Jeremiah 9:3-6
3 aThey bend their tongue like a bow;falsehood and not truth has grown strong ▼
▼Septuagint; Hebrew and not for truth they have grown strong
in the land;for they proceed from evil to evil,
cand they do not know me, declares the Lord.
4 dLet everyone beware of his neighbor,
and put no trust in any brother,
for every ebrother is a deceiver,
and every neighbor fgoes about as a slanderer.
5Everyone deceives his neighbor,
and no one speaks the truth;
they have taught their tongue to speak lies;
they weary themselves committing iniquity.
6Heaping oppression upon oppression, and deceit upon deceit,
gthey refuse to know me, declares the Lord.
Jeremiah 20:10
10 hFor I hear many whispering.iTerror is on every side!
“Denounce him! jLet us denounce him!”
say all my kclose friends,
lwatching for mmy fall.
“Perhaps he will be deceived;
then nwe can overcome him
and take our revenge on him.”
Matthew 5:11
11 o“Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely pon my account.Romans 3:8
8And why not qdo evil that good may come?—as some people slanderously charge us with saying. Their condemnation is just.2 Corinthians 6:8
8through honor and dishonor, rthrough slander and praise. We are treated as impostors, and yet are true;1 Peter 2:12-13
12 sKeep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, tthey may see your good deeds and glorify God on uthe day of visitation.Submission to Authority
13 vBe subject for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, ▼▼Or every institution ordained for people
whether it be to the emperor ▼▼Or king; also verse 17
as supreme, 1 Peter 3:16
16 yhaving a good conscience, so that, zwhen you are slandered, those who revile your good behavior in Christ may be put to shame.
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