Proverbs 24:28
Do not be a violent witness against your neighbour, or let your lips say what is false.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.
In Context
29Say not, I will do to him as he has done to me; I will give the man the reward of his work.
Cross References
Exodus 20:16Do not give false witness against your neighbour.
1 Samuel 22:9Then Doeg, the Edomite, who was by the side of the servants of Saul, in answer said, I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech, the son of Ahitub.
Job 2:3And the Lord said to the Satan, Have you taken note of my servant Job, for there is no one like him on the earth, a man without sin and upright, fearing God and keeping himself far from evil? and he still keeps his righteousness, though you have been moving me to send destruction on him without cause.
Psalms 35:11False witnesses got up: they put questions to me about crimes of which I had no knowledge.
Proverbs 14:5A true witness does not say what is false, but a false witness is breathing out deceit.
Proverbs 19:9A false witness will not go without punishment, and the breather out of deceit will be cut off.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 24:28
27 Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house. This is a rule of prudence in the management of household affairs; for all good men should be good husbands, and manage with discretion, which would prevent a great deal of sin, and trouble, and disgrace to their profession. 1. We must prefer necessaries before conveniences, and not lay that out for show which should be expended for the support of the family. We must be contented with a mean cottage for a… Read the whole commentary →