Deuteronomy 19:16

When there shall rise up a wrongful witness against a man,—to answer against him perversely,

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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 rise up, against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, with regard to any sin that he may commit,—at the mouth of two witnesses or at the mouth of three witnesses, must a matter be establish.

17then shall the two men who are at variance stand before Yahweh,—before the priests and the judges who shall be in those days;

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 5:20Neither shalt thou testify against thy neighbour with a witness of falsehood:

Psalms 27:12Do not give me up unto the desire of mine adversaries, for there have risen up against me witnesses that are false, and he that fanneth up violence.

Mark 14:55Now, the High-priest, and all the High-council, were seeking, against Jesus, testimony, with the intent to put him to death,—and were not finding any;

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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