Genesis 39:17

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And she spake unto him according to these words, saying, The Hebrew servant, which thou hast brought unto us, came in unto me to mock me:

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that she called to the men of her house, and spoke to them, saying, See, he has brought in a Hebrew man to us, to mock us: he came in to me, to lie with me; and I cried with a loud voice;

Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.

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

And it came to pass when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said to him, Is it thou, the troubler of Israel?

And she wrote in the letter saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth at the head of the people;

The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the afflicted and needy, to slay those that are upright in the way:

Because of the voice of the enemy; because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me, and in anger they persecute me.

Jehovah, deliver my soul from the lying lip, from the deceitful tongue.

The lip of truth shall be established for ever; but a lying tongue is but for a moment.

A false witness shall not be held innocent, and he that uttereth lies shall not escape.

Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He has blasphemed: what need have we any more of witnesses? behold, now ye have heard the blasphemy.