FALSE WITNESSES
Warnings against false witnesses
Ex 20:16 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
Ex 23:1 ¶ Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.
De 19:16 If a false witness rise up against any man to testify against him that which is wrong;
Pr 6:19 A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.
Pr 12:17 ¶ He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit.
Pr 19:9 ¶ A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish.
Pr 24:28 ¶ Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.
Pr 25:18 ¶ A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
Mt 19:18 He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,
Ro 13:9 For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
Examples of false witnesses
Mt 28:15 So they took the money, and did as they were taught: and this saying is commonly reported among the Jews until this day.
Mr 14:56 For many bare false witness against him, but their witness agreed not together.
Ac 6:11 Then they suborned men, which said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God.
Ac 17:6 And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also;
Ac 25:7 And when he was come, the Jews which came down from Jerusalem stood round about, and laid many and grievous complaints against Paul, which they could not prove.
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