Psalms 15:3

3 whose tongue utters no slander, who does no wrong to a neighbor, and casts no slur on others;

Psalms 15:3 in Other Translations

KJV

3 He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour.

ESV

3 who does not slander with his tongue and does no evil to his neighbor, nor takes up a reproach against his friend;

NLT

3 Those who refuse to gossip or harm their neighbors or speak evil of their friends.

MSG

3 "Don't hurt your friend, don't blame your neighbor;

CSB

3 who does not slander with his tongue, who does not harm his friend or discredit his neighbor,

Psalms 15:3 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 15:3

[He that] backbiteth not with his tongue
Is not a slanderer, a defamer, a tale bearer; a backbiter is one who privately, secretly, behind a man's back speaks evil of him, devours and destroys his credit and reputation: the word here used comes from (lgr) , which signifies the "foot", and denotes such a person who goes about from house to house, speaking things he should not, ( 1 Timothy 5:13 ) ; and a word from this root signifies spies; and the phrase here may point at such persons who creep into houses, pry into the secrets of families, and divulge them, and oftentimes represent them in a false light. Such are ranked amongst the worst of men, and are very unfit to be in the society of the saints, or in a church of Christ; see ( Romans 1:30 ) ( 2 Corinthians 12:20 ) ;

nor doeth evil to his neighbour:
to any man whatever, good or bad, friend or foe, whether in a natural, civil, or spiritual relation, either by words or deeds, to his person, property, or good name;

nor taketh up, a reproach against his neighbour;
does not raise any scandalous report on him himself, nor will he bear to hear one from another, much less will he spread one; nor will he suffer one to lie upon his neighbour, but will do all he can to vindicate him, and clear his character.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible