KJV King James Version
Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
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Exodus 20:16
Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
WEB World English Bible
“You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.
ASV American Standard Version
Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘Thou dost not answer against thy neighbour a false testimony.
Surrounding context — Exodus 20
13 Thou shalt not kill.
14 Thou shalt not commit adultery.
15 Thou shalt not steal.
16 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
17 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that [is] thy neighbour’s.
18 And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw [it], they removed, and stood afar off.
19 And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.
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Proverbs 19:5A false witness shall not be unpunished, and [he that] speaketh lies shall not escape.Matthew 19:18He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,Psalm 15:3[He that] backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour.Exodus 23:1Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.Matthew 26:59-60Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death;Deuteronomy 19:15-21One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter be established.Proverbs 10:18He that hideth hatred [with] lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, [is] a fool.Acts 6:13And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:Psalm 101:5-7Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off: him that hath an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer.Ephesians 4:31Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:Exodus 23:6-7Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause.Leviticus 19:11Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another.2 Timothy 3:3Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,Leviticus 19:16Thou shalt not go up and down [as] a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbour: I [am] the LORD.1 Timothy 1:10For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine;Proverbs 11:13A talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter.James 4:11Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of [his] brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.1 Samuel 22:8-19That all of you have conspired against me, and [there is] none that sheweth me that my son hath made a league with the son of Jesse, and [there is] none of you that is sorry for me, or sheweth unto me that my son hath stirred up my servant against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?
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