Proverbs 6:19

New International Reader's Version

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

Cross References

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 23:1

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

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 16:28

A twisted person stirs up conflict. Anyone who talks about others separates close friends.

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 22:10

If you drive away those who make fun of others, fighting also goes away. Arguing and unkind words will stop.

Proverbs 25:18

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

Proverbs 26:20

If you don’t have wood, your fire goes out. If you don’t talk about others, arguing dies down.

Proverbs 6:14

His plans are evil, and he has lies in his heart. He is always stirring up fights.

Proverbs 8:13

To have respect for the Lord is to hate evil. I hate pride and bragging. I hate evil ways and twisted words.

Matthew 15:19

Evil thoughts come out of a person’s heart. So do murder, adultery, and other sexual sins. And so do stealing, false witness, and telling lies about others.

Matthew 26:59

The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for something to use against Jesus. They wanted to put him to death.

Acts 6:13

They found witnesses who were willing to tell lies. These liars said, “This fellow never stops speaking against this holy place. He also speaks against the law.

2 Timothy 2:23

Don’t have anything to do with arguing. It is dumb and foolish. You know it only leads to fights.

James 3:18

Those who make peace plant it like a seed. They will harvest a crop of right living.