19         a false witness(A) who pours out lies(B)
        and a person who stirs up conflict in the community.(C)

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A false witness(A) will not go unpunished,(B)
    and whoever pours out lies will not go free.(C)

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14     who plots evil(A) with deceit in his heart—
    he always stirs up conflict.(B)

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18 Peacemakers(A) who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness.(B)

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A false witness will not go unpunished,
    and whoever pours out lies will perish.(A)

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12 Do not turn me over to the desire of my foes,
    for false witnesses(A) rise up against me,
    spouting malicious accusations.

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18 Like a club or a sword or a sharp arrow
    is one who gives false testimony against a neighbor.(A)

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20 Without wood a fire goes out;
    without a gossip a quarrel dies down.(A)

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10 Drive out the mocker, and out goes strife;
    quarrels and insults are ended.(A)

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14 But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition(A) in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth.(B) 15 Such “wisdom” does not come down from heaven(C) but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.(D) 16 For where you have envy and selfish ambition,(E) there you find disorder and every evil practice.

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23 Don’t have anything to do with foolish and stupid arguments, because you know they produce quarrels.(A)

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13 They produced false witnesses,(A) who testified, “This fellow never stops speaking against this holy place(B) and against the law.

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28 A perverse person stirs up conflict,(A)
    and a gossip separates close friends.(B)

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

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10 But seat two scoundrels(A) opposite him and have them bring charges that he has cursed(B) both God and the king. Then take him out and stone him to death.”

11 So the elders and nobles who lived in Naboth’s city did as Jezebel directed in the letters she had written to them. 12 They proclaimed a fast(C) and seated Naboth in a prominent place among the people. 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.(D) 14 Then they sent word to Jezebel: “Naboth has been stoned to death.”

15 As soon as Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned to death, she said to Ahab, “Get up and take possession of the vineyard(E) of Naboth the Jezreelite that he refused to sell you. He is no longer alive, but dead.”

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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.

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I wrote to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first, will not welcome us. 10 So when I come,(A) I will call attention to what he is doing, spreading malicious nonsense about us. Not satisfied with that, he even refuses to welcome other believers.(B) He also stops those who want to do so and puts them out of the church.(C)

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59 The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin(A) were looking for false evidence against Jesus so that they could put him to death.

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19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts—murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander.(A)

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11 Ruthless witnesses(A) come forward;
    they question me on things I know nothing about.

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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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