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- "[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} + "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} + "Thou shalt not¹ bearª° falseª witnessª against thy neighbour.ª" {Exd 20:16} + "Thou shalt not¹ raiseª° a falseª report:ª putª° not¹ thine handª with¹ the wickedª to be¹ an unrighteousª witness.ª" {Exd 23:1} + "If¹ a falseª witnessª rise upª° against any manª to testifyª° against him [that which is] wrong;ª ... And those which remainª° shall hear,ª° and fear,ª° and shall henceforthª° commitª° no¹ more¹ anyª such¹ evilª amongª you." {Deu 19:16-20} + "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 it came to pass,¹ when Jezebelª heardª° that¹ Nabothª was stoned,ª° and was dead,ª° that Jezebelª saidª° to¹ Ahab,ª Arise,ª° take possessionª° of¹ the vineyardª of Nabothª the Jezreelite,ª which¹ he refusedª° to giveª° thee for money:ª for¹ Nabothª is not¹ alive,ª but¹ dead.ª°" {1Kg 21:10-15} + "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} + "Forª out¹ of² the¹ heartª proceedª° evilª thoughts,ª murders,ª adulteries,ª fornications,ª thefts,ª false witness,ª blasphemies:ª" {Mtt 15:19} + "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" {Mtt 26:59} + "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 6:13}
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