Exodus 23:1

Regulations Regarding Justice

¹ Thou shalt not take up a false report: put not thy hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness. ² Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to turn aside after a multitude to wrest justice :

False Witness

Become A Witness

Psalm 35:11

Unrighteous witnesses rise up; They ask me of things that I know not.

Psalm 101:5

Whoso privily slandereth his neighbor, him will I destroy: Him that hath a high look and a proud heart will I not suffer.

Exodus 20:16

Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.

Exodus 23:7

Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.

Leviticus 19:11

Ye shall not steal; neither shall ye deal falsely, nor lie one to another.

Leviticus 19:16

Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbor: I am Jehovah.

Deuteronomy 5:20

Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbor.

Deuteronomy 19:16-21

If an unrighteous witness rise up against any man to testify against him of wrong-doing,

Psalm 15:3

He that slandereth not with his tongue, Nor doeth evil to his friend, Nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbor;

Proverbs 10:18

He that hideth hatred is of lying lips; And he that uttereth a slander is a fool.

Proverbs 19:5

A false witness shall not be unpunished; And he that uttereth lies shall not escape.

Matthew 26:59-61

Now the chief priests and the whole council sought false witness against Jesus, that they might put him to death;

2 Samuel 16:3

And the king said, And where is thy master's son? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he abideth at Jerusalem; for he said, To-day will the house of Israel restore me the kingdom of my father.

2 Samuel 19:27

And he hath slandered thy servant unto my lord the king; but my lord the king is as an angel of God: do therefore what is good in thine eyes.

1 Kings 21:10-13

and set two men, base fellows, before him, and let them bear witness against him, saying, Thou didst curse God and the king. And then carry him out, and stone him to death.

Psalm 27:12

Deliver me not over unto the will of mine adversaries: For false witnesses are risen up against me, And such as breathe out cruelty.

Psalm 120:3

What shall be given unto thee, and what shall be done more unto thee, Thou deceitful tongue?

Proverbs 6:19

A false witness that uttereth lies, And he that soweth discord among brethren.

Proverbs 12:17

He that uttereth truth showeth forth righteousness; But a false witness, deceit.

Proverbs 17:4

An evil-doer giveth heed to wicked lips; And a liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue.

Proverbs 19:9

A false witness shall not be unpunished; And he that uttereth lies shall perish.

Proverbs 19:28

A worthless witness mocketh at justice; And the mouth of the wicked swalloweth iniquity.

Proverbs 21:28

A false witness shall perish; But the man that heareth shall speak so as to endure.

Proverbs 24:28

Be not a witness against thy neighbor without cause; And deceive not with thy lips.

Proverbs 25:18

A man that beareth false witness against his neighbor Is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.

Proverbs 25:23

The north wind bringeth forth rain: So doth a backbiting tongue an angry countenance.

Jeremiah 20:10

For I have heard the defaming of many, terror on every side. Denounce, and we will denounce him,'say all my familiar friends, they that watch for my fall; peradventure he will be persuaded, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him.

Matthew 19:18

He saith unto him, Which? And Jesus said, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,

Matthew 28:14-15

And if this come to the governor's ears, we will persuade him, and rid you of care.

Luke 3:14

And soldiers also asked him, saying, And we, what must we do? And he said unto them, Extort from no man by violence, neither accuse any one wrongfully; and be content with your wages.

Luke 19:8

And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord, Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have wrongfully exacted aught of any man, I restore fourfold.

Acts 6:11-13

Then they suborned men, who said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God.

Romans 3:8

and why not (as we are slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say), Let us do evil, that good may come? whose condemnation is just.

Ephesians 4:25

Wherefore, putting away falsehood, speak ye truth each one with his neighbor: for we are members one of another.

2 Timothy 3:3

without natural affection, implacable, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, no lovers of good,

1 Peter 3:16

having a good conscience; that, wherein ye are spoken against, they may be put to shame who revile your good manner of life in Christ.

Revelation 12:10

And I heard a great voice in heaven, saying, Now is come the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, who accuseth them before our God day and night.