Exodus 20:16

Truth and honesty Words and speech Integrity The law

¹⁴ You shall not commit adultery.

¹⁵ You shall not steal.

You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

¹⁷ You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his manservant or maidservant, or his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”

¹⁸ When all the people witnessed the thunder and lightning, the sounding of the ram’s horn, and the mountain enveloped in smoke, they trembled and stood at a distance.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
KJV: Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
WEB: “You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.
ASV: Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.
DARBY: Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
BLB: You shall not answer against your neighbor [as] a false witness.

ÅB: Du skal ikke bære fram falskt vitnesbyrd mot din neste.
OTB: "Du skal ikke bære falskt vitnesbyrd mot noen nabo.
B1930: Du skal ikke si falskt vidnesbyrd mot din næste.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Proverbs 19:5
A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who utters lies will not escape.
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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,
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Psalms 15:3
who has no slander on his tongue, who does no harm to his neighbor, who casts no scorn on his friend,
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Exodus 23:1
“You shall not spread a false report. Do not join the wicked by being a malicious witness.
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Deuteronomy 19:15–21
A lone witness is not sufficient to establish any wrongdoing or sin against a man, regardless of what offense he may have committed. A matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.
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Matthew 26:59–60
Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking false testimony against Jesus in order to put Him to death.
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Proverbs 10:18
The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.
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Acts 6:13
where they presented false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking against this holy place and against the law.
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