Slander Reproved
Exodus 23:1
You shall not raise a false report: put not your hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.


When any one was speaking ill of another in the presence of Peter the Great, he would shortly interrupt him, and say, "Well now; but has he not a bright side? Come, tell me what have you noticed as excellent in him! It is easy to splash mud; but I would rather help a man to keep his coat clean."



Parallel Verses
KJV: Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.

WEB: "You shall not spread a false report. Don't join your hand with the wicked to be a malicious witness.




Slander Characterized, Prohibited, and Punished
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