Be not a witness against your neighbor without cause; and deceive not with your lips. Treasury of Scripture not Proverbs 14:5 A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies. Proverbs 19:5,9 A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaks lies shall not escape... Proverbs 21:28 A false witness shall perish: but the man that hears speaks constantly. Exodus 20:16 You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. Exodus 23:1 You shall not raise a false report: put not your hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness. 1 Samuel 22:9,10 Then answered Doeg the Edomite, which was set over the servants of Saul, and said, I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob... 1 Kings 21:9-13 And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people... Job 2:3 And the LORD said to Satan, Have you considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man... Psalm 35:7,11 For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have dig for my soul... Matthew 26:59,60 Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death... Matthew 27:23 And the governor said, Why, what evil has he done? But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified. John 15:25 But this comes to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause. deceive Ephesians 4:25 Why putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbor: for we are members one of another. Colossians 3:9 Lie not one to another, seeing that you have put off the old man with his deeds; Revelation 21:8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers, and idolaters... Revelation 22:15 For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and fornicators, and murderers, and idolaters, and whoever loves and makes a lie.
Context Further Sayings of the Wise
23These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment. 24He that said to the wicked, You are righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him: 25But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come on them. 26Every man shall kiss his lips that gives a right answer. 27Prepare your work without, and make it fit for yourself in the field; and afterwards build your house. 28Be not a witness against your neighbor without cause; and deceive not with your lips. 29Say not, I will do so to him as he has done to me: I will render to the man according to his work. 30I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; 31And, see, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down. 32Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked on it, and received instruction. 33Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: 34So shall your poverty come as one that travels; and your want as an armed man. Parallel Verses American Standard Version
Be not a witness against thy neighbor without cause; And deceive not with thy lips.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Be not witness without cause against thy neighbour: and deceive not any man with thy lips.
Darby Bible Translation
Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and wouldest thou deceive with thy lips?
King James Bible
Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.
Young's Literal Translation
Be not a witness for nought against thy neighbour, Or thou hast enticed with thy lips.
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