Exodus 23:1
Thou shall not take up a FALSE report. Do not put thy hand with the wicked man to be an unrighteous witness.
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Exodus 20:16Thou shall not bear FALSE witness against thy neighbor.
Leviticus 19:11Ye shall not steal, nor shall ye deal falsely, nor lie one to another.
Deuteronomy 5:20Neither shall thou bear FALSE witness against thy neighbor.
2 Samuel 16:3And the king said, And where is thy master's son? And Ziba said to the king, Behold, he abides at Jerusalem, for he said, Today the house of Israel will restore for me the kingdom of my father.
1 Kings 21:10And set two men, base fellows, before him, and let them bear witness against him, saying, Thou cursed God and the king. And then carry him out, and stone him to death.
Psalms 27:12Deliver me not over to the will of my adversaries. For FALSE witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty.
Matthew Henry on Exodus 23:1
This chapter continues and concludes the acts that passed in the first session (if I may so call it) upon Mount Sinai. Here are, I. Some laws of universal obligation, relating especially to the ninth commandment, against bearing false witness ( ver. 1 ), and giving false judgment, ver. 2, 3 , 6-8 . Also a law of doing good to our enemies ( ver. 4, 5 ), and not oppressing strangers, ver. 9 . II. Some laws peculiar to the Jews. The sabbatical year ( ver. 10, 11 ), the three annual feasts ( ver. 14-17 ), with some… Read the whole commentary →