Exodus 22:11

New International Reader's Version

Then the problem will be settled by promising the Lord to tell the truth. Suppose the neighbor says, ‘I didn’t steal your property.’ Then the owner must accept what the neighbor says. No payment is required.

Cross References

Exodus 22:10

“Suppose someone asks their neighbor to take care of a donkey, ox, sheep or any other animal. And suppose the animal dies or gets hurt. Or suppose it is stolen while no one is looking.

Exodus 22:12

But suppose the animal really was stolen. Then the neighbor must pay the owner back.

Exodus 22:8

But suppose the thief is not found. Then the neighbor must go to the judges. They will decide whether the neighbor has stolen the other person’s property.

Exodus 23:1

“Do not spread reports that are false. Do not help a guilty person by telling lies in court.

Proverbs 30:9

If you don’t, I might have too much. Then I might say I don’t know you. I might say, ‘Who is the Lord?’ Or I might become poor and steal. Then I would bring shame to the name of my God.

Ecclesiastes 8:2

I’m telling you to obey the king’s command. You promised to serve him. You made a promise to God.

Leviticus 5:1

“ ‘Suppose someone has been called as a witness to something they have seen or learned about. Then if they do not tell what they know, they have sinned. And they will be held responsible for it.

Leviticus 6:3

Or they find something their neighbors have lost and then tell a lie about it. Or they go to court. They promise to tell the truth. But instead they tell a lie when they are a witness about it. Or they lie when they are witnesses about any other sin like those sins.

Hebrews 6:16

People promise things by someone greater than themselves. Giving your word makes a promise certain. It puts an end to all arguing.