23 (A)“You shall not spread a false report. You shall not join hands with a wicked man to be a (B)malicious witness.

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Laws of justice and mercy

23 ‘Do not spread false reports. Do not help a guilty person by being a malicious witness.

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

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Laws of Justice and Mercy

23 “Do not spread false reports.(A) Do not help a guilty person by being a malicious witness.(B)

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

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17 (A)Whoever speaks[a] the truth gives honest evidence,
    but (B)a false witness utters deceit.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 12:17 Hebrew breathes out

17 An honest witness tells the truth,
    but a false witness tells lies.

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17 He that [a]uttereth truth showeth forth righteousness;
But a false witness, deceit.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 12:17 Hebrew breatheth out.

17 An honest witness tells the truth,
    but a false witness tells lies.(A)

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17 He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit.

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(A)A faithful witness does not lie,
    but (B)a false witness breathes out lies.

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An honest witness does not deceive,
    but a false witness pours out lies.

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A faithful witness will not lie;
But a false witness [a]uttereth lies.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 14:5 Hebrew breatheth out.

An honest witness does not deceive,
    but a false witness pours out lies.(A)

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

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25 A truthful witness saves lives,
    but one who (A)breathes out lies is deceitful.

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25 A truthful witness saves lives,
    but a false witness is deceitful.

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25 A true witness delivereth souls;
But he that [a]uttereth lies causeth deceit.

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  1. Proverbs 14:25 Hebrew breatheth out.

25 A truthful witness saves lives,
    but a false witness is deceitful.(A)

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25 A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful witness speaketh lies.

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28 (A)Be not a witness against your neighbor without cause,
    and do not deceive with your lips.

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28 Do not testify against your neighbour without cause –
    would you use your lips to mislead?

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28 Be not a witness against thy neighbor without cause;
[a]And deceive not with thy lips.

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  1. Proverbs 24:28 Hebrew And wouldest thou deceive with thy lips?

28 Do not testify against your neighbor without cause(A)
    would you use your lips to mislead?

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

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