Exodus 23:1

A Conservative Version

Thou shall not take up a FALSE report. Do not put thy hand with the wicked man to be an unrighteous witness.

Cross References

Psalm 101:5

He who slanders his neighbor secretly, him I will destroy. He who has a high look and a proud heart I will not endure.

Proverbs 19:5

A FALSE witness shall not be unpunished, and he who utters lies shall not escape.

Exodus 20:16

Thou shall not bear FALSE witness against thy neighbor.

Psalm 35:11

Unrighteous witnesses rise up, they ask me of things that I know not.

Deuteronomy 5:20

Neither shall thou bear FALSE witness against thy neighbor.

Leviticus 19:16

Thou shall not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people, neither shall thou stand against the blood of thy neighbor. I am LORD.

Revelation 12:10

And I heard a great voice in heaven, saying, Now it came to pass, the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ. Because the accuser of our brothers was cast out, who accuses them before

Romans 3:8

and not (as we are slandered, and as some affirm us to say) that we may do evil so that good things may come (whose condemnation is just)?

Proverbs 19:9

A FALSE witness shall not be unpunished, and he who utters lies shall perish.

1 Peter 3:16

Having a good conscience, so that, in what they speak against you as of evil-doers, they may be ashamed, those who revile your good behavior in Christ.

2 Timothy 3:3

devoid of natural affection, irreconcilable, slanderous, without self-control, savage, no lovers of good,

Ephesians 4:25

Therefore having put off falsehood, let each man speak truth with his neighbor, because we are body-parts of each other.

Proverbs 24:28

Be not a witness against thy neighbor without cause, and deceive not with thy lips.

Proverbs 21:28

A FALSE witness shall perish, but the man who hears shall speak so as to endure.

Proverbs 10:18

He who hides hatred is of lying lips. And he who utters a slander is a fool.

Proverbs 6:19

a FALSE witness who utters lies, and he who sows discord among brothers.

Psalm 15:3

he who does no slander with his tongue, nor does evil to his friend, nor takes up a reproach against his neighbor,

Leviticus 19:11

Ye shall not steal, nor shall ye deal falsely, nor lie one to another.

Luke 19:8

And having stood, Zacchaeus said to the Lord, Behold, half of the things possessed by me, Lord, I give to the poor. And if I defrauded any man of anything, I repay fourfold.

Luke 3:14

And men who were soldiers also questioned him, saying, And we, what should we do? And he said to them, Do violence to no man, nor accuse falsely, and be content with your wages.

Matthew 19:18

He says to him, Which? And Jesus said, Thou shall not murder. Thou shall not commit adultery. Thou shall not steal. Thou shall not testify falsely.

Jeremiah 20:10

For I have heard the defaming of many, terror on every side. Denounce, and we will denounce him, [say] all my familiar friends, those who watch for my fall. Perhaps he will be persuaded, and we shall prevail against him, and we sha

Proverbs 25:23

The north wind brings forth rain. So does a backbiting tongue, an angry countenance.

Proverbs 25:18

A man who bears FALSE witness against his neighbor is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.

Proverbs 19:28

A worthless witness mocks at justice, and the mouth of the wicked swallows iniquity.

Proverbs 17:4

An evil-doer gives heed to wicked lips. A liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.

Proverbs 12:17

He who utters truth shows forth righteousness, but a FALSE witness, deceit.

Psalm 120:3

What shall be given to thee, and what shall be done more to thee, thou deceitful tongue?

Psalm 27:12

Deliver me not over to the will of my adversaries. For FALSE witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty.

2 Samuel 19:27

And he has slandered thy servant to my lord the king. But my lord the king is as an agent of God; do therefore what is good in thine eyes.

2 Samuel 16:3

And the king said, And where is thy master's son? And Ziba said to the king, Behold, he abides at Jerusalem, for he said, Today the house of Israel will restore for me the kingdom of my father.

Exodus 23:7

Keep thee far from a FALSE matter. And do not kill an innocent and righteous man, for I will not justify a wicked man.

John 7:51

Does our law judge a man, unless it first may hear from himself and know what he does?

Genesis 39:17

And she spoke to him according to these words, saying, The Hebrew servant, whom thou have brought to us, came in to me to mock me.

Proverbs 14:5

A faithful witness will not lie, but a FALSE witness utters lies.