Exodus 23:1

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⌞The Lord continued,⌟ “Never spread false rumors. Don’t join forces with wicked people by giving false testimony.

Cross References

Genesis 39:17

Then she told him the same story: “The Hebrew slave you brought here came in and tried to fool around with me.

2 Samuel 16:3

“Where is your master Saul’s grandson?” the king asked. “He’s staying in Jerusalem,” Ziba answered the king. “He said, ‘Today the house of Israel will give me back my grandfather’s kingdom.’ ”

2 Samuel 19:27

He told you lies about me, Your Majesty. However, you are like God’s Messenger. Do what you think is right.

Psalm 101:5

I will destroy anyone who secretly slanders his neighbor. I will not tolerate anyone with a conceited look or arrogant heart.

Psalm 120:3

You deceitful tongue, what can the Lord give you? What more can he do for you?

Psalm 15:3

The one who does not slander with his tongue, do evil to a friend, or bring disgrace on his neighbor.

Psalm 27:12

Do not surrender me to the will of my opponents. False witnesses have risen against me. They breathe out violence.

Psalm 35:11

Malicious people bring charges against me. They ask me things I know nothing about.

Exodus 20:16

“Never lie when you testify about your neighbor.

Exodus 23:7

Avoid telling lies. Don’t kill innocent or honest people, because I will never declare guilty people innocent.

Proverbs 10:18

Whoever conceals hatred has lying lips. Whoever spreads slander is a fool.

Proverbs 12:17

A truthful witness speaks honestly, but a lying witness speaks deceitfully.

Proverbs 14:5

A trustworthy witness does not lie, but a dishonest witness breathes lies.

Proverbs 17:4

An evildoer pays attention to wicked lips. A liar opens his ears to a slanderous tongue.

Proverbs 19:28

A worthless witness mocks justice, and the mouths of wicked people swallow up trouble.

Proverbs 19:5

A lying witness will not go unpunished. One who tells lies will not escape.

Proverbs 19:9

A lying witness will not go unpunished. One who tells lies will die.

Proverbs 21:28

A lying witness will die, but a person who listens to advice will continue to speak.

Proverbs 24:28

Do not testify against your neighbor without a reason, and do not deceive with your lips.

Proverbs 25:18

⌞Like⌟ a club and a sword and a sharp arrow, ⌞so⌟ is a person who gives false testimony against his neighbor.

Proverbs 25:23

⌞As⌟ the north wind brings rain, so a whispering tongue brings angry looks.

Proverbs 6:19

a dishonest witness spitting out lies, and a person who spreads conflict among relatives.

Jeremiah 20:10

I have heard many ⌞people⌟ whispering, “Terror is everywhere! Report him! Let’s report him!” All my closest friends are waiting to see me stumble. They say, “Maybe he will be tricked. Then we can overpower him and take revenge on him.”

Leviticus 19:11

“Never steal, lie, or deceive your neighbor.

Leviticus 19:16

Never gossip. Never endanger your neighbor’s life. I am the Lord.

Matthew 19:18

“Which commandments?” the man asked. Jesus said, “Never murder. Never commit adultery. Never steal. Never give false testimony.

Luke 19:8

⌞Later, at dinner,⌟ Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Lord, I’ll give half of my property to the poor. I’ll pay four times as much as I owe to those I have cheated in any way.”

Luke 3:14

Some soldiers asked him, “And what should we do?” He told them, “Be satisfied with your pay, and never use threats or blackmail to get money from anyone.”

John 7:51

“Do Moses’ Teachings enable us to judge a person without first hearing that person’s side of the story? We can’t judge a person without finding out what that person has done.”

Romans 3:8

Or can we say, “Let’s do evil so that good will come from it”? Some slander us and claim that this is what we say. They are condemned, and that’s what they deserve.

Ephesians 4:25

So then, get rid of lies. Speak the truth to each other, because we are all members of the same body.

Deuteronomy 5:20

“Never avoid the truth when you testify about your neighbor.

2 Timothy 3:3

and lack normal affection for their families. They will refuse to make peace with anyone. They will be slanderous, lack self-control, be brutal, and have no love for what is good.

1 Peter 3:16

Keep your conscience clear. Then those who treat the good Christian life you live with contempt will feel ashamed that they have ridiculed you.

Revelation 12:10

Then I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, “Now the salvation, power, kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Messiah have come. The one accusing our brothers and sisters, the one accusing them day and night in the presence of our God, has been thrown out.