Deuteronomy 19:16

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If a malicious witness testifies against someone, accusing him of wrongdoing,

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  • Ps 27:12 : 12 Do not hand me over to the desire of my adversaries, for false witnesses rise up against me, breathing out violence.
  • Ps 35:11 : 11 False witnesses rise up; they question me about things I do not know.
  • Exod 23:1-7 : 1 Do not spread a false report, and do not join hands with a wicked person to be a malicious witness. 2 Do not follow the majority to do evil, and do not testify in a dispute to turn aside after the majority to pervert justice. 3 Do not show partiality to a poor person in his lawsuit. 4 If you come across your enemy's ox or donkey wandering off, you must certainly return it to him. 5 If you see the donkey of someone who hates you collapsing under its load, and you would refrain from helping, you must surely help with it. 6 Do not deny justice to your poor among you in their lawsuit. 7 Stay far from a false accusation; do not kill the innocent and the righteous, for I will not justify the wicked.
  • 1 Kgs 21:10-13 : 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.
  • Mark 14:55-59 : 55 The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for evidence against Jesus so that they could put him to death, but they did not find any. 56 Many testified falsely against him, but their statements did not agree. 57 Then some stood up and falsely testified against him, saying, 58 "We heard him say, 'I will destroy this temple made with human hands and in three days will build another, not made with hands.'" 59 Yet even then their testimony did not agree.
  • Acts 6:13 : 13 They presented false witnesses who said, 'This man never stops speaking blasphemous words against this holy place and the law.'

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Deut 19:15
    86%

    15One witness is not enough to convict anyone accused of any crime or offense. A matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.

  • Deut 19:17-19
    3 verses
    84%

    17both parties to the dispute must stand before the LORD, before the priests and the judges who are in office at that time.

    18The judges must investigate thoroughly, and if the witness proves to be a liar who has falsely accused his brother,

    19you must do to him as he intended to do to his brother. You must purge the evil from among you.

  • Exod 23:1-2
    2 verses
    78%

    1Do not spread a false report, and do not join hands with a wicked person to be a malicious witness.

    2Do not follow the majority to do evil, and do not testify in a dispute to turn aside after the majority to pervert justice.

  • Prov 14:5
    78%

    5A faithful witness does not lie, but a false witness breathes out lies.

  • Prov 19:5
    78%

    5A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who pours out lies will not escape.

  • Prov 12:17
    77%

    17An honest witness tells the truth, but a false witness speaks deceit.

  • Deut 17:6-7
    2 verses
    77%

    6On the testimony of two or three witnesses, the person will be put to death, but no one is to be put to death on the testimony of only one witness.

    7The hands of the witnesses must be the first to put the person to death, and then the hands of all the people. You must purge the evil from among you.

  • Ps 35:11
    77%

    11False witnesses rise up; they question me about things I do not know.

  • Mark 14:56-57
    2 verses
    76%

    56Many testified falsely against him, but their statements did not agree.

    57Then some stood up and falsely testified against him, saying,

  • Exod 20:16
    76%

    16You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.

  • Prov 19:9
    76%

    9A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who breathes out lies will perish.

  • Matt 18:16
    75%

    16But if he will not listen, take one or two others along, so that every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.

  • 1 Tim 5:19
    75%

    19Do not entertain an accusation against an elder unless it is brought by two or three witnesses.

  • Prov 25:18
    75%

    18Like a club, a sword, or a sharp arrow is a person who gives false testimony against his neighbor.

  • Prov 6:19
    75%

    19a false witness who pours out lies, and one who stirs up conflict among brothers.

  • Prov 14:25
    74%

    25A truthful witness saves lives, but a false witness speaks deceit.

  • Prov 19:28
    74%

    28A worthless witness mocks justice, and the mouth of the wicked devours iniquity.

  • Deut 25:1
    73%

    1If there is a dispute between men, and they come to court for judgment, the judges shall justify the innocent and condemn the guilty.

  • Matt 26:59-60
    2 verses
    73%

    59The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking false testimony against Jesus so that they might put Him to death.

    60But they could not find any, even though many false witnesses came forward. Finally, two witnesses came forward.

  • Prov 21:28
    73%

    28A false witness will perish, but one who listens will speak forever.

  • Num 35:30
    72%

    30Anyone who kills another person is to be put to death as a murderer only on the testimony of witnesses; but no one is to be put to death on the testimony of only one witness.

  • Deut 5:20
    71%

    20You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.

  • Prov 24:28
    71%

    28Do not be a false witness against your neighbor or deceive with your lips.

  • Lev 6:2-3
    2 verses
    70%

    2Command Aaron and his sons, saying: This is the law of the burnt offering. The burnt offering shall remain on the hearth of the altar all night until morning, and the fire on the altar must be kept burning.

    3The priest shall put on his linen garment and wear linen undergarments on his body. He shall remove the ashes of the burnt offering that the fire has consumed on the altar and place them beside the altar.

  • 1 Cor 15:15
    70%

    15Furthermore, we are found to be false witnesses about God, because we have testified against God that He raised Christ from the dead, but He did not raise Him if in fact the dead are not raised.

  • Exod 23:6-7
    2 verses
    70%

    6Do not deny justice to your poor among you in their lawsuit.

    7Stay far from a false accusation; do not kill the innocent and the righteous, for I will not justify the wicked.

  • Acts 6:13
    70%

    13They presented false witnesses who said, 'This man never stops speaking blasphemous words against this holy place and the law.'

  • Ps 27:12
    69%

    12Do not hand me over to the desire of my adversaries, for false witnesses rise up against me, breathing out violence.

  • 1 Kgs 8:31
    69%

    31If someone sins against a neighbor and is asked to swear an oath, and they come and take the oath before Your altar in this house,

  • 2 Chr 6:22
    69%

    22If someone sins against their neighbor and is required to take an oath before Your altar in this house,

  • John 5:31
    69%

    31If I testify about Myself, My testimony is not valid.

  • 1 John 5:9
    69%

    9If we accept human testimony, God’s testimony is greater, because it is the testimony of God which He has given about His Son.

  • John 8:17
    69%

    17In your Law, it is written that the testimony of two people is true.

  • Deut 16:19
    69%

    19Do not pervert justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.

  • Lev 5:1
    69%

    1If someone sins by hearing an oath and is a witness, whether they have seen it or know it, yet they do not report it, they will bear their guilt.

  • Job 15:6
    68%

    6Your own mouth condemns you, not I; your lips testify against you.

  • Prov 18:5
    68%

    5It is not good to show partiality to the wicked or to subvert the justice of the righteous.

  • Isa 29:21
    68%

    21Those who cause humanity to sin with a word, who set traps for the one who rebukes in the gate, and who twist justice by making the righteous nothing, will be judged.

  • Job 17:8
    68%

    8The upright are appalled at this, and the innocent one is stirred against the godless.

  • Deut 17:2
    68%

    2If a man or woman in one of the towns the LORD your God is giving you is found to have committed an evil act in the sight of the LORD your God, violating His covenant,

  • Luke 21:13
    68%

    13This will result in an opportunity for you to bear witness.

  • Exod 22:13
    68%

    13If a man borrows an animal from his neighbor and it is injured or dies when its owner is not present, he must make restitution.