Proverbs 24:28

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Summary

Proverbs 24:28

Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.

Not

Deceive

Bible References

Not

A faithful and trustworthy witness will not lie,
But a false witness speaks lies.

A false witness will not go unpunished,
And he who breathes out lies will not escape.

A false witness will perish,
But a man who listens to the truth will speak forever and go unchallenged.

“You shall not testify falsely [that is, lie, withhold, or manipulate the truth] against your neighbor (any person).

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

Then Doeg the Edomite, who was standing with Saul’s servants, replied, “I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech [the priest] the son of Ahitub.

Now in the letters she wrote, “Proclaim a fast and seat Naboth at the head of the people;

The Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered and reflected on My servant Job? For there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who fears God [with reverence] and abstains from and turns away from evil [because he honors God]. And still he maintains and holds tightly to his integrity, although you incited Me against him to destroy him without cause.”

For without cause they hid their net for me;
Without cause they dug a pit [of destruction] for my life.

Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man?
The lovingkindness of God endures all day long.

But [this is so] that the word which has been written in their Law would be fulfilled, ‘They hated Me without a cause.’

Deceive

Therefore, rejecting all falsehood [whether lying, defrauding, telling half-truths, spreading rumors, any such as these], speak truth each one with his neighbor, for we are all parts of one another [and we are all parts of the body of Christ].

Do not lie to one another, for you have stripped off the old self with its evil practices,

But as for the cowards and unbelieving and abominable [who are devoid of character and personal integrity and practice or tolerate immorality], and murderers, and sorcerers [with intoxicating drugs], and idolaters and occultists [who practice and teach false religions], and all the liars [who knowingly deceive and twist truth], their part will be in the lake that blazes with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.”

Outside are the dogs [the godless, the impure, those of low moral character] and the sorcerers [with their intoxicating drugs, and magic arts], and the immoral persons [the perverted, the molesters, and the adulterers], and the murderers, and the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices lying (deception, cheating).