Proverbs 19:5
A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who pours out lies shall not go free.
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- Exod 23:1 : 1 "You shall not spread a false report. Don't join your hand with the wicked to be a malicious witness.
- Prov 21:28 : 28 A false witness will perish, And a man who listens speaks to eternity.
- Prov 6:19 : 19 A false witness who utters lies, And he who sows discord among brothers.
- Prov 19:9 : 9 A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who utters lies shall perish.
- Dan 6:24 : 24 The king commanded, and they brought those men who had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions, them, their children, and their wives; and the lions had the mastery of them, and broke all their bones in pieces, before they came to the bottom of the den.
- Deut 5:11 : 11 "You shall not take the name of Yahweh your God in vain: for Yahweh will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.
- Deut 19:16-21 : 16 If an unrighteous witness rise up against any man to testify against him of wrong-doing, 17 then both the men, between whom the controversy is, shall stand before Yahweh, before the priests and the judges who shall be in those days; 18 and the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the witness is a false witness, and has testified falsely against his brother; 19 then shall you do to him, as he had thought to do to his brother: so shall you put away the evil from the midst of you. 20 Those who remain shall hear, and fear, and shall henceforth commit no more any such evil in the midst of you. 21 Your eyes shall not pity; life [shall go] for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
- 1 Kgs 2:9 : 9 Now therefore don't hold him guiltless, for you are a wise man; and you will know what you ought to do to him, and you shall bring his gray head down to Sheol with blood.
- Ps 120:3-4 : 3 What will be given to you, and what will be done more to you, You deceitful tongue? 4 Sharp arrows of the mighty, With coals of juniper.
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9 A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who utters lies shall perish.
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5 A truthful witness will not lie, But a false witness pours out lies.
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25 A truthful witness saves souls, But a false witness is deceitful.
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17 He who is truthful testifies honestly, But a false witness lies.
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28 A false witness will perish, And a man who listens speaks to eternity.
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19 A false witness who utters lies, And he who sows discord among brothers.
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15 One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sins: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall a matter be established.
16 If an unrighteous witness rise up against any man to testify against him of wrong-doing,
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18 A man who gives false testimony against his neighbor Is like a club, a sword, or a sharp arrow.
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16 "You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.
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18 and the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the witness is a false witness, and has testified falsely against his brother;
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1 "You shall not spread a false report. Don't join your hand with the wicked to be a malicious witness.
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20 "Neither shall you give false testimony against your neighbor.
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28 Don't be a witness against your neighbor without cause. Don't deceive with your lips.
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4 An evil-doer heeds wicked lips. A liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.
5 Whoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker. He who is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.
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7 He who practices deceit won't dwell within my house. He who speaks falsehood won't be established before my eyes.
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28 A corrupt witness mocks justice, And the mouth of the wicked gulps down iniquity.
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6 You will destroy those who speak lies. Yahweh abhors the blood-thirsty and deceitful man.
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5 A righteous man hates lies, But a wicked man brings shame and disgrace.
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5 They will deceive everyone his neighbor, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies; they weary themselves to commit iniquity.
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11 Unrighteous witnesses rise up. They ask me about things that I don't know about.
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18 He who hides hatred has lying lips. He who utters a slander is a fool.
19 In the multitude of words there is no lack of disobedience, But he who restrains his lips does wisely.
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19 Truth's lips will be established forever, But a lying tongue is only momentary.
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11 "'You shall not steal; neither shall you deal falsely, nor lie to one another.
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3 He who doesn't slander with his tongue, Nor does evil to his friend, Nor casts slurs against his fellow man;
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7 "Keep far from a false charge, and don't kill the innocent and righteous: for I will not justify the wicked.
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6 Don't you add to his words, Lest he reprove you, and you be found a liar.
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28 A lying tongue hates those it hurts; And a flattering mouth works ruin.
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22 Lying lips are an abomination to Yahweh, But those who do the truth are his delight.
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12 If a ruler listens to lies, All of his officials are wicked.
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7 Arrogant speech isn't fitting for a fool, Much less do lying lips fit a prince.
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6 Getting treasures by a lying tongue Is a fleeting vapor for those who seek death.
7 The violence of the wicked will drive them away, Because they refuse to do what is right.
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19 Is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, "Am I not joking?"
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6 Your own mouth condemns you, and not I; Yes, your own lips testify against you.
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6 Many will entreat the favor of a ruler, And everyone is a friend to a man who gives gifts.
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5 He who denounces his friends for a prey, Even the eyes of his children shall fail.
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5 A man who flatters his neighbor, Spreads a net for his feet.
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20 A faithful man is rich with blessings; But one who is eager to be rich will not go unpunished.
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20 One who has a perverse heart doesn't find prosperity, And one who has a deceitful tongue falls into trouble.
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5 To be partial to the faces of the wicked is not good, Nor to deprive the innocent of justice.
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24 Whoever is an accomplice of a thief is an enemy of his own soul. He takes an oath, but dares not testify.
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4 None sues in righteousness, and none pleads in truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.
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19 Don't receive an accusation against an elder, except at the word of two or three witnesses.
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1 "'If anyone sins, in that he hears the voice of adjuration, he being a witness, whether he has seen or known, if he doesn't report it, then he shall bear his iniquity.
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3 What will be given to you, and what will be done more to you, You deceitful tongue?
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30 Whoever kills any person, the murderer shall be slain at the mouth of witnesses: but one witness shall not testify against any person that he die.