Deuteronomy 22:14

and charges her with shameful deeds and publicly defames her, and says, ‘I took this woman, but when I came near her, I did not find her a virgin,’

Exodus 20:16

“You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

Exodus 23:1

“You shall not bear a false report; do not join your hand with a wicked man to be a malicious witness.

and they shall fine him a hundred shekels of silver and give it to the girl’s father, because he publicly defamed a virgin of Israel. And she shall remain his wife; he cannot divorce her all his days.

Proverbs 18:8

The words of a whisperer are like dainty morsels,
And they go down into the innermost parts of the body.

Proverbs 18:21

Death and life are in the power of the tongue,
And those who love it will eat its fruit.

1 Timothy 5:14

Therefore, I want younger widows to get married, bear children, keep house, and give the enemy no occasion for reproach;

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Deuteronomy 22:14

And give occasions of speech against her, and bring up an evil name upon her, and say, I took this woman, and when I came to her, I found her not a maid:

General references

1 Timothy 5:14

Bible References

General references

“You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

“You shall not bear a false report; do not join your hand with a wicked man to be a malicious witness.

The words of a whisperer are like dainty morsels,
And they go down into the innermost parts of the body.

Therefore, I want younger widows to get married, bear children, keep house, and give the enemy no occasion for reproach;

Deuteronomy 22:14