Verse 14

accusing her of impropriety and defaming her reputation by saying,“I married this woman but when I approached her for marital relations I discovered she was not a virgin!”

Referenced Verses

• Exod 20:16 : 16 “You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.
• Exod 23:1 : 1 Justice“You must not give a false report. Do not make common cause with the wicked to be a malicious witness.
• Deut 22:19 : 19 They will fine him one hundred shekels of silver and give them to the young woman’s father, for the man who made the accusation ruined the reputation of an Israelite virgin. She will then become his wife and he may never divorce her as long as he lives.
• Prov 18:8 : 8 The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; and they have gone down into the person’s innermost being.
• Prov 18:21 : 21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love its use will eat its fruit.
• 1 Tim 5:14 : 14 So I want younger women to marry, raise children, and manage a household, in order to give the adversary no opportunity to vilify us.