Psalms 15:3

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“who has no slander on his tongue, who does no harm to his neighbor, who casts no scorn on his friend,”

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BSBPD

“who has no slander on his tongue, who does no harm to his neighbor, who casts no scorn on his friend,”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“He that slandereth not with his tongue, Nor doeth evil to his friend, Nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbor;”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“He hath not slandered by his tongue, He hath not done to his friend evil; And reproach he hath not lifted up Against his neighbour.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 15:3 — 16 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 23:1“You shall not spread a false report. Do not join the wicked by being a malicious witness.
  2. Leviticus 19:16You must not go about spreading slander among your people. You must not endanger the life of your neighbor. I am the LORD.
  3. 1 Samuel 24:11See, my father, look at the corner of your robe in my hand. For I cut it off, but I did not kill you. See and know that there is no evil or rebellion in my hands. I have not sinned against you, even though you are hunting me down to take my life.
  4. Psalms 101:5Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret, I will put to silence; the one with haughty eyes and a proud heart, I will not endure.
  5. Proverbs 22:10Drive out the mocker, and conflict will depart; even quarreling and insults will cease.
  6. Proverbs 25:3As the heavens are high and the earth is deep, so the hearts of kings cannot be searched.
  7. Isaiah 56:2Blessed is the man who does this, and the son of man who holds it fast, who keeps the Sabbath without profaning it and keeps his hand from doing any evil.”
  8. Jeremiah 9:4“Let everyone guard against his neighbor; do not trust any brother, for every brother deals craftily, and every friend spreads slander.
  9. Matthew 7:12In everything, then, do to others as you would have them do to you. For this is the essence of the Law and the Prophets.
  10. Romans 1:30slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant, and boastful. They invent new forms of evil; they disobey their parents.
  11. Romans 12:17Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Carefully consider what is right in the eyes of everybody.
  12. Romans 13:10Love does no wrong to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.
  13. Titus 3:2to malign no one, and to be peaceable and gentle, showing full consideration to everyone.
  14. James 4:11Brothers, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against his brother or judges him speaks against the law and judges it. And if you judge the law, you are not a practitioner of the law, but a judge of it.
  15. 1 Peter 2:1Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander.
  16. 3 John 1:11Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. The one who does good is of God; the one who does evil has not seen God.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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