Exodus 23:1

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Exodus 23:1–3 · Berean Standard Bible

1 “You shall not spread a false report. Do not join the wicked by being a malicious witness.

2 You shall not follow the crowd in wrongdoing. When you testify in a lawsuit, do not pervert justice by siding with the crowd.

3 And do not show favoritism to a poor man in his lawsuit.

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Exodus 23:7

Stay far away from a false accusation. Do not kill the innocent or the just, for I will not acquit the guilty.

Exodus 20:16

You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

Leviticus 19:16

You must not go about spreading slander among your people. You must not endanger the life of your neighbor. I am the LORD.

2 Samuel 16:3

“Where is your master’s grandson?” asked the king. And Ziba answered, “Indeed, he is staying in Jerusalem, for he has said, ‘Today, the house of Israel will restore to me the kingdom of my grandfather.’”

2 Samuel 19:27

and he has slandered your servant to my lord the king. Yet my lord the king is like the angel of God, so do what is good in your eyes.

Psalms 15:3

who has no slander on his tongue, who does no harm to his neighbor, who casts no scorn on his friend,

Psalms 101:5

Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret, I will put to silence; the one with haughty eyes and a proud heart, I will not endure.

Psalms 120:3

What will He do to you, and what will be added to you, O deceitful tongue?

Proverbs 10:18

The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.

Proverbs 17:4

A wicked man listens to evil lips; a liar gives ear to a destructive tongue.

Proverbs 25:23

As the north wind brings forth rain, so a backbiting tongue brings angry looks.

Jeremiah 20:10

For I have heard the whispering of many: “Terror is on every side! Report him; let us report him!” All my trusted friends watch for my fall: “Perhaps he will be deceived so that we may prevail against him and take our vengeance upon him.”

Matthew 28:14

If this report reaches the governor, we will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble.”

Matthew 28:15

So the guards took the money and did as they were instructed. And this account has been circulated among the Jews to this very day.

Romans 3:8

Why not say, as some slanderously claim that we say, “Let us do evil that good may result”? Their condemnation is deserved!

Deuteronomy 5:20

You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

Deuteronomy 19:16

If a false witness testifies against someone, accusing him of a crime,

Deuteronomy 19:17

both parties to the dispute must stand in the presence of the LORD, before the priests and judges who are in office at that time.

Deuteronomy 19:18

The judges shall investigate thoroughly, and if the witness is proven to be a liar who has falsely accused his brother,

Deuteronomy 19:19

you must do to him as he intended to do to his brother. So you must purge the evil from among you.

Deuteronomy 19:20

Then the rest of the people will hear and be afraid, and they will never again do anything so evil among you.

Deuteronomy 19:21

You must show no pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, and foot for foot.

1 Kings 21:10

But seat two scoundrels opposite him and have them testify, ‘You have cursed both God and the king!’ Then take him out and stone him to death.”

1 Kings 21:11

So the elders and nobles who lived in Naboth’s city did as Jezebel had instructed in the letters she had written to them.

1 Kings 21:12

They proclaimed a fast and gave Naboth a seat of honor among the people.

1 Kings 21:13

And the two scoundrels came in and sat opposite Naboth, and these men testified against him before the people, saying, “Naboth has cursed both God and the king!” So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death.

Psalms 27:12

Do not hand me over to the will of my foes, for false witnesses rise up against me, breathing out violence.

Psalms 35:11

Hostile witnesses come forward; they make charges I know nothing about.

Proverbs 6:19

a false witness who gives false testimony, and one who stirs up discord among brothers.

Proverbs 12:17

He who speaks the truth declares what is right, but a false witness speaks deceit.

Proverbs 19:5

A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who utters lies will not escape.

Proverbs 19:9

A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who pours out lies will perish.

Proverbs 19:28

A corrupt witness mocks justice, and a wicked mouth swallows iniquity.

Proverbs 21:28

A lying witness will perish, but the man who listens to truth will speak forever.

Proverbs 24:28

Do not testify against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your lips.

Proverbs 25:18

Like a club or sword or sharp arrow is a man who bears false witness against his neighbor.

Matthew 19:18

“Which ones?” the man asked. Jesus answered, “‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness,

Matthew 26:59

Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking false testimony against Jesus in order to put Him to death.

Matthew 26:60

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

Matthew 26:61

and declared, “This man said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’”

Luke 3:14

Then some soldiers asked him, “And what should we do?” “Do not take money by force or false accusation,” he said. “Be content with your wages.”

Luke 19:8

But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, half of my possessions I give to the poor, and if I have cheated anyone, I will repay it fourfold.”

Acts 6:11

Then they prompted some men to say, “We heard Stephen speak words of blasphemy against Moses and against God.”

Acts 6:12

So they stirred up the people, elders, and scribes and confronted Stephen. They seized him and brought him before the Sanhedrin,

Acts 6:13

where they presented false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking against this holy place and against the law.

Ephesians 4:25

Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one another.

2 Timothy 3:3

unloving, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, without love of good,

1 Peter 3:16

keeping a clear conscience, so that those who slander you may be put to shame by your good behavior in Christ.

Revelation 12:10

And I heard a loud voice in heaven saying: “Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of His Christ. For the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down— he who accuses them day and night before our God.