Exodus 23:1

Revised Version 1885

Thou shalt not take up a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.

Cross References

Genesis 39:17

And she spake unto him according to these words, saying, The Hebrew servant, which thou hast brought unto us, came in unto me to mock me:

2 Samuel 16:3

And the king said, And where is thy master's son? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he abideth at Jerusalem: for he said, Today shall the house of Israel restore me the kingdom of my father.

2 Samuel 19:27

And he hath slandered thy servant unto my lord the king; but my lord the king is as an angel of God: do therefore what is good in thine eyes.

Psalm 101:5

Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I destroy: Him that hath an high look and a proud heart will I not suffer.

Psalm 120:3

What shall be given unto thee, and what shall be done more unto thee, Thou deceitful tongue?

Psalm 15:3

He that slandereth not with his tongue, Nor doeth evil to his friend, Nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour.

Psalm 27:12

Deliver me not over unto the will of mine adversaries: For false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty.

Psalm 35:11

Unrighteous witnesses rise up; They ask me of things that I know not.

Exodus 20:16

Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.

Exodus 23:7

Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.

Proverbs 10:18

He that hideth hatred is of lying lips; And he that uttereth a slander is a fool.

Proverbs 12:17

He that uttereth truth sheweth forth righteousness, But a false witness deceit.

Proverbs 14:5

A faithful witness will not lie: But a false witness uttereth lies.

Proverbs 17:4

An evil-doer giveth heed to wicked lips; And a liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue.

Proverbs 19:28

A worthless witness mocketh at judgement: And the mouth of the wicked swalloweth iniquity.

Proverbs 19:5

A false witness shall not be unpunished; And he that uttereth lies shall not escape.

Proverbs 19:9

A false witness shall not be unpunished; And he that uttereth lies shall perish.

Proverbs 21:28

A false witness shall perish: But the man that heareth shall speak unchallenged.

Proverbs 24:28

Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; And deceive not with thy lips.

Proverbs 25:18

A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour Is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.

Proverbs 25:23

The north wind bringeth forth rain: So doth a backbiting tongue an angry countenance.

Proverbs 6:19

A false witness that uttereth lies, And he that soweth discord among brethren.

Jeremiah 20:10

For I have heard the defaming of many, terror on every side. Denounce, and we will denounce him, say all my familiar friends, they that watch for my halting; peradventure he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him.

Leviticus 19:11

Ye shall not steal; neither shall ye deal falsely, nor lie one to another.

Leviticus 19:16

Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbour: I am the LORD.

Matthew 19:18

He saith unto him, Which? And Jesus said, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,

Luke 19:8

And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord, Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have wrongfully exacted aught of any man, I restore fourfold.

Luke 3:14

And soldiers also asked him, saying, And we, what must we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither exact anything wrongfully; and be content with your wages.

John 7:51

Doth our law judge a man, except it first hear from himself and know what he doeth?

Romans 3:8

and why not (as we be slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say), Let us do evil, that good may come? whose condemnation is just.

Ephesians 4:25

Wherefore, putting away falsehood, speak ye truth each one with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.

Deuteronomy 5:20

Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbour.

2 Timothy 3:3

without natural affection, implacable, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, no lovers of good,

1 Peter 3:16

having a good conscience; that, wherein ye are spoken against, they may be put to shame who revile your good manner of life in Christ.

Revelation 12:10

And I heard a great voice in heaven, saying, Now is come the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accuseth them before our God day and night.