Leviticus 19:16
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.
Cross-references
Exodus 23:1 forbids spreading false reports and being a malicious witness, closely paralleling Leviticus 19:16's prohibition on slander and standing against your neighbor.
1 Peter 2:1 commands believers to rid themselves of all slander, directly applying the OT standard to the church.
Titus 2:3 commands older women not to be slanderers, reinforcing the Levitical command in a NT context.
2 Timothy 3:3 lists slander as a trait of people in the last days, a continuation of the same moral condemnation.
1 Timothy 3:11 instructs women not to be malicious talkers, applying the same slander prohibition to church leaders.
Acts 24:4-9 shows Tertullus falsely accusing Paul, an instance of slander against a neighbor.
Acts 6:11-13 describes false witnesses against Stephen, mirroring the slander that leads to a neighbor's death.
Matthew 27:4 records Judas confessing he betrayed innocent blood, showing a consequence of violating the law against endangering life.
Matthew 26:61 records a specific false testimony about Jesus, fulfilling the pattern of slander leading to death.
Matthew 26:60 depicts false witnesses in Jesus' trial, an example of slander that endangers life.
Ezekiel 22:9 condemns slanderous men who shed blood, combining both slander and endangering lives as in Leviticus 19:16.
Jeremiah 9:4 warns that friends and brothers go about slandering, matching the prohibition against spreading slander.
Jeremiah 6:28 describes hardened rebels who go about slandering, illustrating the same sin.
Proverbs 20:19 associates gossip with betrayal and advises avoiding talkers, paralleling the slander command.
Proverbs 11:13 warns against gossip that betrays a confidence, directly tied to the slander prohibition.
Psalm 15:3 similarly condemns slander and doing no wrong to a neighbor, echoing the same ethical standard.
1 Kings 21:10-13 shows Jezebel using false witnesses to kill Naboth, illustrating the slander and life endangerment prohibited here.
Exodus 23:7 warns against false charges that lead to death, expanding on not endangering a neighbor's life.
Exodus 20:16 is the ninth commandment against false testimony, directly parallel to the slander prohibition here.
Proverbs 18:8 describes the appealing yet destructive nature of gossip, illustrating why Leviticus forbids slander.
Psalm 101:5 warns that God will destroy those who secretly slander their neighbor — reinforcing the seriousness of this sin.
Psalm 50:20 explicitly condemns slandering one's brother, directly echoing the same prohibition against going about as a slanderer.
Ephesians 4:31 commands believers to put away slander, applying the Old Testament law to the New Testament church.
1 Timothy 5:13 describes idle gossips who go about saying what they should not, mirroring the 'go about as a slanderer' warning.
1 Samuel 24:9 shows David confronting Saul about slanderous reports against him — a concrete example of the forbidden slander.
1 John 3:15 equates hatred with murder, while Leviticus 19:16 forbids slander and neglecting a neighbor's life — both link verbal sin to bloodshed.