Exodus 23:1

New American Bible - revised edition

You shall not repeat a false report. Do not join your hand with the wicked to be a witness supporting violence.

Cross References

Genesis 39:17

Then she told him the same story: “The Hebrew slave whom you brought us came to me to amuse himself at my expense.

2 Samuel 16:3

Then the king said, “And where is your lord’s son?” Ziba answered the king, “He is staying in Jerusalem, for he said, ‘Today the house of Israel will restore to me my father’s kingdom.’”

2 Samuel 19:27

He replied: “My lord king, my servant deceived me. For your servant said to him, ‘Saddle the donkey for me, that I may ride on it and go with the king’; your servant is lame.

Psalm 101:5

Whoever slanders a neighbor in secret I will reduce to silence. Haughty eyes and arrogant hearts I cannot endure.

Psalm 120:3

What will he inflict on you, O treacherous tongue, and what more besides?

Psalm 15:3

Who does not slander with his tongue, does no harm to a friend, never defames a neighbor;

Psalm 27:12

Do not abandon me to the desire of my foes; malicious and lying witnesses have risen against me.

Psalm 35:11

Malicious witnesses rise up, accuse me of things I do not know.

Exodus 20:16

You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

Exodus 23:7

You shall keep away from anything dishonest. The innocent and the just you shall not put to death, for I will not acquit the guilty.

Proverbs 10:18

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

Proverbs 12:17

Whoever speaks honestly testifies truly, but the deceitful make lying witnesses.

Proverbs 14:5

A trustworthy witness does not lie, but one who spouts lies makes a lying witness.

Proverbs 17:4

The evildoer gives heed to wicked lips, the liar, to a mischievous tongue.

Proverbs 19:28

An unprincipled witness scoffs at justice, and the mouth of the wicked pours out iniquity.

Proverbs 19:5

The false witness will not go unpunished, and whoever utters lies will not escape.

Proverbs 19:9

The false witness will not go unpunished, and whoever utters lies will perish.

Proverbs 21:28

The false witness will perish, but one who listens will give lasting testimony.

Proverbs 24:28

Do not testify falsely against your neighbor and so deceive with your lips.

Proverbs 25:18

A club, sword, or sharp arrow— the one who bears false witness against a neighbor.

Proverbs 25:23

The north wind brings rain, and a backbiting tongue, angry looks.

Proverbs 6:19

The false witness who utters lies, and the one who sows discord among kindred.

Jeremiah 20:10

Yes, I hear the whisperings of many: “Terror on every side! Denounce! let us denounce him!” All those who were my friends are on the watch for any misstep of mine. “Perhaps he can be tricked; then we will prevail, and take our revenge on him.”

Leviticus 19:11

You shall not steal. You shall not deceive or speak falsely to one another.

Leviticus 19:16

You shall not go about spreading slander among your people; nor shall you stand by idly when your neighbor’s life is at stake. I am the Lord.

Matthew 19:18

He asked him, “Which ones?” And Jesus replied, “ ‘You shall not kill; you shall not commit adultery; you shall not steal; you shall not bear false witness;

Luke 19:8

But Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, “Behold, half of my possessions, Lord, I shall give to the poor, and if I have extorted anything from anyone I shall repay it four times over.”

Luke 3:14

Soldiers also asked him, “And what is it that we should do?” He told them, “Do not practice extortion, do not falsely accuse anyone, and be satisfied with your wages.”

John 7:51

“Does our law condemn a person before it first hears him and finds out what he is doing?”

Romans 3:8

And why not say—as we are accused and as some claim we say—that we should do evil that good may come of it? Their penalty is what they deserve. Universal Bondage to Sin.

Ephesians 4:25

Therefore, putting away falsehood, speak the truth, each one to his neighbor, for we are members one of another.

Deuteronomy 5:20

You shall not bear dishonest witness against your neighbor.

2 Timothy 3:3

callous, implacable, slanderous, licentious, brutal, hating what is good,

1 Peter 3:16

but do it with gentleness and reverence, keeping your conscience clear, so that, when you are maligned, those who defame your good conduct in Christ may themselves be put to shame.

Revelation 12:10

Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say: “Now have salvation and power come, and the kingdom of our God and the authority of his Anointed. For the accuser of our brothers is cast out, who accuses them before our God day and night.