In 1 Samuel 22:9, Doeg the Edomite slanders David to Saul, exemplifying the very slander of a servant this proverb condemns.

In 1 Samuel 24:9, David refutes slander against him, showing the real-world consequence of this proverb's warning.

1 Samuel 26:19 shows David again responding to those who slandered him to Saul, another case of the servant's curse warned against here.

In 2 Samuel 16:1-4, Ziba slanders Mephibosheth to David, exactly matching the warning: a servant is falsely accused to his master.

In 2 Samuel 19:27, Mephibosheth explicitly states Ziba slandered him, directly illustrating the violation of the proverb's warning.

In Romans 14:4, Paul warns not to judge another's servant—a direct New Testament parallel to the principle of leaving the master's role.

In 2 Samuel 19:26, Mephibosheth defends himself against Ziba's slander, showing the slanderer's guilt and the servant's eventual vindication.

In Daniel 6:24, the accusers of Daniel are punished, illustrating the consequence of false accusation warned in the proverb.