Psalm 15:3
3 He that backbiteth [ragal] not with his tongue, [lashown] nor doeth [`asah] evil [ra`] to his neighbour, [rea`]
nor taketh up [nasa'] a reproach [cherpah] against his neighbour. [qarowb] KJV-Interlinear
3 He
does not slander with his tongue, Nor does evil to his neighbor, Nor takes up a
reproach against his friend; NASB
Backbiteth, ‘ragal,’
means to go about, to foot it, to speak evil, to gossip, and then comes to mean
one who goes around slandering or to circulate gossip and so forth.
The spiritually positive
believer does not go around judging or maligning, or promoting themselves at
the expense of someone else. They do not
pretend to have interesting information, nor promote bad talk against others.
Evil to a neighbor, means
to cause harm in any way to folks that live close by, or to folks in general,
regardless of where they live. It
typically is concerned with business dealings, but can apply to all dealings
with other people, as the spiritually positive believer deals fairly with
others, even if they deal abusively or belligerently with him.
Taking up a reproach,
refers to the hearing of gossip or bad news about others. The spiritually positive believer does not
have knee jerk reactions, does not take all that is heard as truth, does not
automatically believe and therefore judge others based on news about them. He does not grasp bad news and use it for
greed or happiness at the expense of others.
This referring to unsubstantiated news or gossip. He does not seek to take advantage nor take
advantage of others, due to the difficulties of others.
The spiritually positive
believer is slow to react and patient to consider the source and then merely
lets the facts sort themselves out if at all.
The spiritually positive
believer, does not seek advancement at the expense of others, treats others
with honesty and integrity, and in accordance with fair practices and morals.
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