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

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12 Do not deliver me to the will of my adversaries;
For (A)false witnesses have risen against me,
And such as breathe out violence.

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12 Do not turn me over to the desire of my foes,
    for false witnesses(A) rise up against me,
    spouting malicious accusations.

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11 Fierce witnesses rise up;
They ask me things that I do not know.

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11 Ruthless witnesses(A) come forward;
    they question me on things I know nothing about.

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16 These six things the Lord hates,
Yes, seven are an abomination to [a]Him:
17 (A)A[b] proud look,
(B)A lying tongue,
(C)Hands that shed innocent blood,
18 (D)A heart that devises wicked plans,
(E)Feet that are swift in running to evil,
19 (F)A false witness who speaks lies,
And one who (G)sows discord among brethren.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 6:16 Lit. His soul
  2. Proverbs 6:17 Lit. Haughty eyes

16 There are six things the Lord hates,(A)
    seven that are detestable to him:
17         haughty eyes,(B)
        a lying tongue,(C)
        hands that shed innocent blood,(D)
18         a heart that devises wicked schemes,
        feet that are quick to rush into evil,(E)
19         a false witness(F) who pours out lies(G)
        and a person who stirs up conflict in the community.(H)

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A (A)false witness will not go unpunished,
And he who speaks lies will not escape.

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A false witness(A) will not go unpunished,(B)
    and whoever pours out lies will not go free.(C)

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