- backbiteth:
- "Whoso privilyª slanderethª°°° his neighbour,ª him will I cut off:ª° him that hath an highª lookª and a proudª heartª will not¹ I suffer.ª° ... I will earlyª destroyª° all¹ the wickedª of the land;ª that I may cut offª° all¹ wickedª doersª° from the cityª¹ of the LORD.ª" {Psa 101:5-8} + "Thou shalt not¹ raiseª° a falseª report:ª putª° not¹ thine handª with¹ the wickedª to be¹ an unrighteousª witness.ª ... They shall not¹ dwellª° in thy land,ª lest¹ they make thee sinª°¹ against me: for¹ if thou serveª°¹ their gods,ª it will surely¹ be¹ a snareª unto thee." {Exd 23:1-33} + "Thou shalt not¹ go²° up and down¹ [as] a talebearerª among thy people:ª neither¹ shalt thou standª° against¹ the bloodª of thy neighbour:ª I¹ [am] the LORD.ª" {Lev 19:16} + "Take ye heedª° every oneª of his neighbour,ª¹ and trustª° ye not¹ in¹ any¹ brother:ª for¹ every¹ brotherª will utterly²° supplant,ª° and every¹ neighbourª will walkª° with slanders.ª ... Shall I not¹ visitª° them for¹ these¹ [things]? saithª° the LORD:ª shall not¹ my soulª be avengedª° on such¹ a nationª as this?¹" {Jer 9:4-9} + "Backbiters,ª haters of God,ª despiteful,ª proud,ª boasters,ª inventorsª of evil things,ª disobedientª to parents,ª" {Rom 1:30} + "To speak evil¹ of²° no man,ª to beª° no brawlers,ª [but] gentle,ª shewingª° allª meeknessª untoª allª men.ª" {Tts 3:2} + "Speak²° not² evilª°¹ one of another,ª brethren.ª He that speaketh evilª° of [his] brother,ª andª judgethª° his²¹ brother,ª speaketh evilª° of the law,ª andª judgethª° the law:ª butª ifª thou judgeª° the law,ª thou artª° notª a doerª of the law,ª butª a judge.ª" {Jms 4:11} + "Whereforeª laying asideª° allª malice,ª andª allª guile,ª andª hypocrisies,ª andª envies,ª andª allª evil speakings,ª ... Asª newbornª babes,ª desireª° the¹ sincereª milkª of the word,ª thatª ye may growª° thereby:ªª" {1Pe 2:1-2}
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