Exodus 23:1

New International Reader's Version

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

Cross References

Genesis 39:17

Then she told him her story. She said, “That Hebrew slave you brought us came to me to rape me.

2 Samuel 16:3

Then the king asked, “Where is your master’s grandson Mephibosheth?” Ziba said to him, “He’s staying in Jerusalem. He thinks, ‘Today the Israelites will cause me to rule once again over my grandfather Saul’s kingdom.’ ”

2 Samuel 19:27

He has told you lies about me. King David, you are like an angel of God. So do what you wish.

Psalm 101:5

I will get rid of anyone who tells lies about their neighbor in secret. I won’t put up with anyone whose eyes and heart are proud.

Psalm 120:3

What will the Lord do to you, you lying tongue? And what more will he do?

Psalm 15:3

They don’t tell lies about other people. They don’t do wrong to their neighbors. They don’t say anything bad about them.

Psalm 27:12

My enemies want to harm me. So don’t turn me over to them. Witnesses who tell lies are rising up against me. They say all sorts of evil things about me.

Psalm 35:11

Mean people come forward to speak against me. They ask me things I don’t know anything about.

Exodus 20:16

“Do not be a false witness against your neighbor.

Exodus 23:7

Do not have anything to do with a false charge. Do not put to death people not guilty of doing anything wrong. I will not let guilty people go free.

Proverbs 10:18

Anyone who hides hatred with lying lips and spreads lies is foolish.

Proverbs 12:17

An honest witness tells the truth. But a dishonest witness tells lies.

Proverbs 14:5

An honest witness does not lie. But a dishonest witness pours out lies.

Proverbs 17:4

Evil people listen to lies. Lying people listen to evil.

Proverbs 19:28

A dishonest witness makes fun of what is right. The mouths of those who do wrong gulp down evil.

Proverbs 19:5

A dishonest witness will be punished. And whoever pours out lies will not go free.

Proverbs 19:9

A dishonest witness will be punished. And those who pour out lies will die.

Proverbs 21:28

Witnesses who aren’t honest will die. But anyone who listens carefully will be a successful witness.

Proverbs 24:28

Don’t be a witness against your neighbor for no reason. Would you use your lips to tell lies?

Proverbs 25:18

A person who is a false witness against a neighbor is like a club, a sword or a sharp arrow.

Proverbs 25:23

Like a north wind that brings rain you didn’t expect is a crafty tongue that brings looks of shock.

Proverbs 6:19

He hates any witness who pours out lies and anyone who stirs up conflict in the community.

Jeremiah 20:10

I hear many people whispering, “There is terror on every side! Bring charges against Jeremiah! Let’s bring charges against him!” All my friends are waiting for me to slip. They are saying, “Perhaps he will be tricked into making a mistake. Then we’ll win out over him. We’ll get even with him.”

Leviticus 19:11

“ ‘Do not steal. “ ‘Do not tell lies. “ ‘Do not cheat one another.

Leviticus 19:16

“ ‘Do not go around spreading lies among your people. “ ‘Do not do anything that puts your neighbor’s life in danger. I am the Lord.

Matthew 19:18

“Which ones?” the man asked. Jesus said, “ ‘Do not murder. Do not commit adultery. Do not steal. Do not be a false witness.

Luke 19:8

But Zacchaeus stood up. He said, “Look, Lord! Here and now I give half of what I own to those who are poor. And if I have cheated anybody out of anything, I will pay it back. I will pay back four times the amount I took.”

Luke 3:14

Then some soldiers asked him, “And what should we do?” John replied, “Don’t force people to give you money. Don’t bring false charges against people. Be happy with your pay.”

John 7:51

“Does our law find a man guilty without hearing him first? Doesn’t it want to find out what he is doing?”

Romans 3:8

Why not say, “Let’s do evil things so that good things will happen”? Some people actually lie by reporting that this is what we say. They are the ones who will rightly be found guilty.

Ephesians 4:25

So each of you must get rid of your lying. Speak the truth to your neighbor. We are all parts of one body.

Deuteronomy 5:20

“Do not be a false witness against your neighbor.

2 Timothy 3:3

They won’t love others. They won’t forgive others. They will tell lies about people. They will be out of control. They will be wild. They will hate what is good.

1 Peter 3:16

Live so that you don’t have to feel you’ve done anything wrong. Some people may say evil things about your good conduct as believers in Christ. If they do, they will be put to shame for speaking like this about you.

Revelation 12:10

Then I heard a loud voice in heaven. It said, “Now the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God have come. The authority of his Messiah has come. Satan, who brings charges against our brothers and sisters, has been thrown down. He brings charges against them in front of our God day and night.