Proverbs 24:28

New Century Version

Don’t testify against your neighbor for no good reason. Don’t say things that are false.

Cross References

Job 2:3

Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you noticed my servant Job? No one else on earth is like him. He is an honest and innocent man, honoring God and staying away from evil. You caused me to ruin him for no good reason, but he continues to be without blame.”

Psalm 35:11

Men without mercy stand up to testify. They ask me things I do not know.

Psalm 35:7

For no reason they spread out their net to trap me; for no reason they dug a pit for me.

Psalm 52:1

Mighty warrior, why do you brag about the evil you do? God’s love will continue forever.

Exodus 20:16

“You must not tell lies about your neighbor.

Exodus 23:1

“You must not tell lies. If you are a witness in court, don’t help a wicked person by telling lies.

Proverbs 14:5

A truthful witness does not lie, but a false witness tells nothing but lies.

Proverbs 19:5

A witness who lies will not go free; liars will never escape.

Proverbs 19:9

A witness who lies will not go free, liars will die.

Proverbs 21:28

A lying witness will be forgotten, but a truthful witness will speak on.

Proverbs 25:18

When you lie about your neighbors, it hurts them as much as a club, a sword, or a sharp arrow.

Proverbs 26:19

is the one who tricks a neighbor and then says, “I was just joking.”

Leviticus 19:11

“ ‘You must not steal. You must not cheat people, and you must not lie to each other.

Leviticus 6:2

“A person might sin against the Lord by doing one of these sins: He might lie about what happened to something he was taking care of for someone else, or he might lie about a promise he made. He might steal something or cheat someone.

Leviticus 6:3

He might find something that had been lost and then lie about it. He might make a promise before the Lord about something and not mean it, or he might do some other sin.

Matthew 27:23

Pilate asked, “Why? What wrong has he done?” But they shouted louder, “Crucify him!”

John 15:25

But this happened so that what is written in their law would be true: ‘They hated me for no reason.’

Ephesians 4:25

So you must stop telling lies. Tell each other the truth, because we all belong to each other in the same body.

Colossians 3:9

Do not lie to each other. You have left your old sinful life and the things you did before.

Revelation 21:8

But cowards, those who refuse to believe, who do evil things, who kill, who sin sexually, who do evil magic, who worship idols, and who tell lies—all these will have a place in the lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.”

Revelation 22:15

Outside the city are the evil people, those who do evil magic, who sin sexually, who murder, who worship idols, and who love lies and tell lies.