Do not give me up to the will of my adversaries, for false witnesses have risen against me, and they are breathing out violence.
Proverbs 6:19 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 a lying witness who testifies falsely, and one who sows discord in a family. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 A false witness that speaketh lies, And he that soweth discord among brethren. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition A false witness who breathes out lies [even under oath], and he who sows discord among his brethren. American Standard Version (1901) A false witness that uttereth lies, And he that soweth discord among brethren. Common English Bible a false witness who breathes lies, and one who causes conflicts among relatives. Catholic Public Domain Version a deceitful witness bringing forth lies, and he who sows discord among brothers. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version A deceitful witness that uttereth lies, and him that soweth discord among brethren. |
Do not give me up to the will of my adversaries, for false witnesses have risen against me, and they are breathing out violence.
“You shall not spread a false report. You shall not join hands with the wicked to act as a malicious witness.
Whoever speaks the truth gives honest evidence, but a false witness speaks deceitfully.
A perverse person spreads strife, and a whisperer separates close friends.
A false witness will perish, but a good listener will testify successfully.
Drive out a scoffer, and strife goes out; quarreling and abuse will cease.
Like a war club, a sword, or a sharp arrow is one who bears false witness against a neighbor.
For lack of wood the fire goes out, and where there is no whisperer, quarreling ceases.
The fear of the Lord is hatred of evil. Pride and arrogance and the way of evil and perverted speech I hate.
For out of the heart come evil intentions, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, slander.
Now the chief priests and the whole council were looking for false testimony against Jesus so that they might put him to death,
They set up false witnesses who said, “This man never stops saying things against this holy place and the law,
Have nothing to do with stupid and senseless controversies; you know that they breed quarrels.
And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.