A false witness[who] utterslies,And one who spreadsstrifeamongbrothers.
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.
"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 trustworthywitnesswill not lie,But a false witnessutterslies.
A perversemanspreadsstrife,And a slandererseparatesintimatefriends.
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.
Driveout the scoffer,and contentionwill goout, Even strifeand dishonorwill cease.
[Like] a cluband a swordand a sharparrowIs a manwho bearsfalse~witnessagainst his neighbor.
For lackof woodthe firegoesout, And where thereis nowhisperer,contentionquietsdown.
Who [with] perversityin his heartcontinuallydevisesevil,Who spreadsstrife.
"The fearof the LORDis to hateevil;Prideand arroganceand the evilwayAnd the pervertedmouth,I hate.
"For out of the heartcomeevilthoughts,murders,adulteries,fornications,thefts,false witness,slanders.
Nowthe chief priestsand the wholeCouncilkept trying to obtainfalse testimonyagainstJesus,sothat they might put Him to death.
They put forwardfalse witnesseswho said,"Thismanincessantlyspeaksagainstthisholyplaceand the Law;
But refusefoolishand ignorantspeculations,knowingthat they producequarrels.
And the seed whose fruitis righteousnessis sownin peaceby thosewho makepeace.
