- an unrighteous witness:
- "Neither¹ shalt thou bearª° falseª witnessª against thy neighbour.ª" {Deu 5:20} + "If¹ a falseª witnessª rise upª° against any manª to testifyª° against him [that which is] wrong;ª ... And thine eyeª shall not¹ pity;ª° [but] lifeª [shall go] for life,ª eyeª for eye,ª toothª for tooth,ª handª for hand,ª footª for foot.ª" {Deu 19:16-21} + "And setª° twoª men,²¹ sonsª of Belial,ª before¹ him, to bear witness²° against¹ him, saying,ª° Thou didst blasphemeª° Godª and the king.ª And [then] carry him out,ª° and stoneª° him, that he may die.ª° ... And there came²° in¹ twoª men,²¹ childrenª of Belial,ª and satª° before¹ him: and the men²¹ of Belialª witnessed²° against¹ him, [even] against¹ Naboth,ª in the presence¹ of the people,ª saying,ª° Nabothª did blasphemeª° Godª and the king.ª Then they carried him forthª° out² of¹¹ the city,ª and stonedª° him with stones,ª that he died.ª°" {1Kg 21:10-13} + "Deliverª° me not¹ over unto the willª of mine enemies:ª for¹ falseª witnessesª are risen upª° against me, and such as breathe outª cruelty.ª" {Psa 27:12} + "Falseª witnessesª did rise up;ª° they laid to my chargeª° [things] that¹ I knewª° not.¹" {Psa 35:11} + "A falseª witnessª [that] speakethª° lies,ª and he that sowethª° discordª among¹ brethren.ª" {Prv 6:19} + "[He that] speakethª° truthª sheweth forthª° righteousness:ª but a falseª witnessª deceit.ª" {Prv 12:17} + "A falseª witnessª shall not¹ be unpunished,ª° and [he that] speakethª° liesª shall not¹ escape.ª°" {Prv 19:5} + "A falseª witnessª shall not¹ be unpunished,ª° and [he that] speakethª° liesª shall perish.ª°" {Prv 19:9} + "An ungodlyª witnessª scornethª° judgment:ª and the mouthª of the wickedª devourethª° iniquity.ª" {Prv 19:28} + "A falseª witnessª shall perish:ª° but the manª that hearethª° speakethª° constantly.ª" {Prv 21:28} + "Be¹ not¹ a witnessª against thy neighbourª without cause;ª and deceiveª° [not] with thy lips.ª" {Prv 24:28} + "A manª that bearethª° falseª witnessª against his neighbourª [is] a maul,ª and a sword,ª and a sharpª° arrow.ª" {Prv 25:18} + "He saithª° unto him,ª Which?ª² Jesusª said,ª° Thou shalt¹ do²° no² murder,ª°¹ Thou shalt²° notª commit adultery,ª° Thou shalt²° notª steal,ª° Thou shalt²° not² bear false witness,ª°" {Mtt 19:18} + "Nowª the¹ chief priests,ª andª elders,ª andª allª the¹ council,ª soughtª° false witnessª againstª Jesus,ª toª put²° him² to death;ª°¹ ... And said,ª° Thisª [fellow] said,ª° I am ableª° to destroyª° the¹ templeª of God,ª andª to buildª° itª inª threeª days.ª" {Mtt 26:59-61} + "Andª the soldiersª° likewiseª demandedª° of him,ª saying,ª° Andª whatª shall we²¹ do?ª° Andª he saidª° untoª them,ª Do violenceª° to no man,ª neitherª accuse [any] falsely;ª° andª be contentª° with yourª wages.ª" {Lke 3:14} + "Andª Zacchaeusª stood,ª° and saidª° untoª the¹ Lord;ª Behold,ª° Lord,ª the¹ halfª of myª goodsª° I giveª° to the¹ poor;ª andª if²°¹ I have taken²° any thing² from any man² by false accusation,ªª° I restoreª° [him] fourfold.ª" {Lke 19:8} + "Thenª they subornedª° men,ª which said,ª°² We have heardª° himª speakª° blasphemousª wordsª againstª Moses,ª andª [against] God.ª ... Andª set upª° falseª witnesses,ª which said,ª° This²¹ manª ceasethª° notª to speakª° blasphemousª wordsª againstª this²¹ holyª place,ª andª the¹ law:ª" {Act 6:11-13} + "Whereforeª putting awayª° lying,ª speakª° every manª truthª withª his²¹ neighbour:ª forª we areª° membersª one of another.ª" {Eph 4:25} + "Without natural affection,ª trucebreakers,ª false accusers,ª incontinent,ª fierce,ª despisers of those that are good,ª" {2Tm 3:3} + "Havingª° a goodª conscience;ª that,ª whereasªª they speak evil²° of¹ you,ª asª of evildoers,ª they may be ashamedª° that falsely accuseª° yourª goodª conversationª inª Christ.ª" {1Pe 3:16} + "Andª I heardª° a loudª voiceª sayingª° inª heaven,ª Nowª is comeª° salvation,ª andª strength,ª andª the¹ kingdomª of ourª God,ª andª the¹ powerª of his²¹ Christ:ª forª the¹ accuser²°¹ of ourª brethrenª is cast down,ª° which² accused²¹ themª beforeª ourª Godª dayª andª night.ª" {Rev 12:10}
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