Exodus 23:6-
7 Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause. ... Keep thee
far from a false matter; and
the innocent and righteous slay thou not:
for I will not justify the wicked.
Leviticus 19:11 Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither
lie one to another.
Leviticus 19:16 Thou shalt not go up and down [
as] a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou
stand against the blood of thy neighbour: I [
am] the LORD.
Deuteronomy 19:15-
21 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. ... And
thine eye shall not pity; [
but]
life [shall go] for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
1 Samuel 22:8-
19 That all of you have conspired against me, and [
there is] none that
sheweth me that my son hath made a league with the son of Jesse, and [
there is] none of you that is sorry for me, or sheweth unto me that my son hath stirred up my servant against me, to lie in wait, as at this day? ... And
Nob, the city of the priests, smote he
with the edge of the sword, both
men and women, children and sucklings, and oxen, and asses, and sheep, with the edge of the sword.
1 Kings 21:10-
13 And set
two men,
sons of Belial, before him, to bear witness against him, saying,
Thou didst blaspheme God and the king. And [
then] carry him out, and stone him, that he may die. ... 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.
Psalms 15:3 [
He that]
backbiteth not with his tongue, nor
doeth evil to his neighbour, nor
taketh up a reproach against his neighbour.
Psalms 101:5-
7 Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off: him that hath
an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer. ...
He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that telleth lies shall not
tarry in my sight.
Proverbs 10:18 He
that hideth hatred [
with] lying lips, and he
that uttereth a slander, [
is] a fool.
Proverbs 11:13 A talebearer
revealeth secrets: but
he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter.
Matthew 26:59-
60 Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council,
sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death; ... But
found none: yea, though many false witnesses came, [
yet] found they none.
At the last came two false witnesses,
Acts 6:13 And
set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:
Ephesians 4:31 Let all
bitterness, and
wrath, and anger, and
clamour, and
evil speaking, be put away from you,
with all malice:
1 Timothy 1:10 For
whoremongers, for them that
defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers,
for liars, for
perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is
contrary to sound doctrine;
2 Timothy 3:3 Without
natural affection,
trucebreakers,
false accusers, incontinent,
fierce,
despisers of those that are good,
James 4:11 Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of [
his] brother,
and judgeth his brother,
speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not
a doer of the law, but a judge.
