Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.

Bible References

General references

Proverbs 14:25
A true witness is delivering souls, And a deceitful one breatheth out lies.
Proverbs 6:19
A false witness who doth breathe out lies -- And one sending forth contentions between brethren.
Proverbs 12:17
Whoso uttereth faithfulness declareth righteousness, And a false witness -- deceit.
Proverbs 13:5
A false word the righteous hateth, And the wicked causeth abhorrence, and is confounded.
Proverbs 19:5
A false witness is not acquitted, Whoso breatheth out lies is not delivered.
Exodus 20:16
'Thou dost not answer against thy neighbour a false testimony.
Exodus 23:1
'Thou dost not lift up a vain report; thou dost not put thy hand with a wicked man to be a violent witness.
1 Kings 21:13
and two men -- sons of worthlessness -- come in, and sit over-against him, and the men of worthlessness testify of him, even Naboth, before the people, saying, 'Naboth blessed God and Melech;' and they take him out to the outside of the city, and stone him with stones, and he dieth;
1 Kings 22:12
and all the prophets are prophesying so, saying, 'Go up to Ramoth-Gilead, and prosper, and Jehovah hath given it into the hand of the king.'