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The Threefold Harm of Slander
Commentators explain that being a "talebearer" is more than idle gossip; it's actively circulating slander that can ruin reputations and endanger lives. Scholars highlight ancient Jewish wisdom which taught that slander is a uniquely destructive sin because it harms three people with one act: the person who speaks the slander, the person who is slandered, and the person who listens to it.
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Leviticus
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Albert Barnes
On Leviticus 19:16
18th Century
Theologian
Stand against the blood of thy neighbor - Either, to put his life in danger by standing up as his accuser (); or, to stand by idly …
Charles Ellicott
On Leviticus 19:16
19th Century
Bishop
You shall not go up and down as a tale-bearer. —Better, You shall not go about slandering, as the Authorised Ver…
John Calvin
On Leviticus 19:16
16th Century
Theologian
You shall not go up and down. The principle of this second clause is the same as that of the preceding verse, for it is added to a general…
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John Gill
On Leviticus 19:16
17th Century
Pastor
You shall not go up and down [as] a talebearer among your
people
The word used signif…
Matthew Henry
On Leviticus 19:1–37
17th Century
Minister
There are some ceremonial precepts in this chapter, but most of these precepts are binding on us, for they are explanations of the Ten Commandments…