Whoever secretly slanders his neighbor, him I will destroy; I will not endure one who has a haughty look and an arrogant heart. Psalm 101:5 NASB Destroy – This psalm makes an incredible claim. God will totally eliminate those who slander others in secret. It’s hard to miss the audacity of this statement. The Hebrew verb, ṣāmat, used…
Whoever secretly slanders his neighbor, him I will destroy; No one who has a haughty look and an arrogant heart will I endure. Psalm 101:5 NASB 1995 Slanders – Many years ago I had what appeared to be the fully-satisfied life. Long before a crisis started me on the path of writing Today’s Word, I…
You shall not go about as a slanderer among your people; and you are not to [a]jeopardize the [b]life of your neighbor. I am the Lord. Leviticus 19:16 NASB Slanderer – Leviticus 19:16 is the foundation for the prohibition against lashon hara. What is lashon hara? “Lashon Hara is any derogatory or damaging statement against an individual. In Hilchot Deot 7:5,…
He does not slander with his tongue, nor do evil to his neighbor, nor bring shame on his friend; Psalm 15:3 NASB Slander – The Hebrew word here is rāgal. Once you know that, you might be shocked at this translation. You see, only one time in twenty-four occurrences is it translated “slander.” In the other twenty-three instances…
to slander no one, not to be contentious, to be gentle, showing every consideration for all people. Titus 3:2 NASB Slander – You might not recognize the intensity of this word in Paul’s letter unless you read it in Greek. Then it would be obvious. Why? Because the word is blasphēmein. Yes, the same root that verbally violates and…
For I have heard the slander of many, terror is on every side; while they took counsel together against me, they schemed to take away my life. Psalm 31:13 NASB Slander– Perhaps a pun will help us remember the seriousness of slander. The Hebrew word, dibbâ, seems to be derived from the verb dābab (to move gently or glide over). But from…
A perverse heart shall be far from me; I will know nothing of evil. Whoever slanders his neighbor secretly I will destroy. Whoever has a haughty look and an arrogant heart I will not endure. Psalm 101:4-5 ESV Slanders – David declares that he will have nothing to do with evil. Lo ra eda says…
