Genesis 39:17

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Summary

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

You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

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

And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, Are you he that troubles Israel?

And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people:

The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright behavior.

Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me, and in wrath they hate me.

Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue.

The lip of truth shall be established forever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment.

A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaks lies shall not escape.

Then the high priest tore his clothes, saying, He has spoken blasphemy; what further need have we of witnesses? behold, now you have heard his blasphemy.