- men that carry tales:
- Heb. men of slanders, "Thou shalt not¹ bearª° falseª witnessª against thy neighbour.ª" {Exd 20:16} + "Thou shalt not¹ raiseª° a falseª report:ª putª° not¹ thine handª with¹ the wickedª to be¹ an unrighteousª witness.ª" {Exd 23:1} + "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} + "And setª° twoª men,²¹ sonsª of Belial,ª before¹ him, to bear witness²° against¹ him, saying,ª° Thou didst blasphemeª° Godª and the king.ª And [then] carry him out,ª° and stoneª° him, that he may die.ª° ... And there came²° in¹ twoª men,²¹ childrenª of Belial,ª and satª° before¹ him: and the men²¹ of Belialª witnessed²° against¹ him, [even] against¹ Naboth,ª in the presence¹ of the people,ª saying,ª° Nabothª did blasphemeª° Godª and the king.ª Then they carried him forthª° out² of¹¹ the city,ª and stonedª° him with stones,ª that he died.ª°" {1Kg 21:10-13} + "Thou sittestª° [and] speakestª° against thy brother;ª thou²° slanderestª¹ thine own mother'sª son.ª" {Psa 50:20} + "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°" {Psa 101:5} + "He that hidethª° hatredª [with] lyingª lips,ª and he that utterethª° a slander,ª [is] a fool.ª" {Prv 10:18} + "The wordsª of a talebearerª [are] as wounds,ª° and they¹ go downª° into the innermost partsª of the belly.ª" {Prv 18:8} + "The wordsª of a talebearerª [are] as wounds,ª° and they¹ go downª° into the innermost partsª of the belly.ª" {Prv 26:22} + "They [are] all¹ grievousª° revolters,ª° walkingª° with slanders:ª [they are] brassª and iron;ª they¹ [are] all¹ corrupters.ª°" {Jer 6:28} + "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" {Jer 9:4} + "And when he¹ was¹ in the gateª of Benjamin,ª a captainª of the wardª [was] there,¹ whose nameª [was] Irijah,ª the sonª of Shelemiah,ª the sonª of Hananiah;ª and he tookª°¹ Jeremiahª the prophet,ª saying,ª° Thou¹ fallest awayª° to¹ the Chaldeans.ª ... Wherefore the princesª were wrothª° with¹ Jeremiah,ª and smoteª° him, and putª° him in prisonª¹ in the houseª of Jonathanª the scribe:ª° for¹ they had madeª° that the prison.ª¹" {Jer 37:13-15} + "Therefore the princesª saidª° unto¹ the king,ª We beseech thee,¹ let¹ this¹ manª be put to death:ª° for¹ thusª¹ he¹ weakenethª°¹ the handsª of the men²¹ of warª that remainª° in this¹ city,ª and the handsª of all¹ the people,ª in speakingª° such¹ wordsª unto¹ them: for¹ this¹ manª seekethª° not¹ the welfareª of this¹ people,ª but¹¹ the hurt.ª ... Then tookª° they¹ Jeremiah,ª and castª° him into¹ the dungeonª of Malchiahª the sonª of Hammelech,²¹ that¹ [was] in the courtª of the prison:ª and they let downª°¹ Jeremiahª with cords.ª And in the dungeonª [there was] no¹ water,ª but¹¹ mire:ª so Jeremiahª sunkª° in the mire.ª" {Jer 38:4-6} + "Nowª the¹ chief priests,ª andª elders,ª andª allª the¹ council,ª soughtª° false witnessª againstª Jesus,ª toª put²° him² to death;ª°¹" {Mtt 26:59} + "Thenª they subornedª° men,ª which said,ª°² We have heardª° himª speakª° blasphemousª wordsª againstª Moses,ª andª [against] God.ª ... Andª set upª° falseª witnesses,ª which said,ª° This²¹ manª ceasethª° notª to speakª° blasphemousª wordsª againstª this²¹ holyª place,ª andª the¹ law:ª" {Act 6:11-13} + "Forª we have foundª° thisª manª [a] pestilentª [fellow], andª a moverª° of seditionª among allª the¹ Jewsª throughoutª the¹ world,ª andª a ringleaderª of the¹ sectª of the¹ Nazarenes:ª" {Act 24:5} + "Neitherª canª° they proveª°² the things² whereofª¹ they²° nowª accuseª° me.ª" {Act 24:13} + "Andª the¹ greatª dragonª was cast out,ª° that oldª serpent,ª calledª° the Devil,ª andª Satan,ª which² deceivethª° the¹ wholeª world:ª he was cast outª° intoª the¹ earth,ª andª his²¹ angelsª were cast outª° withª him.ª ... Andª I heardª° a loudª voiceª sayingª° inª heaven,ª Nowª is comeª° salvation,ª andª strength,ª andª the¹ kingdomª of ourª God,ª andª the¹ powerª of his²¹ Christ:ª forª the¹ accuser²°¹ of ourª brethrenª is cast down,ª° which² accused²¹ themª beforeª ourª Godª dayª andª night.ª" {Rev 12:9-10}
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