Verse 17

Then she told him this story: "That Hebrew servant you brought to us came to mock me.

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  • Exod 23:1 : 1 Do not spread a false report, and do not join hands with a wicked person to be a malicious witness.
  • 1 Kgs 18:17 : 17 When Ahab saw Elijah, he said to him, "Is that you, you troubler of Israel?"
  • 1 Kgs 21:9-9 : 9 In those letters she wrote, 'Proclaim a fast and seat Naboth in a prominent place among the people.' 10 Then seat two scoundrels opposite him and have them accuse him, saying, 'You have cursed God and the king.' Then take him out and stone him to death. 11 So the elders and nobles of this city, who lived there, carried out Jezebel’s instructions, just as she had written in the letters she sent them. 12 They proclaimed a fast and seated Naboth in a prominent place among the people. 13 Two worthless men came and sat opposite Naboth. They testified against him before the people, saying, 'Naboth has cursed God and the king.' So they took him outside the city, stoned him to death, and he died.
  • Ps 37:14 : 14 The wicked draw the sword and bend their bows to bring down the poor and the needy, to slaughter those whose ways are upright.
  • Ps 55:3 : 3 Pay attention to me and answer me. My thoughts are restless, and I am distraught.
  • Ps 120:2-4 : 2 LORD, deliver my soul from lying lips and a deceitful tongue. 3 What will He give you, and what more will He do to you, deceitful tongue? 4 Sharp arrows of a warrior, along with burning coals of the broom tree.
  • Prov 12:19 : 19 Truthful speech endures forever, but a lying tongue lasts only for a moment.
  • Prov 19:5 : 5 A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who pours out lies will not escape.
  • Prov 19:9 : 9 A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who breathes out lies will perish.
  • Matt 26:65 : 65 Then the high priest tore his garments and said, "He has spoken blasphemy! Why do we need any more witnesses? Look, now you have heard the blasphemy.
  • Gen 39:14 : 14 she called her household servants and said to them, "Look, this Hebrew man has been brought to us to mock us! He came to me to lie with me, but I screamed loudly.
  • Exod 20:16 : 16 You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.