Verse 3

He that backbiteth{H7270}{(H8804)} not with his tongue{H3956}, nor doeth{H6213}{(H8804)} evil{H7451} to his neighbour{H7453}, nor taketh up{H5375}{(H8804)} a reproach{H2781} against his neighbour{H7138}.

Referenced Verses

  • Ps 101:5-8 : 5 Whoso privily{H5643} slandereth{H3960}{(H8764)}{(H8675)}{H3960}{(H8781)} his neighbour{H7453}, him will I cut off{H6789}{(H8686)}: him that hath an high{H1362} look{H5869} and a proud{H7342} heart{H3824} will not I suffer{H3201}{(H8799)}. 6 Mine eyes{H5869} shall be upon the faithful{H539}{(H8737)} of the land{H776}, that they may dwell{H3427}{(H8800)} with me: he that walketh{H1980}{(H8802)} in a perfect{H8549} way{H1870}, he shall serve{H8334}{(H8762)} me. 7 He that worketh{H6213}{(H8802)} deceit{H7423} shall not dwell{H3427}{(H8799)} within{H7130} my house{H1004}: he that telleth{H1696}{(H8802)} lies{H8267} shall not tarry{H3559}{(H8735)} in my sight{H5869}. 8 I will early{H1242} destroy{H6789}{(H8686)} all the wicked{H7563} of the land{H776}; that I may cut off{H3772}{(H8687)} all wicked{H205} doers{H6466}{(H8802)} from the city{H5892} of the LORD{H3068}.
  • Rom 13:10 : 10 Love{G26} worketh{G2038}{(G5736)} no{G3756} ill{G2556} to his neighbour{G4139}: therefore{G3767} love{G26} is the fulfilling{G4138} of the law{G3551}.
  • 3 John 1:11 : 11 Beloved{G27}, follow{G3401}{(G5737)} not{G3361} that which is evil{G2556}, but{G235} that which is good{G18}. He that doeth good{G15}{(G5723)} is{G2076}{(G5748)} of{G1537} God{G2316}: but{G1161} he that doeth evil{G2554}{(G5723)} hath{G3708} not{G3756} seen{G3708}{(G5758)} God{G2316}.
  • Lev 19:16 : 16 Thou shalt not go{H3212}{(H8799)} up and down as a talebearer{H7400} among thy people{H5971}: neither shalt thou stand{H5975}{(H8799)} against the blood{H1818} of thy neighbour{H7453}: I am the LORD{H3068}.
  • Matt 7:12 : 12 Therefore{G3767} all things{G3956} whatsoever{G302}{G3745} ye would{G2309}{(G5725)} that{G2443} men{G444} should do{G4160}{(G5725)} to you{G5213}, do{G4160}{(G5720)} ye{G5210} even{G2532} so{G3779} to them{G846}: for{G1063} this{G3778} is{G2076}{(G5748)} the law{G3551} and{G2532} the prophets{G4396}.
  • Rom 1:30 : 30 Backbiters{G2637}, haters of God{G2319}, despiteful{G5197}, proud{G5244}, boasters{G213}, inventors{G2182} of evil things{G2556}, disobedient{G545} to parents{G1118},
  • Rom 12:17 : 17 Recompense{G591}{(G5723)} to no man{G3367} evil{G2556} for{G473} evil{G2556}. Provide{G4306}{(G5734)} things honest{G2570} in the sight{G1799} of all{G3956} men{G444}.
  • 1 Sam 24:11 : 11 Moreover, my father{H1}, see{H7200}{(H8798)}, yea, see{H7200}{(H8798)} the skirt{H3671} of thy robe{H4598} in my hand{H3027}: for in that I cut off{H3772}{(H8800)} the skirt{H3671} of thy robe{H4598}, and killed{H2026}{(H8804)} thee not, know{H3045}{(H8798)} thou and see{H7200}{(H8798)} that there is neither evil{H7451} nor transgression{H6588} in mine hand{H3027}, and I have not sinned{H2398}{(H8804)} against thee; yet thou huntest{H6658}{(H8802)} my soul{H5315} to take{H3947}{(H8800)} it.
  • Prov 22:10 : 10 Cast out{H1644}{(H8763)} the scorner{H3887}{(H8801)}, and contention{H4066} shall go out{H3318}{(H8799)}; yea, strife{H1779} and reproach{H7036} shall cease{H7673}{(H8799)}.
  • Prov 25:3 : 3 The heaven{H8064} for height{H7312}, and the earth{H776} for depth{H6011}, and the heart{H3820} of kings{H4428} is unsearchable{H2714}.
  • Isa 56:2 : 2 Blessed{H835} is the man{H582} that doeth{H6213}{(H8799)} this, and the son{H1121} of man{H120} that layeth hold{H2388}{(H8686)} on it; that keepeth{H8104}{(H8802)} the sabbath{H7676} from polluting{H2490}{(H8763)} it, and keepeth{H8104}{(H8802)} his hand{H3027} from doing{H6213}{(H8800)} any evil{H7451}.
  • Jer 9:4-9 : 4 Take ye heed{H8104}{(H8734)} every one{H376} of his neighbour{H7453}, and trust{H982}{(H8799)} ye not in any brother{H251}: for every brother{H251} will utterly{H6117}{(H8800)} supplant{H6117}{(H8799)}, and every neighbour{H7453} will walk{H1980}{(H8799)} with slanders{H7400}. 5 And they will deceive{H2048}{(H8762)} every one{H376} his neighbour{H7453}, and will not speak{H1696}{(H8762)} the truth{H571}: they have taught{H3925}{(H8765)} their tongue{H3956} to speak{H1696}{(H8763)} lies{H8267}, and weary{H3811}{(H8738)} themselves to commit iniquity{H5753}{(H8687)}. 6 Thine habitation{H3427}{(H8800)} is in the midst{H8432} of deceit{H4820}; through deceit{H4820} they refuse{H3985}{(H8765)} to know{H3045}{(H8800)} me, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the LORD{H3068}. 7 Therefore thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068} of hosts{H6635}, Behold, I will melt{H6884}{(H8802)} them, and try{H974}{(H8804)} them; for how shall I do{H6213}{(H8799)} for{H6440} the daughter{H1323} of my people{H5971}? 8 Their tongue{H3956} is as an arrow{H2671} shot out{H7819}{(H8803)}; it speaketh{H1696}{(H8765)} deceit{H4820}: one speaketh{H1696}{(H8762)} peaceably{H7965} to his neighbour{H7453} with his mouth{H6310}, but in heart{H7130} he layeth{H7760}{(H8799)} his wait{H696}. 9 Shall I not visit{H6485}{(H8799)} them for these things? saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the LORD{H3068}: shall not my soul{H5315} be avenged{H5358}{(H8691)} on such a nation{H1471} as this?
  • Exod 23:1-9 : 1 Thou shalt not raise{H5375}{(H8799)} a false{H7723} report{H8088}: put{H7896}{(H8799)} not thine hand{H3027} with the wicked{H7563} to be an unrighteous{H2555} witness{H5707}. 2 Thou shalt not follow{H310} a multitude{H7227} to do evil{H7451}; neither shalt thou speak{H6030}{(H8799)} in a cause{H7379} to decline{H5186}{(H8800)} after{H310} many{H7227} to wrest{H5186}{(H8687)} judgment: 3 Neither shalt thou countenance{H1921}{(H8799)} a poor{H1800} man in his cause{H7379}. 4 If thou meet{H6293}{(H8799)} thine enemy's{H341}{(H8802)} ox{H7794} or his ass{H2543} going astray{H8582}{(H8802)}, thou shalt surely{H7725}{(H8687)} bring it back{H7725} to him again{H7725}{(H8686)}. 5 If thou see{H7200}{(H8799)} the ass{H2543} of him that hateth{H8130}{(H8802)} thee lying{H7257}{(H8802)} under his burden{H4853}, and wouldest forbear{H2308}{(H8804)} to help{H5800}{(H8800)} him, thou shalt surely{H5800}{(H8800)} help{H5800}{(H8799)} with him. 6 Thou shalt not wrest{H5186}{(H8686)} the judgment{H4941} of thy poor{H34} in his cause{H7379}. 7 Keep thee far{H7368}{(H8799)} from a false{H8267} matter{H1697}; and the innocent{H5355} and righteous{H6662} slay{H2026}{(H8799)} thou not: for I will not justify{H6663}{(H8686)} the wicked{H7563}. 8 And thou shalt take{H3947}{(H8799)} no gift{H7810}: for the gift{H7810} blindeth{H5786}{(H8762)} the wise{H6493}, and perverteth{H5557}{(H8762)} the words{H1697} of the righteous{H6662}. 9 Also thou shalt not oppress{H3905}{(H8799)} a stranger{H1616}: for ye know{H3045}{(H8804)} the heart{H5315} of a stranger{H1616}, seeing{H3588} ye were strangers{H1616} in the land{H776} of Egypt{H4714}. 10 And six{H8337} years{H8141} thou shalt sow{H2232}{(H8799)} thy land{H776}, and shalt gather{H622}{(H8804)} in the fruits{H8393} thereof: 11 But the seventh{H7637} year thou shalt let it rest{H8058}{(H8799)} and lie{H5203}{(H8804)} still; that the poor{H34} of thy people{H5971} may eat{H398}{(H8804)}: and what they leave{H3499} the beasts{H2416} of the field{H7704} shall eat{H398}{(H8799)}. In like manner thou shalt deal{H6213}{(H8799)} with thy vineyard{H3754}, and with thy oliveyard{H2132}. 12 Six{H8337} days{H3117} thou shalt do{H6213}{(H8799)} thy work{H4639}, and on the seventh{H7637} day{H3117} thou shalt rest{H7673}{(H8799)}: that thine ox{H7794} and thine ass{H2543} may rest{H5117}{(H8799)}, and the son{H1121} of thy handmaid{H519}, and the stranger{H1616}, may be refreshed{H5314}{(H8735)}. 13 And in all things that I have said{H559}{(H8804)} unto you be circumspect{H8104}{(H8735)}: and make no mention{H2142}{(H8686)} of the name{H8034} of other{H312} gods{H430}, neither let it be heard{H8085}{(H8735)} out{H5921} of thy mouth{H6310}. 14 Three{H7969} times{H7272} thou shalt keep a feast{H2287}{(H8799)} unto me in the year{H8141}. 15 Thou shalt keep{H8104}{(H8799)} the feast{H2282} of unleavened bread{H4682}:(thou shalt eat{H398}{(H8799)} unleavened bread{H4682} seven{H7651} days{H3117}, as I commanded{H6680}{(H8765)} thee, in the time appointed{H4150} of the month{H2320} Abib{H24}; for in it thou camest out{H3318}{(H8804)} from Egypt{H4714}: and none shall appear{H7200}{(H8735)} before{H6440} me empty{H7387}:) 16 And the feast{H2282} of harvest{H7105}, the firstfruits{H1061} of thy labours{H4639}, which thou hast sown{H2232}{(H8799)} in the field{H7704}: and the feast{H2282} of ingathering{H614}, which is in the end{H3318}{(H8800)} of the year{H8141}, when thou hast gathered{H622}{(H8800)} in thy labours{H4639} out of the field{H7704}. 17 Three{H7969} times{H6471} in the year{H8141} all thy males{H2138} shall appear{H7200}{(H8735)} before{H6440} the Lord{H113} GOD{H3068}. 18 Thou shalt not offer{H2076}{(H8799)} the blood{H1818} of my sacrifice{H2077} with leavened bread{H2557}; neither shall the fat{H2459} of my sacrifice{H2282} remain{H3885}{(H8799)} until the morning{H1242}. 19 The first{H7225} of the firstfruits{H1061} of thy land{H127} thou shalt bring{H935}{(H8686)} into the house{H1004} of the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430}. Thou shalt not seethe{H1310}{(H8762)} a kid{H1423} in his mother's{H517} milk{H2461}. 20 Behold, I send{H7971}{(H8802)} an Angel{H4397} before{H6440} thee, to keep{H8104}{(H8800)} thee in the way{H1870}, and to bring{H935}{(H8687)} thee into the place{H4725} which I have prepared{H3559}{(H8689)}. 21 Beware{H8104}{(H8734)} of{H6440} him, and obey{H8085}{(H8798)} his voice{H6963}, provoke{H4843}{(H8686)} him not; for he will not pardon{H5375}{(H8799)} your transgressions{H6588}: for my name{H8034} is in him{H7130}. 22 But if thou shalt indeed{H8085}{(H8800)} obey{H8085}{(H8799)} his voice{H6963}, and do{H6213}{(H8804)} all that I speak{H1696}{(H8762)}; then I will be an enemy{H340}{(H8804)} unto thine enemies{H341}{(H8802)}, and an adversary{H6887}{(H8802)} unto thine adversaries{H6696}{(H8804)}. 23 For mine Angel{H4397} shall go{H3212}{(H8799)} before{H6440} thee, and bring{H935}{(H8689)} thee in unto the Amorites{H567}, and the Hittites{H2850}, and the Perizzites{H6522}, and the Canaanites{H3669}, the Hivites{H2340}, and the Jebusites{H2983}: and I will cut them off{H3582}{(H8689)}. 24 Thou shalt not bow down{H7812}{(H8691)} to their gods{H430}, nor serve{H5647}{(H8714)} them, nor do{H6213}{(H8799)} after their works{H4639}: but thou shalt utterly{H2040}{(H8763)} overthrow{H2040}{(H8762)} them, and quite{H7665}{(H8763)} break down{H7665}{(H8762)} their images{H4676}. 25 And ye shall serve{H5647}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068} your God{H430}, and he shall bless{H1288}{(H8765)} thy bread{H3899}, and thy water{H4325}; and I will take{H5493} sickness{H4245} away{H5493}{(H8689)} from the midst{H7130} of thee. 26 There shall nothing cast their young{H7921}{(H8764)}, nor be barren{H6135}, in thy land{H776}: the number{H4557} of thy days{H3117} I will fulfil{H4390}{(H8762)}. 27 I will send{H7971}{(H8762)} my fear{H367} before{H6440} thee, and will destroy{H2000}{(H8804)} all the people{H5971} to whom thou shalt come{H935}{(H8799)}, and I will make{H5414}{(H8804)} all thine enemies{H341}{(H8802)} turn their backs{H6203} unto thee. 28 And I will send{H7971}{(H8804)} hornets{H6880} before{H6440} thee, which shall drive out{H1644}{(H8765)} the Hivite{H2340}, the Canaanite{H3669}, and the Hittite{H2850}, from before{H6440} thee. 29 I will not drive them out{H1644}{(H8762)} from before{H6440} thee in one{H259} year{H8141}; lest the land{H776} become desolate{H8077}, and the beast{H2416} of the field{H7704} multiply{H7227} against thee. 30 By little{H4592} and little{H4592} I will drive them out{H1644}{(H8762)} from before{H6440} thee, until thou be increased{H6509}{(H8799)}, and inherit{H5157}{(H8804)} the land{H776}. 31 And I will set{H7896}{(H8804)} thy bounds{H1366} from the Red{H5488} sea{H3220} even unto the sea{H3220} of the Philistines{H6430}, and from the desert{H4057} unto the river{H5104}: for I will deliver{H5414}{(H8799)} the inhabitants{H3427}{(H8802)} of the land{H776} into your hand{H3027}; and thou shalt drive them out{H1644}{(H8765)} before{H6440} thee. 32 Thou shalt make{H3772}{(H8799)} no covenant{H1285} with them, nor with their gods{H430}. 33 They shall not dwell{H3427}{(H8799)} in thy land{H776}, lest they make thee sin{H2398}{(H8686)} against me: for if thou serve{H5647}{(H8799)} their gods{H430}, it will surely be a snare{H4170} unto thee.
  • Titus 3:2 : 2 To speak evil of{G987}{(G5721)} no man{G3367}, to be{G1511}{(G5750)} no brawlers{G269}, but gentle{G1933}, shewing{G1731}{(G5734)} all{G3956} meekness{G4236} unto{G4314} all{G3956} men{G444}.
  • Jas 4:11 : 11 Speak{G2635} not{G3361} evil{G2635}{(G5720)} one of another{G240}, brethren{G80}. He that speaketh evil{G2635}{(G5723)} of his brother{G80}, and{G2532} judgeth{G2919}{(G5723)} his{G846} brother{G80}, speaketh evil{G2635}{(G5719)} of the law{G3551}, and{G2532} judgeth{G2919}{(G5719)} the law{G3551}: but{G1161} if{G1487} thou judge{G2919}{(G5719)} the law{G3551}, thou art{G1488}{(G5748)} not{G3756} a doer{G4163} of the law{G3551}, but{G235} a judge{G2923}.
  • 1 Pet 2:1-2 : 1 Wherefore{G3767} laying aside{G659}{(G5642)} all{G3956} malice{G2549}, and{G2532} all{G3956} guile{G1388}, and{G2532} hypocrisies{G5272}, and{G2532} envies{G5355}, and{G2532} all{G3956} evil speakings{G2636}, 2 As{G5613} newborn{G738} babes{G1025}, desire{G1971}{(G5657)} the sincere{G97} milk{G1051} of the word{G3050}, that{G2443} ye may grow{G837}{(G5686)} thereby{G1722}{G846}: