False Accusations

Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.

Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.

Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.

No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is of me, saith the Lord.

The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.

And the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and hath testified falsely against his brother; — read the full passage →

Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.

Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, — read the full passage →

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. — read the full passage →

And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.

He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour.

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.

But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.

James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting. — read the full passage →

But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee.

Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, — read the full passage →

Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.

An hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered.

Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

If a false witness rise up against any man to testify against him that which is wrong; — read the full passage →

The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;

For they speak not peace: but they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land.

Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

And Zaccheus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.

The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.

Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,

Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.

Mine enemies speak evil of me, When shall he die, and his name perish? — read the full passage →

My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; — read the full passage →

See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.

Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. — read the full passage →

I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; — read the full passage →

Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.

And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages.

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.

Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.

Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find none occasion nor fault; forasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him.

Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the Lord our God.

Against an elder receive not an accusation, but before two or three witnesses.

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,

My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation. — read the full passage →

Mine enemies speak evil of me, When shall he die, and his name perish?

Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:

Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.

Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbour.

Yet the children of thy people say, The way of the Lord is not equal: but as for them, their way is not equal. — read the full passage →

To me belongeth vengeance, and recompence; their foot shall slide in due time: for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste.

And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.

Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. — read the full passage →

And if he come to see me, he speaketh vanity: his heart gathereth iniquity to itself; when he goeth abroad, he telleth it.

Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me, and said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it. — read the full passage →

And the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and hath testified falsely against his brother;

Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause. — read the full passage →

Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding? — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

And God spake all these words, saying, — read the full passage →

How then comfort ye me in vain, seeing in your answers there remaineth falsehood?

Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.

For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. — read the full passage →

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God, — read the full passage →

Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren; — read the full passage →

I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.

To whom I answered, It is not the manner of the Romans to deliver any man to die, before that he which is accused have the accusers face to face, and have licence to answer for himself concerning the crime laid against him.

Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him. — read the full passage →

And when he was in the gate of Benjamin, a captain of the ward was there, whose name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah; and he took Jeremiah the prophet, saying, Thou fallest away to the Chaldeans.

Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — read the full passage →

Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill?

Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.

For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.

Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established. — read the full passage →

My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger, — read the full passage →

Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.

And the scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath day; that they might find an accusation against him.

Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power? — read the full passage →

Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, though he hide it under his tongue; — read the full passage →

Whereas angels, which are greater in power and might, bring not railing accusation against them before the Lord.

If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. — read the full passage →

One dieth in his full strength, being wholly at ease and quiet. — read the full passage →

Knowest thou not this of old, since man was placed upon earth, — read the full passage →

Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:

For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; — read the full passage →

Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death; — read the full passage →

Mark me, and be astonished, and lay your hand upon your mouth.

Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time.

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother, — read the full passage →

And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:

And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Cesar, saying that he himself is Christ a King.

That the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation;

Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward.

And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;

And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time.

Plead my cause, O Lord, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me.

That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life; — read the full passage →

And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews. — read the full passage →

Whom Jason hath received: and these all do contrary to the decrees of Cesar, saying that there is another king, one Jesus.