Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

Thou shalt not take up a false report: thou shalt not put thy hand with the unjust one to be a witness of wrong.

New American Standard Bible

You shall not bear a false report; do not join your hand with a wicked man to be a malicious witness.

King James Version

Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.

Holman Bible

“You must not spread a false report. Do not join the wicked to be a malicious witness.

International Standard Version

"You are not to spread a false report, nor are you to join forces with the wicked to be a malicious witness.

A Conservative Version

Thou shall not take up a FALSE report. Do not put thy hand with the wicked man to be an unrighteous witness.

American Standard Version

Thou shalt not take up a false report: put not thy hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.

Amplified

“You shall not give a false report; you shall not join hands with the wicked to be a malicious witness [promoting wrong and violence].

Bible in Basic English

Do not let a false statement go further; do not make an agreement with evil-doers to be a false witness.

Darby Translation

Thou shalt not accept a false report; extend not thy hand to the wicked, to be an unrighteous witness.

King James 2000

You shall not raise a false report: put not your hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.

Lexham Expanded Bible

" 'You will not {spread} a false report. Do not lift your hand with [the] wicked to be a malicious witness.

Modern King James verseion

You shall not raise a false report. Do not put your hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Thou shalt not accept a vain tale, neither shalt put thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.

NET Bible

"You must not give a false report. Do not make common cause with the wicked to be a malicious witness.

New Heart English Bible

"You shall not spread a false report. Do not join your hand with the wicked to be an unjust witness.

The Emphasized Bible

Thou shalt not utter a false report. Do not lay thy hand with a lawless man, to become a witness helping forward violence and wrong.

Webster

Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thy hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.

World English Bible

"You shall not spread a false report. Don't join your hand with the wicked to be a malicious witness.

Youngs Literal Translation

'Thou dost not lift up a vain report; thou dost not put thy hand with a wicked man to be a violent witness.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Thou shalt not raise
נסה נשׂא 
Nasa' 
Usage: 653

a false
שׁו שׁואo 
Shav' 
Usage: 53

שׁמע 
Shema` 
Usage: 18

put
שׁית 
Shiyth 
Usage: 83

not thine hand
יד 
Yad 
Usage: 1612

with the wicked
רשׁע 
Rasha` 
Usage: 263

to be an unrighteous
חמס 
Chamac 
Usage: 60

References

Context Readings

Regulations Regarding Justice

1 Thou shalt not take up a false report: thou shalt not put thy hand with the unjust one to be a witness of wrong. 2 Thou shalt not be after multitudes for evil; thou shalt not answer for the multitude to stretch out after multitudes to pervert justice.


Cross References

Psalm 35:11

Witnesses of wrong will rise up; they will ask me what I knew not.

Psalm 101:5

Slandering his neighbor in secret, him will I cut off: him being lofty of eyes and broad of heart, with him I will not eat

Exodus 20:16

Thou shalt not testify against thy friend for falsehood.

Exodus 23:7

From the word of falsehood thou shalt go far away; and the innocent and the just one thou shalt not kill: for I will not justify the unjust one.

Leviticus 19:11

Ye shall not steal and ye shall not deceive, and ye shall not lie each to his neighbor.

Leviticus 19:16

Thou shalt not go a slanderer among thy people; thou shalt not stand upon the blood of thy neighbor: I Jehovah.

Deuteronomy 5:20

And thou shalt not speak false testimony against thy friend:

Deuteronomy 19:16-21

If a witness of wrong shall rise up against a man to testify apostasy against him;

Psalm 15:3

Slandering not with his tongue, not doing evil to his neighbor, lifting up no reproach against his neighbor.

Proverbs 10:18

He covering hatred with lips of falsehood, and he bringing forth slander, is foolish.

Proverbs 19:5

A witness of falsehoods shall not be unpunished, and he breathing out lies shall not escape.

Matthew 26:59-61

And the chief priests, and the elders, and the whole council sought false testimony against Jesus, so that they might put him to death;

2 Samuel 16:3

And the king will say, And where the son of thy lord? And Ziba will say to the king: Behold, he will dwell in Jerusalem: for he said, This day the house of Israel will turn back to me the kingdom of my father.

2 Samuel 19:27

And he will slander against thy servant to my lord the king; and my lord the king as a messenger of God: and do thou the good in thine eyes.

1 Kings 21:10-13

And set two men, sons of Belial, over against him, and they shall bear witness, saying, Thou didst praise God and the king. And they shall bring him forth and stone him, and he shall die.

Psalm 27:12

Thou wilt not give me to the soul of him pressing me, for witnesses of falsehood rose up against me, and violence will blow.

Psalm 120:3

What shall be given to thee? and what shall be added to thee, thou tongue of deceit?

Proverbs 6:19

A witness of falsehood, breathing out lies, and sending strife between brethren.

Proverbs 12:17

He breathing out faithfulness will announce justice: and a witness of falsehoods, deceit

Proverbs 17:4

He doing evil attends upon, lips of vanity; he lying feeds upon a tongue of mischief

Proverbs 19:9

A witness of falsehoods shall not be unpunished, and he breathing out lies shall perish.

Proverbs 19:28

A witness of Belial shall mock judgment: and the mouth of the unjust will swallow down iniquity.

Proverbs 21:28

A witness of lies shall perish: and a man hearing, shall speak clearly.

Proverbs 24:28

Thou shalt not be a witness gratuitously against thy neighbor, and deceive not with thy lips.

Proverbs 25:18

A mallet and a sword and an arrow sharpened, the man answering against his neighbor testimony of falsehood.

Proverbs 25:23

The north wind will set free the rain, and an angry face, a hidden tongue.

Jeremiah 20:10

For I heard the slander of many, terror from round about Announce ye, and we will announce. Every man of my peace watching my halting: perhaps he will be persuaded, and we shall prevail against him, and we will take our vengeance of him.

Matthew 19:18

He says to him, Which? And Jesus said, thus: Thou shalt not murder; Thou shalt not commit adultery; Thou shalt not steal; Thou shalt not bear false witness;

Matthew 28:14-15

And if this should be heard by the leader, we will persuade him, and we will make you undisturbed.

Luke 3:14

And they making war asked him, saying, And what shall do? And he said to them, Shake none violently, neither make slanderous accusation; and be content with your pay.

Luke 19:8

And Zaccheus having stood, said to the Lord, Behold, the half of my possessions, Lord, I give to the poor; and if I have made any false accusation against any one, I give back fourfold.

Acts 6:11-13

Then they put under men, saying, That we have heard him speaking defaming words against Moses, and God.

Romans 3:8

And not, (as we are defamed, and some have declared us to say,) That we should do evil things, that good things might come: whose judgment is just.

Ephesians 4:25

Wherefore falsehood ye having put away, speak the truth each with his neighbor: for ye are members one of another.

2 Timothy 3:3

Devoid of natural affection, not observing treaties, accusers, ungoverned, wild, not loving the good,

1 Peter 3:16

Having a good consciousness; that, in what they speak evil against you, as doing evil, they threatening your good turning round in Christ should be ashamed.

Revelation 12:10

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

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