"You shall not beara false report;do not joinyour handwith a wickedmanto be a maliciouswitness.
Then she spoketo him with thesewords,"The Hebrewslave,whomyou broughtto us, camein to me to makesportof me;
Then the kingsaid,"And whereis your master'sson?"And Zibasaidto the king,"Behold,he is stayingin Jerusalem,for he said,'Todaythe houseof Israelwill restorethe kingdomof my fatherto me.'"
"Moreover, he has slanderedyour servantto my lordthe king;but my lordthe kingis like the angelof God,therefore dowhatis goodin your sight.
Whoever secretlyslandershis neighbor,him I will destroy;Noone who has a haughtylookand an arrogantheartwill I endure.
Whatshall be givento you, and whatmoreshall be doneto you, You deceitfultongue?
He does not slanderwith his tongue,Nordoesevilto his neighbor,Nortakesup a reproachagainsthis friend;
Do not deliverme over to the desireof my adversaries,For false witnesseshave risenagainst me, And such as breatheout violence.
Maliciouswitnessesriseup; They askme of things that I do not know.
"You shall not bearfalse~witnessagainst your neighbor.
"Keepfarfrom a false charge,and do not killthe innocentor the righteous,for I will not acquitthe guilty.
He who concealshatred[has] lyinglips,And he who spreadsslanderis a fool.
He who speakstruthtellswhatis right,But a false witness,deceit.
A trustworthywitnesswill not lie,But a false witnessutterslies.
An evildoerlistensto wickedlips;A liarpaysattentionto a destructivetongue.
A rascallywitnessmakesa mockeryof justice,And the mouthof the wickedspreadsiniquity.
A false witnesswill not gounpunished,And he who tellslieswill not escape.
A false witnesswill not gounpunished,And he who tellslieswill perish.
A false witnesswill perish,But the manwho listens[to the truth] will speakforever.
Do not be a witnessagainst your neighborwithoutcause,And do not deceivewith your lips.
[Like] a cluband a swordand a sharparrowIs a manwho bearsfalse~witnessagainst his neighbor.
The northwindbringsforthrain,And a backbitingtongue,an angrycountenance.
A false witness[who] utterslies,And one who spreadsstrifeamongbrothers.
For I have heardthe whisperingof many,"Terroron everyside!Denounce[him]; yes, let us denouncehim!" Allmy trustedfriends,Watchingfor my fall,say: "Perhapshe will be deceived,so that we may prevailagainst him And takeour revengeon him."
You shall not steal,nordealfalsely,norlieto oneanother.
You shall not goabout as a slandereramong your people,and you are not to actagainstthe lifeof your neighbor;I am the LORD.
[Then] he saidto Him, "Which ones?"And Jesussaid,"YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT MURDER;YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT ADULTERY;YOU SHALL NOT STEAL;YOU SHALL NOT BEAR false WITNESS;
Zaccheusstoppedand saidto the Lord,"Behold,Lord,halfof my possessionsI will giveto the poor,and ifI have defraudedanyoneof anything,I will give backfour times as much."
[Some] soldierswere questioninghim, saying,"And [what about] us, whatshall we do?"And he saidto them, "Do not take moneyfrom anyoneby force,oraccuse [anyone] falsely,and be contentwith your wages."
"Our Lawdoes not judgea manunlessit firsthearsfrom him and knowswhathe is doing,does it?"
And why not [say] (as we are slanderously reportedand as someclaimthat we say),"Let us doevilthat goodmay come"? Their condemnationis just.
Therefore,laying asidefalsehood,SPEAKTRUTHEACH ONE[of you] WITH HIS NEIGHBOR,for we are membersof one another.
You shall not bearfalse~witnessagainst your neighbor.
unloving,irreconcilable,malicious gossips,without self-control,brutal,haters of good,
and keepa goodconsciencesothat in the thing in whichyou are slandered,thosewho revileyour goodbehaviorin Christwill be put to shame.
ThenI hearda loudvoicein heaven,saying,"Nowthe salvation,and the power,and the kingdomof our Godand the authorityof His Christhave come,for the accuserof our brethrenhas been throwndown, he who accusesthem beforeour Goddayand night.
