Exodus 23:1
English Standard Version
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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Exodus 23:1
New International Version - UK
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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Exodus 23:1
American Standard Version
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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Proverbs 12:17
English Standard Version
Footnotes
- Proverbs 12:17 Hebrew breathes out
Proverbs 12:17
New International Version - UK
17 An honest witness tells the truth,
but a false witness tells lies.
Proverbs 12:17
American Standard Version
17 He that [a]uttereth truth showeth forth righteousness;
But a false witness, deceit.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 12:17 Hebrew breatheth out.
Proverbs 14:5
English Standard Version
Proverbs 14:5
New International Version - UK
5 An honest witness does not deceive,
but a false witness pours out lies.
Proverbs 14:5
American Standard Version
5 A faithful witness will not lie;
But a false witness [a]uttereth lies.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:5 Hebrew breatheth out.
Proverbs 14:25
English Standard Version
25 A truthful witness saves lives,
but one who (A)breathes out lies is deceitful.
Proverbs 14:25
New International Version - UK
25 A truthful witness saves lives,
but a false witness is deceitful.
Proverbs 14:25
American Standard Version
25 A true witness delivereth souls;
But he that [a]uttereth lies causeth deceit.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:25 Hebrew breatheth out.
Proverbs 24:28
English Standard Version
28 (A)Be not a witness against your neighbor without cause,
and do not deceive with your lips.
Proverbs 24:28
New International Version - UK
28 Do not testify against your neighbour without cause –
would you use your lips to mislead?
Proverbs 24:28
American Standard Version
28 Be not a witness against thy neighbor without cause;
[a]And deceive not with thy lips.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 24:28 Hebrew And wouldest thou deceive with thy lips?
Psalm 27:12
English Standard Version
12 (A)Give me not up to the will of my adversaries;
for (B)false witnesses have risen against me,
and they (C)breathe out violence.
Psalm 27:12
New International Version - UK
12 Do not hand me over to the desire of my foes,
for false witnesses rise up against me,
spouting malicious accusations.
Psalm 27:12
American Standard Version
12 Deliver me not over unto the will of mine adversaries:
For false witnesses are risen up against me,
And such as breathe out cruelty.
Psalm 35:11
English Standard Version
Footnotes
- Psalm 35:11 Or Violent
Psalm 35:11
New International Version - UK
11 Ruthless witnesses come forward;
they question me on things I know nothing about.
Psalm 35:11
American Standard Version
11 [a]Unrighteous witnesses rise up;
They ask me of things that I know not.
Footnotes
- Psalm 35:11 Or, Malicious. See Ex. 23:1.
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