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Various Laws

23 “You shall not give a false report; you shall not join hands with the wicked to be a malicious witness [promoting wrong and violence].

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Laws of Justice and Mercy

23 “Do not spread false reports.(A) Do not help a guilty person by being a malicious witness.(B)

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23 Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.

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A false witness will not go unpunished,
And he who breathes lies will perish.

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A false witness will not go unpunished,
    and whoever pours out lies will perish.(A)

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A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish.

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28 
Do not be a witness against your [a]neighbor without cause,
And do not deceive with your lips [speak neither lies nor half-truths].(A)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 24:28 I.e. anyone who comes into your life, not necessarily one who lives nearby.

28 Do not testify against your neighbor without cause(A)
    would you use your lips to mislead?

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28 Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.

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