Proverbs 24:28
In the courtroom do not testify against someone when you have no reason to do that, and do not try to deceive people by what you say [MTY].
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.
In Context
Cross References
Exodus 20:16Do not falsely accuse anyone of committing a crime.
1 Samuel 22:9Doeg, a man from the Edom people-group, was standing there with Saul’s officers. He said to Saul, “When I was at Nob, I saw that son of Jesse talking to Ahimelech, the priest.
Job 2:3Yahweh asked Satan, “Have you ◄noticed/thought about► my faithful servant Job? He is very godly/righteous [DOU], he greatly respects/reveres me, and he always avoids doing evil things. And he still acts in a very godly/righteous manner, even though you persuaded me to let you cause disastrous things to happen to him for no reason.”
Psalms 35:11People who tell lies stand in court and falsely accuse me of doing things that I do not know anything about.
Proverbs 14:5Witnesses who are reliable always say what ◄is true/really happened►, but witnesses who are not reliable constantly tell lies about what happened.
Proverbs 19:9Those who tell lies in court will certainly be punished [LIT]; they will be ruined.
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 →