'Slandering' in the Bible
"You are not to go around slandering your people. "You are not to stand idle when your neighbor's life is at stake. I am the LORD.
by slandering your servant to your majesty. But your majesty the king is like an angel from God: so do what you think is best.
You sit, maligning your brother,slandering your mother’s son.
Let the arrogant be put to shamefor slandering me with lies;I will meditate on Your precepts.
The one who goes about slandering others reveals secrets, but the one who is trustworthy conceals a matter.
But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy and began contradicting the things said by Paul, and were slandering him.
But when some became hardened and would not believe, slandering the Way in front of the crowd, he withdrew from them and met separately with the disciples, conducting discussions every day in the lecture hall of Tyrannus.
But actually, I have written to you not to associate with any so-called [Christian] brother if he is sexually immoral or greedy, or is an idolater [devoted to anything that takes the place of God], or is a reviler [who insults or slanders or otherwise verbally abuses others], or is a drunkard or a swindler—you must not so much as eat with such a person.
Older women likewise are to exhibit behavior fitting for those who are holy, not slandering, not slaves to excessive drinking, but teaching what is good.
But if you have bitter jealousy and rivalry in your hearts, stop boasting and slandering the truth.
But do this gently and respectfully, keeping a clear conscience, so that those who speak evil of your good conduct in the Messiah will be ashamed of slandering you.
This is why, if I come, I will remind him of the works he is doing, slandering us with malicious words. And he is not satisfied with that! He not only refuses to welcome the brothers himself, but he even stops those who want to do so and expels them from the church.