And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child: and the children shall rise up against {their} parents, and cause them to be put to death.

He that hideth hatred {with} lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, {is} a fool.

Thou shalt not go up and down {as} a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbour: I {am} the LORD.

Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous. {grievous...: Heb. a hard thing}

And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.

Blessed are ye, when {men} shall revile you, and persecute {you}, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. {falsely: Gr. lying}

The aged women likewise, that {they be} in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things; {holiness: or, holy women} {false...: or, one who foments strife}

And many other things blasphemously spake they against him.

Even so {must their} wives {be} grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.

Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off: him that hath an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer.

In thee are men that carry tales to shed blood: and in thee they eat upon the mountains: in the midst of thee they commit lewdness. {that...: Heb. of slanders}

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:

He that hideth hatred {with} lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, {is} a fool.

They {are} all grievous revolters, walking with slanders: {they are} brass and iron; they {are} all corrupters.

Even so {must their} wives {be} grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.