Deuteronomy 19:16

And if an unjust witness rise up against a man, alleging iniquity against him;

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

If a false witness rise up against any man to testify against him that which is wrong;

In Context

15One witness shall not stand to testify against a man for any iniquity, or for any fault, or for any sin which he may commit; by the mouth of two witnesses, or by the mouth of three witnesses, shall every word be established.

17then shall the two men between whom the controversy is, stand before the Lord, and before the priests, and before the judges, who may be in those days.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 5:20Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 19:15-21

False Witnesses. ( b. c. 1451.) 14 Thou shalt not remove thy neighbour's landmark, which they of old time have set in thine inheritance, which thou shalt inherit in the land that the Lord thy God giveth thee to possess it. 15 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. 16 If a false witness rise up against any man to testify against him that which is… Read the whole commentary →

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