A trustworthywitnesswill not lie,But a false witnessutterslies.
Then the twoworthlessmencamein and satbeforehim; and the worthlessmentestifiedagainst him, even against Naboth,beforethe people,saying,"NabothcursedGodand the king."So they tookhim outsidethe cityand stonedhim to deathwith stones.
"You shall not bearfalse~witnessagainst your neighbor.
"You shall not beara false report;do not joinyour handwith a wickedmanto be a maliciouswitness.
He who speakstruthtellswhatis right,But a false witness,deceit.
A righteousmanhatesfalsehood,But a wickedmanactsdisgustinglyand shamefully.
A truthfulwitnesssaveslives,But he who uttersliesis treacherous.
Where nooxenare, the mangeris clean,But muchrevenue[comes] by the strengthof the ox.
A scofferseekswisdomand [finds] none,But knowledgeis easyto one who hasunderstanding.
A false witnesswill not gounpunished,And he who tellslieswill not escape.
A false witnesswill not gounpunished,And he who tellslieswill perish.
A false witness[who] utterslies,And one who spreadsstrifeamongbrothers.
"Ifa maliciouswitnessrisesup against a manto accusehim of wrongdoing,
and from JesusChrist,the faithfulwitness,the firstbornof the dead,and the rulerof the kingsof the earth.To Him who lovesus and releasedus from our sinsby His blood--
"To the angelof the churchin Laodiceawrite:The Amen,the faithfuland true Witness,the Beginningof the creationof God,saysthis:
