Psalm 15:3
He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour.
Cross-reference
Psalm 101:5-8 declares God will destroy slanderers — the same slander condemned in Psalm 15:3, showing divine judgment.
Exodus 23:1 forbids spreading false reports — the same prohibition against slander and evil speech found in Psalm 15:3.
Titus 3:2 commands believers to speak evil of no one — directly paralleling the prohibition of slander in Psalm 15:3.
Romans 13:10 states love does no wrong to a neighbor — directly echoing the righteous person's conduct in Psalm 15:3.
James 4:11 warns against speaking evil of a brother — mirroring the command in Psalm 15:3 not to reproach a friend.
Romans 1:30 lists slanderers among those deserving judgment — echoing the prohibition of slander in Psalm 15:3.
1 Peter 2:1 lists slander as something to put away — echoing the righteous person's refusal to slander in Psalm 15:3.
In 1 Samuel 24:11, David demonstrates he did no evil to Saul — a concrete example of the righteous conduct described in Psalm 15:3.
Leviticus 19:16 directly commands not to slander among your people — the very sin Psalm 15:3 says the righteous avoids.
Proverbs 10:18 explicitly equates spreading slander with foolishness — reinforcing the prohibition of slander here.
Proverbs 25:23 links a backbiting tongue to angry looks — another warning about slanderous speech, similar to the prohibition here.
In 2 Samuel 19:27, Mephibosheth reports being slandered by Ziba — illustrating the very sin condemned here.
Exodus 20:16 is the commandment against false witness — the same prohibition of slander against a neighbor found here.
In 2 Samuel 16:3, Ziba slanders Mephibosheth to David — a concrete example of the slander forbidden here.
Ephesians 4:31 commands putting away evil speaking — a NT parallel to the OT prohibition of slander here.
In 1 Timothy 3:11, the same prohibition against slander appears for deacons' wives, echoing the righteous character described here.
Matthew 7:12's Golden Rule encapsulates the positive counterpart to not doing evil to a neighbor in Psalm 15:3.
Romans 12:17 commands not repaying evil for evil — extending the principle of not doing evil to a neighbor from Psalm 15:3.
Jeremiah 9:4-9 describes pervasive deceit and slander — the same evil speech that Psalm 15:3 excludes from the righteous.
In 3 John 1:11, the call to imitate good and avoid evil echoes the righteous behavior described here — not slandering or doing evil.