Proverbs 24:28
26 Every man shall kiss his lips that giveth a right answer.
27 Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.
Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.
29 Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work.
30 I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Do not testify against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your lips.
- KJV
- Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.
- WEB
- Don’t be a witness against your neighbor without cause. Don’t deceive with your lips.
- ASV
- Be not a witness against thy neighbor without cause; And deceive not with thy lips.
- DARBY
- Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and wouldest thou deceive with thy lips?
- BLB
- You must not be a witness without cause against your neighbor or deceive with your lips.
- ÅB
- Vær ikke vitne mot din neste uten årsak! Eller skulle du gjøre svik med dine lepper?
- OTB
- Vitne ikke mot din nabo uten grunn, og bedrag ikke med dine lepper.
- B1930
- Vær ikke vidne mot din næste uten årsak! Eller skulde du gjøre svik med dine leber?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ephesians 4:25
Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.
Read in contextMatthew 26:59–60
Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death;
Read in contextProverbs 25:18
A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
Read in context1 Kings 21:9–13
And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people:
Read in contextColossians 3:9
Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;
Read in contextProverbs 14:5
A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.
Read in contextProverbs 19:9
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish.
Read in contextProverbs 19:5
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.
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