Exodus 20:16

New King James Version

“You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

Cross References

Psalm 15:3

He who does not backbite with his tongue, Nor does evil to his neighbor, Nor does he take up a reproach against his friend;

Exodus 23:1

“You shall not circulate a false report. Do not put your hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.

Proverbs 10:18

Whoever hides hatred has lying lips, And whoever spreads slander is a fool.

Proverbs 11:13

A talebearer reveals secrets, But he who is of a faithful spirit conceals a matter.

Proverbs 19:5

A false witness will not go unpunished, And he who speaks lies will not escape.

Proverbs 25:18

A man who bears false witness against his neighbor Is like a club, a sword, and a sharp arrow.

Leviticus 19:11

‘You shall not steal, nor deal falsely, nor lie to one another.

Leviticus 19:16

You shall not go about as a talebearer among your people; nor shall you take a stand against the life of your neighbor: I am the Lord.

Leviticus 19:18

You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord.

Matthew 19:18

He said to Him, “Which ones?” Jesus said, “‘You shall not murder,’ ‘You shall not commit adultery,’ ‘You shall not steal,’ ‘You shall not bear false witness,’

Luke 3:14

Likewise the soldiers asked him, saying, “And what shall we do?” So he said to them, “Do not intimidate anyone or accuse falsely, and be content with your wages.”

Acts 6:13

They also set up false witnesses who said, “This man does not cease to speak blasphemous words against this holy place and the law;

Ephesians 4:31

Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice.

Deuteronomy 5:20

‘You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

1 Timothy 1:10

for fornicators, for sodomites, for kidnappers, for liars, for perjurers, and if there is any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine,

2 Timothy 3:3

unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good,

James 4:11

Do not speak evil of one another, brethren. He who speaks evil of a brother and judges his brother, speaks evil of the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge.