Proverbs 6:19

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

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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.
  • Prov 6:14 : 14 He plots evil with deceit in his heart; he constantly stirs up dissension.
  • 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.
  • Prov 12:17 : 17 An honest witness tells the truth, but a false witness speaks deceit.
  • Prov 25:18 : 18 Like a club, a sword, or a sharp arrow is a person who gives false testimony against his neighbor.
  • Prov 26:20 : 20 Without wood, the fire goes out, and without a whisperer, strife ceases.
  • Matt 15:19 : 19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual immoralities, thefts, false testimonies, and slanders.
  • Matt 26:59 : 59 The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking false testimony against Jesus so that they might put Him to death.
  • Acts 6:13 : 13 They presented false witnesses who said, 'This man never stops speaking blasphemous words against this holy place and the law.'
  • 2 Tim 2:23 : 23 But avoid foolish and ignorant controversies, because you know they breed quarrels.
  • Jas 3:14-16 : 14 But if you have bitter envy and selfish ambition in your heart, do not boast and deny the truth. 15 This is not the wisdom that comes down from above but is earthly, unspiritual, and demonic. 16 For where there is jealousy and selfish ambition, there is disorder and every evil practice.
  • Jas 3:18 : 18 And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
  • 3 John 1:9-9 : 9 I wrote to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first, does not acknowledge us. 10 Because of this, if I come, I will bring up what he is doing: spreading malicious nonsense about us. Not content with that, he refuses to welcome the brothers, and he also prevents others who want to do so and expels them from the church.
  • Prov 16:28 : 28 A perverse person spreads conflict, and a gossip separates close friends.
  • Ps 35:11 : 11 False witnesses rise up; they question me about things I do not know.
  • Exod 20:16 : 16 You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.
  • Exod 23:1 : 1 Do not spread a false report, and do not join hands with a wicked person to be a malicious witness.
  • Deut 19:16-20 : 16 If a malicious witness testifies against someone, accusing him of wrongdoing, 17 both parties to the dispute must stand before the LORD, before the priests and the judges who are in office at that time. 18 The judges must investigate thoroughly, and if the witness proves to be a liar who has falsely accused his brother, 19 you must do to him as he intended to do to his brother. You must purge the evil from among you. 20 Then the rest of the people will hear of this and be afraid, and they will never again commit such an evil thing among you.
  • 1 Kgs 21:10-15 : 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. 14 Then they sent word to Jezebel, saying, 'Naboth has been stoned and is dead.' 15 As soon as Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned and was dead, she said to Ahab, 'Get up and take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he refused to sell to you for silver. Naboth is no longer alive, but dead.'
  • Prov 22:10 : 10 Drive out the mocker, and conflict will go away; strife and insults will cease.

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  • Prov 6:14
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    14He plots evil with deceit in his heart; he constantly stirs up dissension.

  • Prov 16:27-29
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    27A worthless man plots evil, and his words are like a scorching fire.

    28A perverse person spreads conflict, and a gossip separates close friends.

    29A violent man entices his neighbor and leads him down a path that is not good.

  • Prov 19:5
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    5A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who pours out lies will not escape.

  • Prov 19:9
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    9A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who breathes out lies will perish.

  • Prov 12:17
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    17An honest witness tells the truth, but a false witness speaks deceit.

  • Prov 25:18
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    18Like a club, a sword, or a sharp arrow is a person who gives false testimony against his neighbor.

  • Prov 14:5
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    5A faithful witness does not lie, but a false witness breathes out lies.

  • Prov 6:17-18
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    17haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,

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  • Prov 14:25
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    25A truthful witness saves lives, but a false witness speaks deceit.

  • Deut 19:16
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    16If a malicious witness testifies against someone, accusing him of wrongdoing,

  • Deut 19:18-19
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    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.

  • Prov 10:18-19
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    18The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.

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  • Jer 9:4-5
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    4Each one deceives his neighbor, and they do not speak the truth. They have trained their tongues to speak lies and exhaust themselves with wrongdoing.

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    4A wicked person listens to deceitful lips; a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.

  • Prov 17:19-20
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    19Whoever loves transgression loves strife; whoever builds a high gate invites destruction.

    20A crooked heart will not find good, and the one with a deceitful tongue will fall into trouble.

  • Ps 50:19-20
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    19You let your mouth speak evil, and your tongue devises deceit.

    20You sit and speak against your brother; you slander your own mother's son.

  • Prov 26:18-19
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    18Like a madman who shoots fiery arrows, arrows, and death,

    19so is the one who deceives their neighbor and says, 'I was only joking!'

  • Prov 6:20
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    20My son, keep your father’s command and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.

  • Prov 20:19
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    19A gossip betrays a confidence, so avoid anyone who talks too much.

  • Exod 23:1
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    1Do not spread a false report, and do not join hands with a wicked person to be a malicious witness.

  • Prov 19:26-28
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    26Whoever robs their father and drives out their mother is a child who brings shame and disgrace.

    27Stop listening to instruction, my son, and you will stray from the words of knowledge.

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

  • Prov 21:28
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    28A false witness will perish, but one who listens will speak forever.

  • Prov 26:28
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    28A lying tongue hates those it crushes, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.

  • Prov 18:8-9
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  • Exod 20:16
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    16You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.

  • Prov 26:26
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    6The arrogant cannot stand in Your presence; You hate all evildoers.

  • Job 6:15
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    15My brothers have acted deceitfully, like a wadi, like streams that flow away.

  • Prov 11:18
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    18The wicked person earns deceptive wages, but the one who sows righteousness receives a sure reward.

  • Prov 26:22
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    22The words of a gossip are like tasty morsels; they go down into the innermost being.

  • Mic 7:5
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    5Do not trust a neighbor; put no confidence in a close friend. Guard the words of your mouth from her who lies in your embrace.

  • Prov 21:6
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    6The acquisition of treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a trap of death.

  • Prov 26:24
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    24An enemy disguises themselves with their lips, but in their heart, they harbor deceit.

  • Ps 36:3
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    3For he flatters himself in his own eyes, thinking his iniquity will not be discovered or hated.

  • Prov 1:15
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    15My son, do not walk in the way with them; keep your foot away from their paths,

  • Prov 15:18
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    18A hot-tempered person stirs up conflict, but one who is patient calms a quarrel.