False Teachers: False Witness
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Exodus 20:16
You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
Exodus 23:1
“You shall not spread a false report. Do not join the wicked by being a malicious witness.
Leviticus 6:3
or finds lost property and lies about it and swears falsely, or if he commits any such sin that a man might commit—
Leviticus 19:11, 12, 16
You must not steal. You must not lie or deceive one another. / You must not swear falsely by My name and so profane the name of your God. I am the LORD. / You must not go about spreading slander among your people. You must not endanger the life of your neighbor. I am the LORD.
Deuteronomy 5:20
You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
Deuteronomy 19:16–20
If a false witness testifies against someone, accusing him of a crime, / both parties to the dispute must stand in the presence of the LORD, before the priests and judges who are in office at that time. / The judges shall investigate thoroughly, and if the witness is proven to be a liar who has falsely accused his brother,
Psalm 27:12
Do not hand me over to the will of my foes, for false witnesses rise up against me, breathing out violence.
Psalm 35:11
Hostile witnesses come forward; they make charges I know nothing about.
Proverbs 6:16–19
There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him: / haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, / a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that run swiftly to evil,
Proverbs 12:17
He who speaks the truth declares what is right, but a false witness speaks deceit.
Proverbs 14:5, 8, 25
An honest witness does not deceive, but a dishonest witness pours forth lies. / The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way, but the folly of fools deceives them. / A truthful witness saves lives, but one who utters lies is deceitful.
Proverbs 18:5
Showing partiality to the wicked is not good, nor is depriving the innocent of justice.
Proverbs 19:9, 22, 28
A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who pours out lies will perish. / The desire of a man is loving devotion; better to be poor than a liar. / A corrupt witness mocks justice, and a wicked mouth swallows iniquity.
Proverbs 21:28
A lying witness will perish, but the man who listens to truth will speak forever.
Proverbs 24:28
Do not testify against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your lips.
Proverbs 25:18
Like a club or sword or sharp arrow is a man who bears false witness against his neighbor.
Zechariah 5:3, 4
Then he told me, “This is the curse that is going out over the face of all the land, for according to one side of the scroll, every thief will be removed; and according to the other side, every perjurer will be removed. / I will send it out, declares the LORD of Hosts, and it will enter the house of the thief and the house of him who swears falsely by My name. It will remain inside his house and destroy it, down to its timbers and stones.”
Matthew 15:19
For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander.
Matthew 19:18
“Which ones?” the man asked. Jesus answered, “‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness,
Luke 3:14
Then some soldiers asked him, “And what should we do?” “Do not take money by force or false accusation,” he said. “Be content with your wages.”
Luke 18:20
You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not bear false witness, honor your father and mother.’”
Romans 13:9
The commandments “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,” and any other commandments, are summed up in this one decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
1 Timothy 1:9, 10
We realize that law is not enacted for the righteous, but for the lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinful, for the unholy and profane, for killers of father or mother, for murderers, / for the sexually immoral, for homosexuals, for slave traders and liars and perjurers, and for anyone else who is averse to sound teaching