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Leviticus 6:3
Leviticus 6:3 is verse 3 of Leviticus chapter 6, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
or finds lost property and lies about it and swears falsely, or if he commits any such sin that a man might commit—
King James Version
Or have found that which was lost, and lieth concerning it, and sweareth falsely; in any of all these that a man doeth, sinning therein:
World English Bible
or has found that which was lost, and lied about it, and swearing to a lie—in any of these things that a man sins in his actions—
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Leviticus 6:1–5 · Berean Standard Bible
1 And the LORD said to Moses,
2 “If someone sins and acts unfaithfully against the LORD by deceiving his neighbor in regard to a deposit or security entrusted to him or stolen, or if he extorts his neighbor
3 or finds lost property and lies about it and swears falsely, or if he commits any such sin that a man might commit—
4 once he has sinned and becomes guilty, he must return what he has stolen or taken by extortion, or the deposit entrusted to him, or the lost property he found,
5 or anything else about which he has sworn falsely. He must make restitution in full, add a fifth of the value, and pay it to the owner on the day he acknowledges his guilt.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Exodus 23:4If you encounter your enemy’s stray ox or donkey, you must return it to him.
Deuteronomy 22:1If you see your brother’s ox or sheep straying, you must not ignore it; be sure to return it to your brother.
Deuteronomy 22:2If your brother does not live near you, or if you do not know who he is, you are to take the animal home to remain with you until your brother comes seeking it; then you can return it to him.
Deuteronomy 22:3And you shall do the same for his donkey, his cloak, or anything your brother has lost and you have found. You must not ignore it.
Leviticus 19:12You must not swear falsely by My name and so profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.
Exodus 22:9In all cases of illegal possession of an ox, a donkey, a sheep, a garment, or any lost item that someone claims, ‘This is mine,’ both parties shall bring their cases before the judges. The one whom the judges find guilty must pay back double to his neighbor.
Exodus 22:10If a man gives a donkey, an ox, a sheep, or any other animal to be cared for by his neighbor, but it dies or is injured or stolen while no one is watching,
Exodus 22:11an oath before the LORD shall be made between the parties to determine whether or not the man has taken his neighbor’s property. The owner must accept the oath and require no restitution.
Proverbs 30:9Otherwise, I may have too much and deny You, saying, ‘Who is the LORD?’ Or I may become poor and steal, profaning the name of my God.
Jeremiah 5:2Although they say, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’ they are swearing falsely.”
Jeremiah 7:9Will you steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known,
Zechariah 5:4I will send it out, declares the LORD of Hosts, and it will enter the house of the thief and the house of him who swears falsely by My name. It will remain inside his house and destroy it, down to its timbers and stones.”
Malachi 3:5“Then I will draw near to you for judgment. And I will be a swift witness against sorcerers and adulterers and perjurers, against oppressors of the widowed and fatherless, and against those who defraud laborers of their wages and deny justice to the foreigner but do not fear Me,” says the LORD of Hosts.