Proverbs 24:28
Do not testify against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your lips.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.
In Context
27Complete your outdoor work and prepare your field; after that, you may build your house.
29Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will repay the man according to his work.”
Cross References
Exodus 20:16You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
1 Samuel 22:9But Doeg the Edomite, who had stationed himself with Saul’s servants, answered: “I saw the son of Jesse come to Ahimelech son of Ahitub at Nob.
Job 2:3Then the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one on earth like him, a man who is blameless and upright, who fears God and shuns evil. He still retains his integrity, even though you incited Me against him to ruin him without cause.”
Psalms 35:11Hostile witnesses come forward; they make charges I know nothing about.
Proverbs 14:5An honest witness does not deceive, but a dishonest witness pours forth lies.
Proverbs 19:9A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who pours out 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 →