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Exodus 20:16

Truth and honestyWords and speechIntegrityThe law

14 Thou shalt not commit adultery.

15 Thou shalt not steal.

Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.

17 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour’s.

18 And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they removed, and stood afar off.

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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)

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Cross references

  • Proverbs 19:5

    A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.

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  • Matthew 19:18

    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,

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  • Psalms 15:3

    He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour.

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  • Exodus 23:1

    Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.

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  • Deuteronomy 19:15–21

    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.

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  • Matthew 26:59–60

    Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death;

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  • Proverbs 10:18

    He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.

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  • Acts 6:13

    And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:

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