Deuteronomy 19:18 - Revised Standard Version CI

¹⁸ the judges shall inquire diligently, and if the witness is a false witness and has accused his brother falsely,

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁸ and the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and hath testified falsely against his brother;

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁸ The judges shall inquire diligently, and if the witness is a false witness and has accused his brother falsely,

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁸ and the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and have testified falsely against his brother;

Common English Bible

¹⁸ The judges will look into the situation very carefully. If it turns out that the witness is a liar—that the witness has given false testimony against his fellow Israelite—

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁸ And when, after a very diligent examination, they will have found that the false witness had told a lie against his brother,

Deuteronomy 19:18 Cross References

Job 19:16

I call to my servant, but he gives me no answer; I must beseech him with my mouth.

Psalm 27:12

Give me not up to the will of my adversaries; for false witnesses have risen against me, and they breathe out violence.

Daniel 6:24

And the king commanded, and those men who had accused Daniel were brought and cast into the den of lions—they, their children, and their wives; and before they reached the bottom of the den the lions overpowered them and broke all their bones in pieces.

Deuteronomy 13:14

then you shall inquire and make search and ask diligently; and behold, if it be true and certain that such an abominable thing has been done among you,

Deuteronomy 17:4

and it is told you and you hear of it; then you shall inquire diligently, and if it is true and certain that such an abominable thing has been done in Israel,

Deuteronomy 25:1

“If there is a dispute between men, and they come into court, and the judges decide between them, acquitting the innocent and condemning the guilty,