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Deuteronomy 5:20
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Deuteronomy 5:20
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20 “ ‘Neither shall you bear false witness against your neighbor.
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Deuteronomy 5:20
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Deuteronomy 5:20
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20 “You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.(A)
Exodus 20:16
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Exodus 20:16
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16 “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.(A)
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Exodus 20:16
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Exodus 20:16
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Exodus 23:1
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Exodus 23:1
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Justice for All
23 “You shall not spread a false report. You shall not join hands with the wicked to act as a malicious witness.(A)
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Exodus 23:1
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Exodus 23:1
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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)
Proverbs 19:9
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Proverbs 19:9
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9 A false witness will not go unpunished,
and the liar will perish.
Proverbs 19:9
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Proverbs 19:9
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9 A false witness will not go unpunished,
and whoever pours out lies will perish.(A)
Proverbs 19:5
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Proverbs 19:5
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5 A false witness will not go unpunished,
and a liar will not escape.(A)
Proverbs 19:5
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Proverbs 19:5
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Malachi 3:5
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Malachi 3:5
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5 Then I will draw near to you for judgment; I will be swift to bear witness against the sorcerers, against the adulterers, against those who swear falsely, against those who oppress the hired workers in their wages, the widow, and the orphan, against those who thrust aside the alien and do not fear me, says the Lord of hosts.(A)
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Malachi 3:5
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Malachi 3:5
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5 “So I will come to put you on trial. I will be quick to testify against sorcerers,(A) adulterers(B) and perjurers,(C) against those who defraud laborers of their wages,(D) who oppress the widows(E) and the fatherless, and deprive the foreigners(F) among you of justice, but do not fear(G) me,” says the Lord Almighty.
Proverbs 6:19
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Proverbs 6:19
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19 a lying witness who testifies falsely,
and one who sows discord in a family.(A)
Proverbs 6:19
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Proverbs 6:19
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1 Kings 21:13
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1 Kings 21:13
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13 The two scoundrels came in and sat opposite him, and the scoundrels brought a charge against Naboth in the presence of the people, saying, “Naboth cursed God and the king.” So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death.(A)
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1 Kings 21:13
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1 Kings 21:13
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13 Then two scoundrels came and sat opposite him and brought charges against Naboth before the people, saying, “Naboth has cursed both God and the king.” So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death.(A)
Deuteronomy 19:16-21
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Deuteronomy 19:16-21
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16 If a malicious witness comes forward to accuse someone of wrongdoing,(A) 17 then both parties to the dispute shall appear before the Lord, before the priests and the judges who are in office in those days,(B) 18 and the judges shall make a thorough inquiry. If the witness is a false witness, having testified falsely against another, 19 then you shall do to the false witness just as the false witness had meant to do to the other. So you shall purge the evil from your midst.(C) 20 The rest shall hear and be afraid, and a crime such as this shall never again be committed among you. 21 Show no pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.(D)
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Deuteronomy 19:16-21
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Deuteronomy 19:16-21
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16 If a malicious witness(A) takes the stand to accuse someone of a crime, 17 the two people involved in the dispute must stand in the presence of the Lord before the priests and the judges(B) who are in office at the time. 18 The judges must make a thorough investigation,(C) and if the witness proves to be a liar, giving false testimony against a fellow Israelite, 19 then do to the false witness as that witness intended to do to the other party.(D) You must purge the evil from among you. 20 The rest of the people will hear of this and be afraid,(E) and never again will such an evil thing be done among you. 21 Show no pity:(F) life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.(G)
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