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 to the men of her house, and spoke to them, saying, See, he hath brought in a Hebrew 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 neighbor.

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

And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said to him, Art thou he that troubleth 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 are of upright deportment.

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 for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment.

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

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