Proverbs 24:28
Do not be a witness without cause against your neighbor. And do not mislead anyone with your lips.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.
In Context
29Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me.” I will repay each one according to his work.
Cross References
Exodus 20:16You shall not speak false testimony against your neighbor.
1 Samuel 22:9Then Doeg, the Edomite, who was standing near, and who was first among the servants of Saul, responding, said: “I saw the son of Jesse, in Nob, with Ahimelech, the son of Ahitub, the priest.
Job 2:3And the Lord said to Satan, “Have you not considered my servant, Job, that there is no one like him in the land, a simple and honest man, fearing God and withdrawing from evil, and still retaining his innocence? Yet you have stirred me against him, so that I would afflict him to no purpose.”
Psalms 35:11Extend your mercy before those who know you, and your justice to these, who are upright in heart.
Proverbs 14:5A faithful witness will not lie. But a deceitful witness offers a lie.
Proverbs 19:9A false witness shall not go unpunished. And whoever speaks lies will perish.
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 →