"SLANDER AND REPROACH"

"If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain." James 1:26

"Every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. For by thy words thous shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned." Matthew 12:36-37

"For Jehovah will vindicate his people, and have compassion on his servants." Psalm 135: 14

"Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you." Matthew 5:11-12

"And the people passing by hurled abused, shaking their heads at him and saying, "So! You can destroy the Temple and build it again in three days, can you? Well, then, come on down from the cross if you are the Son of God!" Matthew 27: 39-40

"Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof." Proverbs 18:21

"If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spiri of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified." 1 Peter 4:14

"Hearken unto me, ye that know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law; fear not the reproach of men, neither be ye afraid of their revilings." Isaiah 51:7

"They must not speak evil of anyone, nor quarrel, but be gentle and truly courteous to all." Titus 3:2

"Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my father which is in heaven. But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven." Matthew 10:31-32