Topic
Bearing False Witness
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A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.
These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: — read the full passage →
Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish.
He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,
Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.
Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.
But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbour.
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.
A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.
He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit.
A false witness shall perish: but the man that heareth speaketh constantly.
One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter be established. — read the full passage →
Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.
Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother.
Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies: for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty.
Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother.
For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:
False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge things that I knew not.
If a false witness rise up against any man to testify against him that which is wrong; — read the full passage →
And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.
Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.
For many bare false witness against him, but their witness agreed not together.
A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful witness speaketh lies.
Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness. — read the full passage →
But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:
If a false witness rise up against any man to testify against him that which is wrong;
And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages.
Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the Lord.
And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:
Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths: — read the full passage →
And there came in two men, children of Belial, and sat before him: and the men of Belial witnessed against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth did blaspheme God and the king. Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died.
Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.
Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.
For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.
For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.
Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another.
If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:
And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews. — read the full passage →
Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;)
If a false witness rise up against any man to testify against him that which is wrong; — read the full passage →
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)
And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
Then they suborned men, which said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God.
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — read the full passage →
Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the Lord.
In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel.
All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
And if a soul sin, and hear the voice of swearing, and is a witness, whether he hath seen or known of it; if he do not utter it, then he shall bear his iniquity.
Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.
One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter be established.
Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbour: I am the Lord.
For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;
I and my Father are one.
And God spake all these words, saying, — read the full passage →
Judge not, that ye be not judged. — read the full passage →
Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill? — read the full passage →
And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?
I am one that bear witness of myself, and the Father that sent me beareth witness of me.
An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity.
And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John: — read the full passage →
Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death; — read the full passage →
But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came into the coasts of Judea beyond Jordan; — read the full passage →
A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.
For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:
These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:
Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.
I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost,
And there arose certain, and bare false witness against him, saying,
If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which he hath testified of his Son.
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
But found none: yea, though many false witnesses came, yet found they none. At the last came two false witnesses,
And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb’s book of life.
Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. — read the full passage →
Which things also we speak, not in the words which man’s wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.
That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: — read the full passage →
Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out another way?
And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth. — read the full passage →
Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. — read the full passage →
That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:
There were present at that season some that told him of the Galileans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. — read the full passage →
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