Proverbs 6:19
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19 a lying witness who testifies falsely,
and one who sows discord in a family.(A)
Proverbs 19:5
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5 A false witness will not go unpunished,
and a liar will not escape.(A)
Proverbs 6:14
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14 with perverted mind devising evil,
continually sowing discord;(A)
Proverbs 19:9
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9 A false witness will not go unpunished,
and the liar will perish.
Psalm 27:12
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12 Do not give me up to the will of my adversaries,
for false witnesses have risen against me,
and they are breathing out violence.(A)
James 3:18
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18 And the fruit of righteousness[a] is sown in peace by those who make peace.(A)
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James 3:14-16
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14 But if you have bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not be arrogant and lie about the truth. 15 This is not wisdom that comes down from above but is earthly, unspiritual, devilish.(A) 16 For where there is envy and selfish ambition, there will also be disorder and wickedness of every kind.(B)
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Proverbs 26:20
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20 For lack of wood the fire goes out,
and where there is no whisperer, quarreling ceases.(A)
Proverbs 25:18
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18 Like a war club, a sword, or a sharp arrow
is one who bears false witness against a neighbor.(A)
Proverbs 12:17
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17 Whoever speaks the truth gives honest evidence,
but a false witness speaks deceitfully.(A)
1 Kings 21:10-15
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10 seat two scoundrels opposite him, and have them bring a charge against him, saying, ‘You have cursed God and the king.’ Then take him out and stone him to death.”(A) 11 The men of his city, the elders and the nobles who lived in his city, did as Jezebel had sent word to them. Just as it was written in the letters that she had sent to them, 12 they proclaimed a fast and seated Naboth at the head of the assembly. 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.(B) 14 Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, “Naboth has been stoned; he is dead.”
15 As soon as Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned and was dead, Jezebel said to Ahab, “Go, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he refused to give you for money, for Naboth is not alive but dead.”
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3 John 9-10
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Diotrephes and Demetrius
9 I have written something to the church, but Diotrephes, who likes to put himself first, does not welcome us. 10 So if I come, I will call attention to what he is doing in spreading false charges against us. And not content with those charges, he refuses to welcome the brothers and sisters and even prevents those who want to do so and expels them from the church.(A)
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2 Timothy 2:23
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23 Have nothing to do with stupid and senseless controversies; you know that they breed quarrels.(A)
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Acts 6:13
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13 They set up false witnesses who said, “This man never stops saying things against this holy place and the law,(A)
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Matthew 26:59
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59 Now the chief priests and the whole council were looking for false testimony against Jesus so that they might put him to death,
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Matthew 15:19
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19 For out of the heart come evil intentions, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, slander.(A)
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Proverbs 22:10
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10 Drive out a scoffer, and strife goes out;
quarreling and abuse will cease.(A)
Proverbs 16:28
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28 A perverse person spreads strife,
and a whisperer separates close friends.(A)
Psalm 35:11
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11 Malicious witnesses rise up;
they ask me about things I do not know.(A)
Deuteronomy 19:16-20
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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.
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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 20:16
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16 “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.(A)
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