Deuteronomy 19:16

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If a false witness testifies against another person and accuses him of a crime,

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 27:12 : 12 Do not turn me over to my enemies, for false witnesses who want to destroy me testify against me.
  • Ps 35:11 : 11 Violent men perjure themselves, and falsely accuse me.
  • Exod 23:1-7 : 1 Justice“You must not give a false report. Do not make common cause with the wicked to be a malicious witness. 2 “You must not follow a crowd in doing evil things; in a lawsuit you must not offer testimony that agrees with a crowd so as to pervert justice, 3 and you must not show partiality to a poor man in his lawsuit. 4 “If you encounter your enemy’s ox or donkey wandering off, you must by all means return it to him. 5 If you see the donkey of someone who hates you fallen under its load, you must not ignore him, but be sure to help him with it. 6 “You must not turn away justice for your poor people in their lawsuits. 7 Keep your distance from a false charge– do not kill the innocent and the righteous, for I will not justify the wicked.
  • 1 Kgs 21:10-13 : 10 Also seat two villains opposite him and have them testify,‘You cursed God and the king.’ Then take him out and stone him to death.” 11 The men of the city, the leaders and the nobles who lived there, followed the written orders Jezebel had sent them. 12 They observed a time of fasting and put Naboth in front of the people. 13 The two villains arrived and sat opposite him. Then the villains testified against Naboth right before the people, saying,“Naboth cursed God and the king.” So they dragged him outside the city and stoned him to death.
  • 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 anything. 56 Many gave false testimony against him, but their testimony did not agree. 57 Some stood up and gave this false testimony against him: 58 “We heard him say,‘I will destroy this temple made with hands and in three days build another not made with hands.’” 59 Yet even on this point their testimony did not agree.
  • Acts 6:13 : 13 They brought forward false witnesses who said,“This man does not stop saying things against this holy place and the law.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Deut 19:15
    86%

    15A single witness may not testify against another person for any trespass or sin that he commits. A matter may be legally established only on the testimony of two or three witnesses.

  • Deut 19:17-19
    3 verses
    84%

    17then both parties to the controversy must stand before the LORD, that is, before the priests and judges who will be in office in those days.

    18The judges will thoroughly investigate the matter, and if the witness should prove to be false and to have given false testimony against the accused,

    19you must do to him what he had intended to do to the accused. In this way you will purge evil from among you.

  • Exod 23:1-2
    2 verses
    78%

    1Justice“You must not give a false report. Do not make common cause with the wicked to be a malicious witness.

    2“You must not follow a crowd in doing evil things; in a lawsuit you must not offer testimony that agrees with a crowd so as to pervert justice,

  • Prov 14:5
    78%

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

  • Prov 19:5
    78%

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

  • Prov 12:17
    77%

    17The faithful witness tells what is right, but a false witness speaks deceit.

  • Deut 17:6-7
    2 verses
    77%

    6At the testimony of two or three witnesses they must be executed. They cannot be put to death on the testimony of only one witness.

    7The witnesses must be first to begin the execution, and then all the people are to join in afterward. In this way you will purge evil from among you.

  • Ps 35:11
    77%

    11Violent men perjure themselves, and falsely accuse me.

  • Mark 14:56-57
    2 verses
    76%

    56Many gave false testimony against him, but their testimony did not agree.

    57Some stood up and gave this false testimony against him:

  • Exod 20:16
    76%

    16“You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.

  • Prov 19:9
    76%

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

  • Matt 18:16
    75%

    16But if he does not listen, take one or two others with you, so that at the testimony of two or three witnesses every matter may be established.

  • 1 Tim 5:19
    75%

    19Do not accept an accusation against an elder unless it can be confirmed by two or three witnesses.

  • Prov 25:18
    75%

    18Like a club or a sword or a sharp arrow, so is the one who testifies against his neighbor as a false witness.

  • Prov 6:19
    75%

    19a false witness who pours out lies, and a person who spreads discord among family members.

  • Prov 14:25
    74%

    25A truthful witness rescues lives, but one who testifies falsely betrays them.

  • Prov 19:28
    74%

    28A crooked witness scorns justice, and the mouth of the wicked devours iniquity.

  • Deut 25:1
    73%

    1If controversy arises between people, they should go to court for judgment. When the judges hear the case, they shall exonerate the innocent but condemn the guilty.

  • Matt 26:59-60
    2 verses
    73%

    59The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were trying to find false testimony against Jesus so that they could put him to death.

    60But they did not find anything, though many false witnesses came forward. Finally two came forward

  • Prov 21:28
    73%

    28A lying witness will perish, but the one who reports accurately speaks forever.

  • Num 35:30
    72%

    30“Whoever kills any person, the murderer must be put to death by the testimony of witnesses, but one witness cannot testify against any person to cause him to be put to death.

  • Deut 5:20
    71%

    20You must not offer false testimony against another.

  • Prov 24:28
    71%

    28Do not be a witness against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your words.

  • Lev 6:2-3
    2 verses
    70%

    2“When a person sins and commits a trespass against the LORD by deceiving his fellow citizen in regard to something held in trust, or a pledge, or something stolen, or by extorting something from his fellow citizen,

    3or has found something lost and denies it and swears falsely concerning any one of the things that someone might do to sin–

  • 1 Cor 15:15
    70%

    15Also, we are found to be false witnesses about God, because we have testified against God that he raised Christ from the dead, when in reality he did not raise him, if indeed the dead are not raised.

  • Exod 23:6-7
    2 verses
    70%

    6“You must not turn away justice for your poor people in their lawsuits.

    7Keep your distance from a false charge– do not kill the innocent and the righteous, for I will not justify the wicked.

  • Acts 6:13
    70%

    13They brought forward false witnesses who said,“This man does not stop saying things against this holy place and the law.

  • Ps 27:12
    69%

    12Do not turn me over to my enemies, for false witnesses who want to destroy me testify against me.

  • 1 Kgs 8:31
    69%

    31“When someone is accused of sinning against his neighbor and the latter pronounces a curse on the alleged offender before your altar in this temple, be willing to forgive the accused if the accusation is false.

  • 2 Chr 6:22
    69%

    22“When someone is accused of sinning against his neighbor and the latter pronounces a curse on the alleged offender before your altar in this temple,

  • John 5:31
    69%

    31More Testimony About Jesus“If I testify about myself, my testimony is not true.

  • 1 John 5:9
    69%

    9If we accept the testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater, because this is the testimony of God that he has testified concerning his Son.

  • John 8:17
    69%

    17It is written in your law that the testimony of two men is true.

  • Deut 16:19
    69%

    19You must not pervert justice or show favor. Do not take a bribe, for bribes blind the eyes of the wise and distort the words of the righteous.

  • Lev 5:1
    69%

    1Additional Sin Offering Regulations“‘When a person sins in that he hears a public curse against one who fails to testify and he is a witness(he either saw or knew what had happened) and he does not make it known, then he will bear his punishment for iniquity.

  • Job 15:6
    68%

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

  • Prov 18:5
    68%

    5It is terrible to show partiality to the wicked, by depriving a righteous man of justice.

  • Isa 29:21
    68%

    21those who bear false testimony against a person, who entrap the one who arbitrates at the city gate and deprive the innocent of justice by making false charges.

  • Job 17:8
    68%

    8Upright men are appalled at this; the innocent man is troubled with the godless.

  • Deut 17:2
    68%

    2Suppose a man or woman is discovered among you– in one of your villages that the LORD your God is giving you– who sins before the Lord your God and breaks his covenant

  • Luke 21:13
    68%

    13This will be a time for you to serve as witnesses.

  • Exod 22:13
    68%

    13If it is torn in pieces, then he will bring it for evidence, and he will not have to pay for what was torn.