Deuteronomy 22:14 · KJV
“And give occasions of speech against her, and bring up an evil name upon her, and say, I took this woman, and when I came to her, I found her not a maid:”
— Deuteronomy 22:14
If any man take a wife, and go in unto her, and hate her,
Then shall the father of the damsel, and her mother, take and bring forth {the tokens of} the damsel's virginity unto the elders of the city in the gate:
Deuteronomy 22 — Context
Thou shalt make thee fringes upon the four quarters of thy vesture, wherewith thou coverest {thyself}. {quarters: Heb. wings}
13If any man take a wife, and go in unto her, and hate her,
14And give occasions of speech against her, and bring up an evil name upon her, and say, I took this woman, and when I came to her, I found her not a maid:
15Then shall the father of the damsel, and her mother, take and bring forth {the tokens of} the damsel's virginity unto the elders of the city in the gate:
16And the damsel's father shall say unto the elders, I gave my daughter unto this man to wife, and he hateth her;
Cross References
Exodus 20:16
Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
Exodus 23:1
Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness. {raise: or, receive}
Proverbs 18:21
Death and life {are} in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
Deuteronomy 22:19
And they shall amerce him in an hundred {shekels} of silver, and give {them} unto the father of the damsel, because he hath brought up an evil name upon a virgin of Israel: and she shall be his wife; he may not put her away all his days.
Proverbs 18:8
The words of a talebearer {are} as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly. {talebearer: or, whisperer} {as wounds: or, like as when men are wounded} {most...: Heb. chambers}
1 Timothy 5:14
I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully. {to speak...: Gr. for their railing}