deuteronomy 5:20 neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbour

Deuteronomy 5:20

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— ‘You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbour.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbour.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbor.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbor.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbour.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— Neither shalt thou testify against thy neighbour, with a witness of falsehood:
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— 'Thou dost not answer against thy neighbour—a false testimony.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbour.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— Neither shalt thou beare false witnesse against thy neighbour.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— Neither shalt thou beare false witnesse against thy neighbour.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbour.

Neither x3808

(3808) Complement
לֹא
lo'
{lo}

lo; a primitive particle; not (the simple or abstract negation); by implication no; often used with other particles.

shalt thou bear 6030

{6030} Prime
עָנָה
`anah
{aw-naw'}

A primitive root; properly to eye or (generally) to heed, that is, pay attention; by implication to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announce.

z8799

<8799> Grammar

Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 19885

false 7723

{7723} Prime
שָׁוְא
shav'
{shawv}

From the same as H7722 in the sense of desolating; evil (as destructive), literally (ruin) or morally (especially guile); figuratively idolatry (as false, subjectively), uselessness (as deceptive, objectively; also adverbially in vain).

witness 5707

{5707} Prime
עֵד
`ed
{ayd}

From H5749 contracted; concretely a witness; abstractly testimony; specifically a recorder, that is, prince.

against thy neighbour. 7453

{7453} Prime
רֵעַ
rea`
{ray'-ah}

From H7462; an associate (more or less close).

See commentary on Deuteronomy 5:6-20.

See commentary on Deuteronomy 5:6-22.

Deuteronomy 5:20

Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbour — Have you not been guilty of evil — speaking? Of needlessly repeating the real fault of your neighbour? If I see a man do an evil thing, and tell it to another, unless from a full and clear conviction, that it is necessary to mention it just then, for the glory of God, the safety or good of some other person, or for the benefit of him that hath done amiss; and unless I then do it only so far, as is necessary to these ends, that is evil — speaking. O beware of this! It is scattering abroad arrows, fire — brands, and death.

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Deuteronomy 19:16-21 If a false witness rise up against any man to testify against him [that which is] wrong; ... And thine eye shall not pity; [but] life [shall go] for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

Exodus 20:16 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.

Exodus 23:1 Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.

1 Kings 21:13 And there came in two men, children of Belial, and sat before him: and the men of Belial witnessed against him, [even] against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth did blaspheme God and the king. Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died.

Proverbs 6:19 A false witness [that] speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.

Proverbs 19:5 A false witness shall not be unpunished, and [he that] speaketh lies shall not escape.

Proverbs 19:9 A false witness shall not be unpunished, and [he that] speaketh lies shall perish.

Malachi 3:5 And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in [his] wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger [from his right], and fear not me, saith the LORD of hosts.

Ex 20:16; 23:1. Dt 19:16. 1K 21:13. Pv 6:19; 19:5, 9. Mal 3:5.