Deuteronomy 19:16

Bible in Basic English 1965

If a false witness makes a statement against a man, saying that he has done wrong,

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Do not give me into their hands, because false witnesses have come out against me, and men breathing destruction.

False witnesses got up: they put questions to me about crimes of which I had no knowledge.

A true witness does not say what is false, but a false witness is breathing out deceit.

A false witness will not go without punishment, and the breather out of deceit will not go free.

And they got false witnesses who said, This man is for ever saying things against this holy place and against the law:

Do not give false witness against your neighbour;