- a false witness:
- "Thou shalt not¹ raiseª° a falseª report:ª putª° not¹ thine handª with¹ the wickedª to be¹ an unrighteousª witness.ª ... Keep thee farª° from a false² matter;ª¹¹ and the innocentª and righteousª slayª° thou not:¹ for¹ I will not¹ justifyª° the wicked.ª" {Exd 23:1-7} + "And setª° twoª men,²¹ sonsª of Belial,ª before¹ him, to bear witness²° against¹ him, saying,ª° Thou didst blasphemeª° Godª and the king.ª And [then] carry him out,ª° and stoneª° him, that he may die.ª° ... And there came²° in¹ twoª men,²¹ childrenª of Belial,ª and satª° before¹ him: and the men²¹ of Belialª witnessed²° against¹ him, [even] against¹ Naboth,ª in the presence¹ of the people,ª saying,ª° Nabothª did blasphemeª° Godª and the king.ª Then they carried him forthª° out² of¹¹ the city,ª and stonedª° him with stones,ª that he died.ª°" {1Kg 21:10-13} + "Deliverª° me not¹ over unto the willª of mine enemies:ª for¹ falseª witnessesª are risen upª° against me, and such as breathe outª cruelty.ª" {Psa 27:12} + "Falseª witnessesª did rise up;ª° they laid to my chargeª° [things] that¹ I knewª° not.¹" {Psa 35:11} + "Andª the¹ chief priestsª andª allª the¹ councilª soughtª° for witnessª againstª Jesusª to² put²° him² to death;ª°¹ andª foundª° none.ª ... Butª neitherª soª did²° theirª witnessª agree together.ªª°" {Mrk 14:55-59} + "Andª set upª° falseª witnesses,ª which said,ª° This²¹ manª ceasethª° notª to speakª° blasphemousª wordsª againstª this²¹ holyª place,ª andª the¹ law:ª" {Act 6:13}
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