Deuteronomy 19:16-21
New American Standard Bible
16 (A)If a malicious witness rises up against a person to testify against him of wrongdoing, 17 then both people who have the dispute shall stand (B)before the Lord, before the priests and the judges who will be in office in those days. 18 And the judges (C)shall investigate thoroughly, and if the witness is a false witness and he has testified against his brother falsely, 19 then (D)you shall do to him just as he had planned to do to his brother. So you shall eliminate the evil from among you. 20 And (E)the rest of the people will hear and be afraid, and will never again do such an evil thing among you. 21 So [a](F)you shall not show pity: (G)life for life, (H)eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, and foot for foot.
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- Deuteronomy 19:21 Lit your eye
Deuteronomy 19:16-21
New International Version
16 If a malicious witness(A) takes the stand to accuse someone of a crime, 17 the two people involved in the dispute must stand in the presence of the Lord before the priests and the judges(B) who are in office at the time. 18 The judges must make a thorough investigation,(C) and if the witness proves to be a liar, giving false testimony against a fellow Israelite, 19 then do to the false witness as that witness intended to do to the other party.(D) You must purge the evil from among you. 20 The rest of the people will hear of this and be afraid,(E) and never again will such an evil thing be done among you. 21 Show no pity:(F) life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.(G)
Deuteronomy 19:16-21
King James Version
16 If a false witness rise up against any man to testify against him that which is wrong;
17 Then both the men, between whom the controversy is, shall stand before the Lord, before the priests and the judges, which shall be in those days;
18 And the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and hath testified falsely against his brother;
19 Then shall ye do unto him, as he had thought to have done unto his brother: so shalt thou put the evil away from among you.
20 And those which remain shall hear, and fear, and shall henceforth commit no more any such evil among you.
21 And thine eye shall not pity; but life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
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Psalm 35:11
New American Standard Bible
11 (A)Malicious witnesses rise up;
They ask me things that I do not know.
Psalm 35:11
New International Version
11 Ruthless witnesses(A) come forward;
they question me on things I know nothing about.
Psalm 35:11
King James Version
11 False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge things that I knew not.
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Proverbs 19:5
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Proverbs 19:5
New International Version
Proverbs 19:5
King James Version
5 A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.
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Acts 6:11
New American Standard Bible
11 Then they secretly induced men to say, “We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God.”
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Acts 6:11
New International Version
11 Then they secretly(A) persuaded some men to say, “We have heard Stephen speak blasphemous words against Moses and against God.”(B)
Acts 6:11
King James Version
11 Then they suborned men, which said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God.
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