Deuteronomy 5:20
You must not offer false testimony against another.
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Referenced Verses
- Exod 20:16 : 16 “You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.
- Exod 23:1 : 1 Justice“You must not give a false report. Do not make common cause with the wicked to be a malicious witness.
- Deut 19:16-21 : 16 If a false witness testifies against another person and accuses him of a crime, 17 then 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. 18 The judges will thoroughly investigate the matter, and if the witness should prove to be false and to have given false testimony against the accused, 19 you must do to him what he had intended to do to the accused. In this way you will purge evil from among you. 20 The rest of the people will hear and become afraid to keep doing such evil among you. 21 You must not show pity; the principle will be a life for a life, an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a hand for a hand, and a foot for a foot.
- 1 Kgs 21:13 : 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.
- Prov 6:19 : 19 a false witness who pours out lies, and a person who spreads discord among family members.
- Prov 19:5 : 5 A false witness will not go unpunished, and the one who spouts out lies will not escape punishment.
- Prov 19:9 : 9 A false witness will not go unpunished, and the one who spouts out lies will perish.
- Mal 3:5 : 5 “I will come to you in judgment. I will be quick to testify against those who practice divination, those who commit adultery, those who break promises, and those who exploit workers, widows, and orphans, who refuse to help the resident foreigner and in this way show they do not fear me,” says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.
Similar Verses (AI)
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- Exod 20:13-175 verses95%
13“You shall not murder.
14“You shall not commit adultery.
15“You shall not steal.
16“You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.
17“You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that belongs to your neighbor.”
- Deut 5:17-193 verses87%
17You must not murder.
18You must not commit adultery.
19You must not steal.
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21You must not desire another man’s wife, nor should you crave his house, his field, his male and female servants, his ox, his donkey, or anything else he owns.”
- Lev 19:11-133 verses83%
11Dealing Honestly“‘You must not steal, you must not tell lies, and you must not deal falsely with your fellow citizen.
12You must not swear falsely in my name, so that you do not profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.
13You must not oppress your neighbor or commit robbery against him. You must not withhold the wages of the hired laborer overnight until morning.
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20You must not have sexual relations with the wife of your fellow citizen to become unclean with her.
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1Justice“You must not give a false report. Do not make common cause with the wicked to be a malicious witness.
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28Do not be a witness against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your words.
- Lev 19:15-184 verses78%
15Justice, Love, and Propriety“‘You must not deal unjustly in judgment: you must neither show partiality to the poor nor honor the rich. You must judge your fellow citizen fairly.
16You must not go about as a slanderer among your people. You must not stand idly by when your neighbor’s life is at stake. I am the LORD.
17You must not hate your brother in your heart. You must surely reprove your fellow citizen so that you do not incur sin on account of him.
18You must not take vengeance or bear a grudge against the children of your people, but you must love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.
- Matt 19:18-192 verses77%
18“Which ones?” he asked. Jesus replied,“Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony,
19honor your father and mother, and love your neighbor as yourself.”
- Deut 5:11-122 verses76%
11You must not make use of the name of the LORD your God for worthless purposes, for the LORD will not exonerate anyone who abuses his name that way.
12Be careful to observe the Sabbath day just as the LORD your God has commanded you.
- Exod 20:7-93 verses76%
7“You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not hold guiltless anyone who takes his name in vain.
8“Remember the Sabbath day to set it apart as holy.
9For six days you may labor and do all your work,
- Deut 19:14-163 verses76%
14Laws Concerning Witnesses You must not encroach on your neighbor’s property, which will have been defined in the inheritance you will obtain in the land the LORD your God is giving you.
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.
16If a false witness testifies against another person and accuses him of a crime,
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5A truthful witness does not lie, but a false witness breathes out lies.
- Prov 25:17-182 verses74%
17Don’t set foot too frequently in your neighbor’s house, lest he become weary of you and hate you.
18Like a club or a sword or a sharp arrow, so is the one who testifies against his neighbor as a false witness.
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5A false witness will not go unpunished, and the one who spouts out lies will not escape punishment.
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17Do not plan evil in your hearts against one another. Do not favor a false oath– these are all things that I hate,’ says the LORD.
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29Do not plot evil against your neighbor when he dwells by you unsuspectingly.
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9For the commandments,“Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not covet,”(and if there is any other commandment) are summed up in this,“Love your neighbor as yourself.”
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20You know the commandments:‘Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not give false testimony, honor your father and mother.’”
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33Oaths“Again, you have heard that it was said to an older generation,‘Do not break an oath, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.’
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14If you make a sale to your fellow citizen or buy from your fellow citizen, no one is to wrong his brother.
- Deut 5:7-82 verses73%
7You must not have any other gods besides me.
8You must not make for yourself an image of anything in heaven above, on earth below, or in the waters beneath.
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19You know the commandments:‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony, do not defraud, honor your father and mother.’”
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3He does not slander, or do harm to others, or insult his neighbor.
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27Adultery“You have heard that it was said,‘Do not commit adultery.’
- Exod 20:3-42 verses72%
3“You shall have no other gods before me.
4“You shall not make for yourself a carved image or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above or that is on the earth beneath or that is in the water below.
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9When you argue a case with your neighbor, do not reveal the secret of another person,
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7Keep your distance from a false charge– do not kill the innocent and the righteous, for I will not justify the wicked.
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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,
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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,