false witness
From the very beginning Satan is depicted as a false accuser. The N.T. Greek word for “devil” is “diabolos,” which means slanderer. When people slander each other, as is so common in our world, they are being Satanic.
Slander is a malicious kind of gossip. It violates the 9th Commandment. Proverbs echoes a consistent theme across Scripture that condemns this sin. In our own day this message is sorely lacking, since slander has become a common place on social media and in politics.