Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor. New Living Translation “You must not testify falsely against your neighbor. English Standard Version “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. Berean Standard Bible You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. King James Bible Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour. New King James Version “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. New American Standard Bible “You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor. NASB 1995 “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. NASB 1977 “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. Legacy Standard Bible “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. Amplified Bible “You shall not testify falsely [that is, lie, withhold, or manipulate the truth] against your neighbor (any person). Christian Standard Bible Do not give false testimony against your neighbor. Holman Christian Standard Bible Do not give false testimony against your neighbor. American Standard Version Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor. Contemporary English Version Do not tell lies about others. English Revised Version Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour. GOD'S WORD® Translation "Never lie when you testify about your neighbor. Good News Translation "Do not accuse anyone falsely. International Standard Version "You are not to testify falsely against your neighbor. Majority Standard Bible You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. NET Bible "You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor. New Heart English Bible "Do not give false testimony against your neighbor. Webster's Bible Translation Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor. World English Bible “You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionYou do not answer [with] a false testimony against your neighbor. Young's Literal Translation 'Thou dost not answer against thy neighbour a false testimony. Smith's Literal Translation Thou shalt not testify against thy friend for falsehood. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour. Catholic Public Domain Version You shall not speak false testimony against your neighbor. New American Bible You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. New Revised Standard Version You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleYou shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated You shall not testify a false testimony against your neighbor. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Brenton Septuagint Translation Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Ten Commandments…15You shall not steal. 16You shall not bear FALSE witness against your neighbor. 17You 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.”… Cross References Proverbs 19:5 A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who utters lies will not escape. Proverbs 6:16-19 There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him: / haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, / a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that run swiftly to evil, ... Leviticus 19:11 You must not steal. You must not lie or deceive one another. Deuteronomy 19:16-19 If a false witness testifies against someone, accusing him of a crime, / both parties to the dispute must stand in the presence of the LORD, before the priests and judges who are in office at that time. / The judges shall investigate thoroughly, and if the witness is proven to be a liar who has falsely accused his brother, ... Psalm 15:2-3 He who walks with integrity and practices righteousness, who speaks the truth from his heart, / who has no slander on his tongue, who does no harm to his neighbor, who casts no scorn on his friend, Zechariah 8:16-17 These are the things you must do: Speak truth to one another, render true and sound judgments in your gates, / do not plot evil in your hearts against your neighbor, and do not love to swear falsely, for I hate all these things,” declares the LORD. Proverbs 12:22 Lying lips are detestable to the LORD, but those who deal faithfully are His delight. Psalm 101:5 Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret, I will put to silence; the one with haughty eyes and a proud heart, I will not endure. Matthew 15:19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander. Colossians 3:9 Do not lie to one another, since you have taken off the old self with its practices, Ephesians 4:25 Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one another. James 4:11 Brothers, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against his brother or judges him speaks against the law and judges it. And if you judge the law, you are not a practitioner of the law, but a judge of it. 1 Peter 2:1 Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander. 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, Romans 13:9 The commandments “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,” and any other commandments, are summed up in this one decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” Treasury of Scripture You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. Exodus 23:6,7 Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause… Leviticus 19:11,16 Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another… 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… Jump to Previous Bear Neighbor Neighbour Testimony WitnessJump to Next Bear Neighbor Neighbour Testimony WitnessExodus 20 1. The ten commandments are spoken by Jehovah18. The people are afraid, but Moses comforts them 21. Idolatry is forbidden 23. Of what sort the altar should be You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor You shall not This phrase is a direct command from God, emphasizing the imperative nature of the instruction. In Hebrew, the word "lo" (לֹא) is used for "not," which is a strong negation. The use of "shall" indicates a future-oriented command, suggesting that this is an ongoing expectation for the people of God. It is not merely a suggestion but a divine mandate that reflects God's desire for His people to live in truth and integrity. bear false witness against your neighbor "Who steals my purse, steals trash, But he who filches from me my good name, Robs me of that which not enriches him, Yet leaves me poor indeed,"-- Thus indicating the fact that calumny may injure a man more than robbery. False witness is, of course, worst when given in a court of justice; and this offence has generally been made punishable by law. It was peculiar to the Hebrew legislation that it not only forbade and punished (Deuteronomy 19:16-20) false testimony of this extreme kind, but denounced also the far commoner, yet scarcely less injurious, practice of spreading untrue reports about others, thus injuring them in men's esteem. The ninth commandment is broad enough in its terms to cover both forms of the sin, though pointing especially to the form which is of the more heinous character. Lest its wider bearing should be overlooked, the Divine legislator added later a distinct prohibition of calumny in the words. "Thou shalt not raise a false report" (Exodus 23:1). Verse 16. - Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour. False witness is of two kinds, public and private. We may either seek to damage our neighbour by giving false evidence against him in a court of justice, or simply calumniate him to others in our social intercourse with them. The form of the expression here used points especially to false witness of the former kind, but does not exclude the latter, which is expressly forbidden in Exodus 23:1. The wrong done to a man by false evidence in a court may be a wrong of the very extremest kind - may be actual murder (1 Kings 21:13) More often, however, it results in an injury to his property or his character. As fatal to the administration of justice, false witness in courts has been severely visited by penalties in all well-regulated states. At Athens the false witness was liable to a heavy fine, and if thrice convicted lost all his civil rights. At Rome, by a law of the Twelve Tables, he was hurled headlong from the Tarpeian rock. In Egypt, false witness was punished by amputation of the nose and ears (Records of the Past, vol. 8. p. 65). Private calumny may sometimes involve as serious consequences to individuals as false witness in a court. It may ruin a man; it may madden him; it may drive him to suicide. But it does not disorganise the whole framework of society, like perjured evidence before a tribunal; and states generally are content to leave the injured party to the remedy of an action-at-law. The Mosaic legislation was probably the first wherein it was positively forbidden to circulate reports to the prejudice of another, and where consequently this was a criminal offence.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew You shall notלֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no bear תַעֲנֶ֥ה (ṯa·‘ă·neh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 6030: To answer, respond FALSE שָֽׁקֶר׃ (šā·qer) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 8267: Deception, disappointment, falsehood witness עֵ֥ד (‘êḏ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5707: A witness, testimony, a recorder, prince against your neighbor. בְרֵעֲךָ֖ (ḇə·rê·‘ă·ḵā) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 7453: Friend, companion, fellow Links Exodus 20:16 NIVExodus 20:16 NLT Exodus 20:16 ESV Exodus 20:16 NASB Exodus 20:16 KJV Exodus 20:16 BibleApps.com Exodus 20:16 Biblia Paralela Exodus 20:16 Chinese Bible Exodus 20:16 French Bible Exodus 20:16 Catholic Bible OT Law: Exodus 20:16 You shall not give false testimony against (Exo. Ex) |
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