Exodus 23:1

Regulations Regarding Justice

¹ “You shall not bear a false report; do not join your hand with a wicked man to be a malicious witness. ² You shall not fall in with the many to do evil, nor shall you bear witness in a lawsuit, siding with the many, so as to pervert justice,

False Witness

Become A Witness

Psalm 35:11

Malicious witnesses rise up; they ask me of things that I do not know.

Psalm 101:5

Whoever slanders his neighbor secretly I will destroy. Whoever has a haughty look and an arrogant heart I will not endure.

Exodus 20:16

"You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

Exodus 23:7

Keep far from a false charge, and do not kill the innocent and righteous, for I will not acquit the wicked.

Leviticus 19:11

"You shall not steal; you shall not deal falsely; you shall not lie to one another.

Leviticus 19:16

You shall not go around as a slanderer among your people, and you shall not stand up against the life of your neighbor: I am the LORD.

Deuteronomy 5:20

"'And you shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

Deuteronomy 19:16-21

If a malicious witness arises to accuse a person of wrongdoing,

Psalm 15:3

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

Proverbs 10:18

The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever utters slander is a fool.

Proverbs 19:5

A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who breathes out lies will not escape.

Matthew 26:59-61

Now the chief priests and the whole Councilwere seeking false testimony against Jesus that they might put him to death,

2 Samuel 16:3

And the king said, "And where is your master's son?"Ziba said to the king, "Behold, he remains in Jerusalem, for he said, 'Today the house of Israel will give me back the kingdom of my father.'"

2 Samuel 19:27

He has slandered your servant to my lord the king. But my lord the king is like the angel of God; do therefore what seems good to you.

1 Kings 21:10-13

And set two worthless men opposite him, and let them bring a charge against him, saying, 'You have cursed God and the king.' Then take him out and stone him to death."

Psalm 27:12

Give me not up to the will of my adversaries; for false witnesses have risen against me, and they breathe out violence.

Psalm 120:3

What shall be given to you, and what more shall be done to you, you deceitful tongue?

Proverbs 6:19

a false witness who breathes out lies, and one who sows discord among brothers.

Proverbs 12:17

Whoever speaks the truth gives honest evidence, but a false witness utters deceit.

Proverbs 17:4

An evildoer listens to wicked lips, and a liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.

Proverbs 19:9

A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who breathes out lies will perish.

Proverbs 19:28

A worthless witness mocks at justice, and the mouth of the wicked devours iniquity.

Proverbs 21:28

A false witness will perish, but the word of a man who hears will endure.

Proverbs 24:28

Be not a witness against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your lips.

Proverbs 25:18

A man who bears false witness against his neighbor is like a war club, or a sword, or a sharp arrow.

Proverbs 25:23

The north wind brings forth rain, and a backbiting tongue, angry looks.

Jeremiah 20:10

For I hear many whispering. Terror is on every side! "Denounce him! Let us denounce him!" say all my close friends, watching for my fall. "Perhaps he will be deceived; then we can overcome him and take our revenge on him."

Matthew 19:18

He said to him, "Which ones?" And Jesus said, "You shall not murder, You shall not commit adultery, You shall not steal, You shall not bear false witness,

Matthew 28:14-15

And if this comes to the governor's ears, we will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble."

Luke 3:14

Soldiers also asked him, "And we, what shall we do?" And he said to them, "Do not extort money from anyone by threats or by false accusation, and be content with your wages."

Luke 19:8

And Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, "Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor. And if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I restore it fourfold."

Acts 6:11-13

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

Romans 3:8

And why not do evil that good may come?--as some people slanderously charge us with saying. Their condemnation is just.

Ephesians 4:25

Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another.

2 Timothy 3:3

heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good,

1 Peter 3:16

having a good conscience, so that, when you are slandered, those who revile your good behavior in Christ may be put to shame.

Revelation 12:10

And I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, "Now the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of his Christ have come, for the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down, who accuses them day and night before our God.