KJV King James Version
Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another.
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Leviticus 19:11
Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
You must not steal. You must not lie or deceive one another.
WEB World English Bible
“‘You shall not steal. “‘You shall not lie. “‘You shall not deceive one another.
ASV American Standard Version
Ye shall not steal; neither shall ye deal falsely, nor lie one to another.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘Ye do not steal, nor feign, nor lie one against his fellow.
Surrounding context — Leviticus 19
8 Therefore [every one] that eateth it shall bear his iniquity, because he hath profaned the hallowed thing of the LORD: and that soul shall be cut off from among his people.
9 And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleanings of thy harvest.
10 And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather [every] grape of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them for the poor and stranger: I [am] the LORD your God.
11 Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another.
12 And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I [am] the LORD.
13 Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbour, neither rob [him]: the wages of him that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.
14 Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumblingblock before the blind, but shalt fear thy God: I [am] the LORD.
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Exodus 20:15Thou shalt not steal.Ephesians 4:25Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.Colossians 3:9Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;Psalm 101:7He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight.Zechariah 5:3-4Then said he unto me, This [is] the curse that goeth forth over the face of the whole earth: for every one that stealeth shall be cut off [as] on this side according to it; and every one that sweareth shall be cut off [as] on that side according to it.Romans 3:4God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.Jeremiah 9:3-5And they bend their tongues [like] their bow [for] lies: but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith the LORD.Leviticus 6:2-3If a soul sin, and commit a trespass against the LORD, and lie unto his neighbour in that which was delivered him to keep, or in fellowship, or in a thing taken away by violence, or hath deceived his neighbour;Zechariah 8:16-17These [are] the things that ye shall do; Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbour; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates:Deuteronomy 5:19Neither shalt thou steal.Ephesians 4:28Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with [his] hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.Exodus 22:10-12If a man deliver unto his neighbour an ass, or an ox, or a sheep, or any beast, to keep; and it die, or be hurt, or driven away, no man seeing [it]: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;Psalm 116:11I said in my haste, All men [are] liars.Jeremiah 6:13For from the least of them even unto the greatest of them every one [is] given to covetousness; and from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely.Exodus 20:17Thou 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.Exodus 22:7If a man shall deliver unto his neighbour money or stuff to keep, and it be stolen out of the man’s house; if the thief be found, let him pay double.1 Corinthians 6:8-10Nay, ye do wrong, and defraud, and that [your] brethren.
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