Verse 17

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

Referenced Verses

• Prov 14:5 : 5 A truthful witness does not lie, but a false witness breathes out lies.
• Prov 14:25 : 25 A truthful witness rescues lives, but one who testifies falsely betrays them.
• Prov 6:19 : 19 a false witness who pours out lies, and a person who spreads discord among family members.
• 1 Sam 22:14-15 : 14 Ahimelech replied to the king,“Who among all your servants is faithful like David? He is the king’s son-in-law, the leader of your bodyguard, and honored in your house! 15 Was it just today that I began to inquire of God on his behalf? Far be it from me! The king should not accuse his servant or any of my father’s house. For your servant is not aware of all this– not in whole or in part!”
• Prov 19:5 : 5 A false witness will not go unpunished, and the one who spouts out lies will not escape punishment.
• Prov 19:28 : 28 A crooked witness scorns justice, and the mouth of the wicked devours iniquity.
• Prov 21:28 : 28 A lying witness will perish, but the one who reports accurately speaks forever.
• Prov 24:28 : 28 Do not be a witness against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your words.
• Matt 15:19 : 19 For out of the heart come evil ideas, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander.
• Matt 26:59 : 59 The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were trying to find false testimony against Jesus so that they could put him to death.
• 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.
• 1 Pet 3:16 : 16 Yet do it with courtesy and respect, keeping a good conscience, so that those who slander your good conduct in Christ may be put to shame when they accuse you.