25 Bible Verses About Bearing False Witness (ESV)

5   A false witness will not go unpunished,
    and he who breathes out lies will not escape.

16   There are six things that the LORD hates,
    seven that are an abomination to him:
17   haughty eyes, a lying tongue,
    and hands that shed innocent blood,
18   a heart that devises wicked plans,
    feet that make haste to run to evil,
19   a false witness who breathes out lies,
    and one who sows discord among brothers.

16 “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

9   A false witness will not go unpunished,
    and he who breathes out lies will perish.

25 Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another.

18 He said to him, “Which ones?” And Jesus said, “You shall not murder, You shall not commit adultery, You shall not steal, You shall not bear false witness,

44 You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies.

23:1 “You shall not spread a false report. You shall not join hands with a wicked man to be a malicious witness.

4 Whoever says “I know him” but does not keep his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him,

6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

8 But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”

9 For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet,” and any other commandment, are summed up in this word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”

4:1 Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world.

8 Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.

23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

20 “‘And you shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

19   a false witness who breathes out lies,
    and one who sows discord among brothers.

18   A man who bears false witness against his neighbor
    is like a war club, or a sword, or a sharp arrow.

5   A faithful witness does not lie,
    but a false witness breathes out lies.

28   A false witness will perish,
    but the word of a man who hears will endure.

17   Whoever speaks the truth gives honest evidence,
    but a false witness utters deceit.

28   Be not a witness against your neighbor without cause,
    and do not deceive with your lips.

15 “A single witness shall not suffice against a person for any crime or for any wrong in connection with any offense that he has committed. Only on the evidence of two witnesses or of three witnesses shall a charge be established. 16 If a malicious witness arises to accuse a person of wrongdoing, 17 then both parties to the dispute shall appear before the LORD, before the priests and the judges who are in office in those days. 18 The judges shall inquire diligently, and if the witness is a false witness and has accused his brother falsely, 19 then you shall do to him as he had meant to do to his brother. So you shall purge the evil from your midst. 20 And the rest shall hear and fear, and shall never again commit any such evil among you. 21 Your eye shall not pity. It shall be life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

19 and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his share in the tree of life and in the holy city, which are described in this book.

12   Give me not up to the will of my adversaries;
    for false witnesses have risen against me,
    and they breathe out violence.