²⁰ “ ‘Neither shall you bear false witness against your neighbor.

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

Justice for All

23 “You shall not spread a false report. You shall not join hands with the wicked to act as a malicious witness.^(A)

⁵ Then I will draw near to you for judgment; I will be swift to bear witness against the sorcerers, against the adulterers, against those who swear falsely, against those who oppress the hired workers in their wages, the widow, and the orphan, against those who thrust aside the alien and do not fear me, says the Lord of hosts.^(A)

¹³ The two scoundrels came in and sat opposite him, and the scoundrels brought a charge against Naboth in the presence of the people, saying, “Naboth cursed God and the king.” So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death.^(A)

¹⁶ If a malicious witness comes forward to accuse someone of wrongdoing,^{(A) 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,^{(B) 18} and the judges shall make a thorough inquiry. If the witness is a false witness, having testified falsely against another, ¹⁹ then you shall do to the false witness just as the false witness had meant to do to the other. So you shall purge the evil from your midst.^{(C) 20} The rest shall hear and be afraid, and a crime such as this shall never again be committed among you. ²¹ Show no pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.^(D)