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Atomic Bible
Psalms 101:5
Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret,
from I Will Set No Worthless Thing before My Eyes, Psalms 101:1-8
What it says

Whoever secretly slanders a neighbor will be silenced, and the proud will not be tolerated.

What it is doing

This verse applies integrity to speech and social arrogance.

In context

1A Psalm of David. 2I will ponder the way that is blameless — 3I will set no worthless thing 4A perverse heart shall depart from me; 5Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret, 6My eyes favor the faithful of the land, 7No one who practices deceit 8Every morning I will remove all the wicked of the land,