“Let everyone guard against his neighbor; do not trust any brother, for every brother deals craftily, and every friend spreads slander.
Do not rely on a friend; do not trust in a companion. Seal the doors of your mouth from her who lies in your arms.
A hateful man disguises himself with his speech, but he lays up deceit in his heart.
They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart.
Like a club or sword or sharp arrow is a man who bears false witness against his neighbor.
All are hardened rebels, walking around as slanderers. They are bronze and iron; all of them are corrupt.
You must not go about spreading slander among your people. You must not endanger the life of your neighbor. I am the LOR
The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.
Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; children will rise against their parents and have them put
There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him:
Even your brothers—your own father’s household—even they have betrayed you; even they have cried aloud against you. Do n
Among you are slanderous men bent on bloodshed; within you are those who eat on the mountain shrines and commit acts of
Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander.
who has no slander on his tongue, who does no harm to his neighbor, who casts no scorn on his friend,
a false witness who gives false testimony, and one who stirs up discord among brothers.
But Isaac replied, “Your brother came deceitfully and took your blessing.”
Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with men, and
You will be betrayed even by parents and brothers and relatives and friends, and some of you will be put to death.
But beware of men, for they will hand you over to their councils and flog you in their synagogues.
Destruction is within; oppression and deceit never leave the streets.
Do not assume that I have come to bring peace to the earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.
and no one should ever violate or exploit his brother in this regard, because the Lord will avenge all such acts, as we