Proverbs 24:28

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Eph 4:25 : 25 Therefore, having laid aside falsehood, each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, because we are members of one another.
  • Prov 25:18 : 18 Like a club or a sword or a sharp arrow, so is the one who testifies against his neighbor as a false witness.
  • Matt 26:59-60 : 59 The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were trying to find false testimony against Jesus so that they could put him to death. 60 But they did not find anything, though many false witnesses came forward. Finally two came forward
  • Matt 27:23 : 23 He asked,“Why? What wrong has he done?” But they shouted more insistently,“Crucify him!”
  • John 15:25 : 25 Now this happened to fulfill the word that is written in their law,‘They hated me without reason.’
  • Col 3:9 : 9 Do not lie to one another since you have put off the old man with its practices
  • Rev 21:8 : 8 But as for the cowards, unbelievers, detestable persons, murderers, the sexually immoral, and those who practice magic spells, idol worshipers, and all those who lie, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. That is the second death.”
  • Rev 22:15 : 15 Outside are the dogs and the sorcerers and the sexually immoral, and the murderers, and the idolaters and everyone who loves and practices falsehood!
  • 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.
  • 1 Sam 22:9-9 : 9 But Doeg the Edomite, who had stationed himself with the servants of Saul, replied,“I saw this son of Jesse come to Ahimelech son of Ahitub at Nob. 10 He inquired of the LORD for him and gave him provisions. He also gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.”
  • 1 Kgs 21:9-9 : 9 This is what she wrote:“Observe a time of fasting and seat Naboth in front of the people. 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.
  • Job 2:3 : 3 Then the LORD said to Satan,“Have you considered my servant Job? For there is no one like him on the earth, a pure and upright man, one who fears God and turns away from evil. And he still holds firmly to his integrity, so that you stirred me up to destroy him without reason.”
  • Ps 35:7 : 7 I did not harm them, but they hid a net to catch me and dug a pit to trap me.
  • Ps 35:11 : 11 Violent men perjure themselves, and falsely accuse me.
  • Ps 52:1 : 1 For the music director; a well-written song by David. It was written when Doeg the Edomite went and informed Saul:“David has arrived at the home of Ahimelech.” Why do you boast about your evil plans, O powerful man? God’s loyal love protects me all day long!
  • Prov 14:5 : 5 A truthful witness does not lie, but a false witness breathes out lies.
  • 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.
  • Prov 21:28 : 28 A lying witness will perish, but the one who reports accurately speaks forever.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Exod 20:16
    80%

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

  • Prov 24:29
    80%

    29Do not say,“I will do to him just as he has done to me; I will pay him back according to what he has done.”

  • Deut 5:20
    78%

    20You must not offer false testimony against another.

  • Prov 25:8-10
    3 verses
    78%

    8Do not go out hastily to litigation, or what will you do afterward when your neighbor puts you to shame?

    9When you argue a case with your neighbor, do not reveal the secret of another person,

    10lest the one who hears it put you to shame and your infamy will never go away.

  • Exod 23:1-2
    2 verses
    77%

    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 24:27
    77%

    27Establish your work outside and get your fields ready; afterward build your house.

  • Prov 3:28-30
    3 verses
    76%

    28Do not say to your neighbor,“Go! Return tomorrow and I will give it,” when you have it with you at the time.

    29Do not plot evil against your neighbor when he dwells by you unsuspectingly.

    30Do not accuse anyone without legitimate cause, if he has not treated you wrongly.

  • Prov 25:17-18
    2 verses
    75%

    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.

  • Prov 19:5
    74%

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

  • Prov 24:1-2
    2 verses
    74%

    1Do not envy evil people, do not desire to be with them;

    2for their hearts contemplate violence, and their lips speak harm.

  • Lev 19:16
    74%

    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.

  • Ps 15:3
    74%

    3He does not slander, or do harm to others, or insult his neighbor.

  • Job 27:4
    74%

    4my lips will not speak wickedness, and my tongue will whisper no deceit.

  • Prov 14:5
    74%

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

  • Ps 28:3
    73%

    3Do not drag me away with evil men, with those who behave wickedly, who talk so friendly to their neighbors, while they plan to harm them!

  • Prov 27:2
    73%

    2Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; someone else, and not your own lips.

  • Ps 34:13
    73%

    13Then make sure you don’t speak evil words or use deceptive speech!

  • Lev 19:11
    73%

    11Dealing Honestly“‘You must not steal, you must not tell lies, and you must not deal falsely with your fellow citizen.

  • Prov 24:18-19
    2 verses
    73%

    18lest the LORD see it, and be displeased, and turn his wrath away from him.

    19Do not fret because of evil people or be envious of wicked people,

  • Prov 26:19
    73%

    19so is a person who has deceived his neighbor, and said,“Was I not only joking?”

  • Ps 12:2
    72%

    2People lie to one another; they flatter and deceive.

  • Zech 8:17
    72%

    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.

  • Prov 24:15
    72%

    15Do not lie in wait like the wicked against the place where the righteous live; do not assault his home.

  • Job 15:6
    72%

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

  • Prov 30:6
    72%

    6Do not add to his words, lest he reprove you, and prove you to be a liar.

  • Prov 14:25
    72%

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

  • Prov 12:17
    72%

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

  • Prov 4:24
    71%

    24Remove perverse speech from your mouth; keep devious talk far from your lips.

  • Ps 31:18
    71%

    18May lying lips be silenced– lips that speak defiantly against the innocent with arrogance and contempt!

  • Prov 19:9
    71%

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

  • Prov 26:24
    71%

    24The one who hates others disguises it with his lips, but he stores up deceit within him.

  • Prov 20:19
    71%

    19The one who goes about gossiping reveals secrets; therefore do not associate with someone who is always opening his mouth.

  • Deut 19:16
    71%

    16If a false witness testifies against another person and accuses him of a crime,

  • Exod 23:6
    71%

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

  • Prov 30:10
    70%

    10Do not slander a servant to his master, lest he curse you, and you are found guilty.

  • Deut 19:14
    70%

    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.

  • Ps 50:19
    70%

    19You do damage with words, and use your tongue to deceive.

  • Jer 9:4-5
    2 verses
    70%

    4Everyone must be on his guard around his friends. He must not even trust any of his relatives. For every one of them will find some way to cheat him. And all of his friends will tell lies about him.

    5One friend deceives another and no one tells the truth. These people have trained themselves to tell lies. They do wrong and are unable to repent.

  • Lev 25:14
    70%

    14If you make a sale to your fellow citizen or buy from your fellow citizen, no one is to wrong his brother.

  • Prov 17:4
    70%

    4One who acts wickedly pays attention to evil counsel; a liar listens to a malicious tongue.

  • Ps 35:19
    70%

    19Do not let those who are my enemies for no reason gloat over me! Do not let those who hate me without cause carry out their wicked schemes!