49 Bible Verses about accusations

When a malicious witness takes the stand against a man and accuses him,

Do not accept an accusation against an elder unless it is supported "by two or three witnesses."

"The testimony of one person alone is not to suffice to convict anyone of any iniquity, sin, or guilt. But the matter will stand on the testimony of two or three witnesses.

While Jesus was being accused by the high priests and elders, he made no reply.

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.

Who will accuse God's elect? It is God who justifies!

Continue to live such upright lives among the gentiles that, when they slander you as practicers of evil, they may see your good actions and glorify God when he visits them.

Don't lie about a servant to his master, or that servant will curse you and you will pay for it.

But Jesus did not reply at all, so that the governor was very surprised.

Even the archangel Michael, when he argued with the Devil and fought over the body of Moses, did not dare to bring a slanderous accusation against him. Instead, he said, "May the Lord rebuke you!"

For it is God's will that by doing right you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish people.

"You are not to spread a false report, nor are you to join forces with the wicked to be a malicious witness.

For this reason, when I come I will call attention to what he is doing in spreading false charges against us. And not content with that, he refuses to receive the brothers. He even tries to stop those who want to accept them and throws them out of the church.

Then I saw Joshua the High Priest standing in the presence of the angel of the LORD, with Satan standing at his right to oppose him.

An elder must be blameless. He must be the husband of one wife and have children who are believers and who are not accused of having wild lifestyles or of being rebellious.

no weapon that is forged against you will be effective. This is the heritage of the LORD's servants, and their righteousness from me," says the LORD.

The one who vindicates me is near. Who, then, will bring a charge against me? Let's face each other! Who has a case against me? Let him confront me!

he has now reconciled by the death of his physical body, so that he may present you holy, blameless, and without fault before him.

"Let no one fight or bring charges against another, for my dispute is with you, priest.

False witnesses stepped forward and questioned me concerning things about which I knew nothing.

He does not maintain a dispute continuously or remain angry for all time.

Above his head they placed the charge against him. It read, "This is Jesus, the king of the Jews."

Do not bring a lawsuit against a person for no reason, when he has done you no harm.

Meanwhile, the high priests and the whole Council were looking for false testimony against Jesus in order to have him put to death.

Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say, "Now the salvation, the power, the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Messiah have come. For the one who accuses our brothers, who accuses them day and night in the presence of our God, has been thrown out.

Now look, he has invented charges against her by saying, "I haven't found your daughter to be a virgin." But here is the proof of my daughter's virginity.' Then they are to spread the cloth before the elders of the city.

Stay far away from a false charge, and don't kill the innocent or the righteous, because I won't acquit the guilty.

The high priests kept accusing him of many things.

Do not suppose that I will be the one to accuse you before the Father. Your accuser is Moses, on whom you have set your hope,

Let the lying lips be made still, especially those who speak arrogantly against the righteous with pride and contempt.

You've accused me of bitter things; you've caused me to reap the sins of my youth.

Then the king gave orders to bring those men who had tried to have Daniel devoured, and they threw them, their children, and their wives into the lions' pit. They had not reached the floor of the pit before the lions had overtaken them and crushed all their bones.

They show that what the Law requires is written in their hearts, a fact to which their own consciences testify, and their thoughts will either accuse or excuse them

Because of this, the administrators and regional authorities tried to bring allegations of dereliction of duty in government affairs against Daniel, but they were unable to find any charges of corruption. Daniel was trustworthy, and no evidence of negligence or corruption could be found against him.

Later, Zacchaeus stood up and announced to the Lord, "Look! I'm giving half of my possessions to the destitute, and if I have accused anyone falsely, I'm repaying four times as much as I owe."

These things you did, and I kept silent, because you assumed that I was like you. But now I am going to rebuke you, and I will set forth my case before your very own eyes."

Being bold and arrogant, they are not afraid to slander glorious beings. Yet even angels, although they are greater in strength and power, do not bring a slanderous accusation against them from the Lord.

and they cannot prove to you the charges they are now bringing against me.

how can you say to the one whom the Father has consecrated and sent into the world, "You're blaspheming,' because I said, "I'm the Son of God'?

Now Jesus was saying to the disciples, "A rich man had a servant manager who was accused of wasting his assets.