cursed be he that taketh a bribe to slay an innocent person. And all the people shall say, Amen.
Women in like manner {\i must be} grave, not slanderers, temperate, faithful in all things.
without natural affection, implacable, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, no lovers of good,
that aged women likewise be reverent in demeanor, not slanderers nor enslaved to much wine, teachers of that which is good;
Putting away therefore all wickedness, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,
Behold, this day thine eyes have seen how that Jehovah had delivered thee to-day into my hand in the cave: and some bade me kill thee; but mine eye spared thee; and I said, I will not put forth my hand against my lord; for he is Jehovah's anointed.