so now, swear to me here by God that you will not deal falsely with me or with my offspring or with my descendants, but according to the kindness that I have shown to you, you shall show to me and to the land in which you have resided.”

Let the labor be heavier on the men, and have them work at it so that they will pay no attention to false words.”

“You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.

Various Laws

“You shall not give a false report; do not join your hand with a wicked person to be a malicious witness.

Keep far from a false charge, and do not kill the innocent or the righteous, for I will not acquit the guilty.

or has found what was lost and lied about it and sworn falsely, so that he sins regarding any of the things that people do;

or anything about which he swore falsely; he shall make restitution for it in full and add to it a fifth more. He shall give it to the one to whom it belongs on the day he presents his guilt offering.

‘You shall not steal, nor deal falsely, nor lie to one another.

And you shall not swear falsely by My name, so as to profane the name of your God; I am the Lord.

‘You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.

But that prophet or that dreamer of dreams shall be put to death, because he has spoken falsely against the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt and redeemed you from the house of slavery, to drive you from the way in which the Lord your God commanded you to walk. So you shall eliminate the evil from among you.

And the judges shall investigate thoroughly, and if the witness is a false witness and he has testified against his brother falsely,

For rebellion is as reprehensible as the sin of divination, And insubordination is as reprehensible as false religion and idolatry. Since you have rejected the word of the Lord, He has also rejected you from being king.”

Ziba, a False Servant

Now when David had gone on a little beyond the summit, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him with a team of saddled donkeys, and on them were two hundred loaves of bread, a hundred cakes of raisins, a hundred summer fruits, and a jug of wine.

Then she said, “Did I ask for a son from my lord? Did I not say, ‘Do not give me false hope’?”

Jeroboam Appoints False Priests

For the Levites left their pasture lands and their property and went to Judah and Jerusalem, because Jeroboam and his sons had excluded them from serving as priests to the Lord.

Ahab’s False Prophets Assure Victory

Then the king of Israel summoned an officer and said, “Bring Micaiah son of Imlah quickly.”

For He knows false people, And He sees injustice without investigating.

So how dare you give me empty comfort? For your answers remain nothing but falsehood!”

For truly my words are not false; One who is perfect in knowledge is with you.

Behold, your expectation is false; Will you be hurled down even at the sight of him?

Do not turn me over to the desire of my enemies, For false witnesses have risen against me, And the violent witness.

A horse is a false hope for victory; Nor does it rescue anyone by its great strength.

How blessed is the man who has made the Lord his trust, And has not turned to the proud, nor to those who become involved in falsehood.

The Psalmist in Sickness Complains of Enemies and False Friends.

For the music director. A Psalm of David.

Blessed is one who considers the helpless; The Lord will save him on a day of trouble.