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Deuteronomy 19:16

If a false witness testifies against someone, accusing him of a crime,

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Church;   Evidence;   False Teachers;   Fear of God;   Judge;   Slander;   Thompson Chain Reference - False;   Witnesses, False;   The Topic Concordance - Recompense/restitution;   Witness;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Slander;   Swearing Falsely;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Lie;   Priest;   Witness;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Amos, Theology of;   Law;   Punishment;   Violence;   Word;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Alms;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Witness;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Law;   Oath;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Accuser;   Capital Punishment;   Court Systems;   Crimes and Punishments;   Hammurabi;   Perjury;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Crimes and Punishments;   Deuteronomy;   Evil Speaking;   Justice;   Lie, Lying;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - False Witness;   Trial-At-Law;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Crime;   Gate, East;   Hammurabi, the Code of;   Law in the Old Testament;   Punishments;   Slander;   Witness;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Accusatory and Inquisitorial Procedure;   Alibi;   Calumny;   Capital Punishment;   Cruelty;   Hammurabi;   Lying;   Makkot;   Suchostaver, Mordecai;   Torah;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
“If a malicious witness testifies against someone accusing him of a crime,
Hebrew Names Version
If an unrighteous witness rise up against any man to testify against him of wrong-doing,
King James Version
If a false witness rise up against any man to testify against him that which is wrong;
Lexham English Bible
If a malicious witness gets up to accuse anyone to testify against him falsely,
English Standard Version
If a malicious witness arises to accuse a person of wrongdoing,
New Century Version
If a witness lies and accuses a person of a crime,
New English Translation
If a false witness testifies against another person and accuses him of a crime,
Amplified Bible
"If a malicious witness rises up against a man to [falsely] accuse him of wrongdoing,
New American Standard Bible
"If a malicious witness rises up against a person to testify against him of wrongdoing,
Geneva Bible (1587)
If a false witnesse rise vp against a man to accuse him of trespasse,
Legacy Standard Bible
If a malicious witness rises up against a man to accuse him of wrongdoing,
Contemporary English Version
If you accuse someone of a crime, but seem to be lying,
Complete Jewish Bible
"If a malicious witness comes forward and gives false testimony against someone,
Darby Translation
If an unrighteous witness rise up against any man to testify against him of an offence;
Easy-to-Read Version
"A witness might try to hurt another person by lying and saying that this person did wrong.
George Lamsa Translation
If a false witness rise up against any man, and testify against him that which is wrong;
Good News Translation
If any of you try to harm another by false accusations,
Literal Translation
If a vicious witness rises up against any man to charge apostasy against him,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But yf an vnrighteous wytnesse stonde vp agaynst eny man, to testifye eny trespace vpon him,
American Standard Version
If an unrighteous witness rise up against any man to testify against him of wrong-doing,
Bible in Basic English
If a false witness makes a statement against a man, saying that he has done wrong,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
If a false witnesse rise vp agaynst a man, to accuse hym of trespasse:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
If an unrighteous witness rise up against any man to bear perverted witness against him;
King James Version (1611)
If a false witnes rise vp against any man to testifie against him that which is wrong:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And if an unjust witness rise up against a man, alleging iniquity against him;
English Revised Version
If an unrighteous witness rise up against any man to testify against him of wrong-doing;
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
If a fals witnesse stondith ayens a man, and accusith hym of brekyng of the lawe, bothe,
Young's Literal Translation
`When a violent witness doth rise against a man, to testify against him apostacy,
Update Bible Version
If an unrighteous witness rises up against any man to testify against him of wrong-doing,
Webster's Bible Translation
If a false witness shall rise up against any man to testify against him [that which is] wrong;
World English Bible
If an unrighteous witness rise up against any man to testify against him of wrong-doing,
New King James Version
If a false witness rises against any man to testify against him of wrongdoing,
New Living Translation
"If a malicious witness comes forward and accuses someone of a crime,
New Life Bible
If an angry person speaks against a man, saying that he did something wrong,
New Revised Standard
If a malicious witness comes forward to accuse someone of wrongdoing,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
When there shall rise up a wrongful witness against a man, - to answer against him perversely,
Douay-Rheims Bible
If a lying witness stand against a man, accusing him of transgression,
Revised Standard Version
If a malicious witness rises against any man to accuse him of wrongdoing,
THE MESSAGE
If a hostile witness stands to accuse someone of a wrong, then both parties involved in the quarrel must stand in the Presence of God before the priests and judges who are in office at that time. The judges must conduct a careful investigation; if the witness turns out to be a false witness and has lied against his fellow Israelite, give him the same medicine he intended for the other party. Clean the polluting evil from your company. People will hear of what you've done and be impressed; that will put a stop to this kind of evil among you. Don't feel sorry for the person: It's life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"If a malicious witness rises up against a man to accuse him of wrongdoing,

Contextual Overview

14You must not move your neighbor's boundary marker, which was set up by your ancestors to mark the inheritance you shall receive in the land the LORD your God is giving you to possess. 15A lone witness is not sufficient to establish any wrongdoing or sin against a man, regardless of what offense he may have committed. A matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses. 16If a false witness testifies against someone, accusing him of a crime,17both parties to the dispute must stand in the presence of the LORD, before the priests and judges who are in office at that time. 18The judges shall investigate thoroughly, and if the witness is proven to be a liar who has falsely accused his brother, 19you must do to him as he intended to do to his brother. You must purge the evil from among you. 20Then the rest of the people will hear and be afraid, and they will never again do anything so evil among you. 21You must show no pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, and foot for foot.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

a false witness: Exodus 23:1-7, 1 Kings 21:10-13, Psalms 27:12, Psalms 35:11, Mark 14:55-59, Acts 6:13

that which is wrong: or, falling away

Reciprocal: Exodus 23:7 - far from Deuteronomy 5:20 - General 1 Kings 21:13 - the men of Belial Proverbs 6:19 - A false Proverbs 19:5 - false Proverbs 21:28 - false witness Matthew 26:59 - sought Luke 6:38 - with

Cross-References

Genesis 19:4
Before they had gone to bed, all the men of the city of Sodom, both young and old, surrounded the house.
Genesis 19:5
They called out to Lot, saying, "Where are the men who came to you tonight? Send them out to us so we can have relations with them!"
Genesis 19:8
Look, I have two daughters who have never slept with a man. Let me bring them to you, and you can do to them whatever you want. But do not do anything to these men, for they have come under the protection of my roof."
Genesis 19:10
But the men inside reached out, pulled Lot into the house with them, and shut the door.
Genesis 19:15
At daybreak the angels hurried Lot along, saying, "Get up! Take your wife and your two daughters who are here, or you will be swept away in the punishment of the city."
Genesis 19:16
But when Lot hesitated, the men grabbed his hand and the hands of his wife and his two daughters. And they led them safely out of the city, because of the LORD's compassion for them.
Genesis 19:18
But Lot replied, "No, my lords, please!
Genesis 19:19
Your servant has indeed found favor in your sight, and you have shown me great kindness by sparing my life. But I cannot run to the mountains; the disaster will overtake me, and I will die.
Genesis 19:35
So again that night they got their father drunk with wine, and the younger daughter went and slept with him; he was not aware when she lay down or when she got up.
Genesis 19:36
Thus both of Lot's daughters became pregnant by their father.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

If a false witness rise up against any man,.... In a court of judicature:

to testify against him: that which is not true of him, let it be in what case it will; Aben Ezra instances in idolatry, but it holds good of any other.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Testify against him that which is wrong - Margin, more literally, “a falling away.” The word is used Deuteronomy 13:5 to signify apostasy or revolt; here it is no doubt to be understood in the wider sense of any departure from the Law.


 
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