Bible Verses About Bearing False Witness
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for bearing false witness, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 5,942 votes, led by Proverbs 19:5. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Bearing False Witness
Proverbs 19:5395 votes
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.
Proverbs 6:16-19383 votes
These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:
Exodus 20:16382 votes
Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
Proverbs 19:9284 votes
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish.
Matthew 19:18175 votes
He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,
Ephesians 4:25173 votes
Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.
John 8:44161 votes
Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
Exodus 23:1148 votes
Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.
Revelation 21:8134 votes
But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
1 John 2:4130 votes
He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
John 14:6129 votes
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
Romans 13:9124 votes
For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
1 John 4:1105 votes
Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
Deuteronomy 5:20101 votes
Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbour.
Proverbs 25:1898 votes
A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
Romans 6:2398 votes
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
1 Peter 5:895 votes
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
Proverbs 14:592 votes
A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.
Proverbs 6:1986 votes
A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.
Proverbs 12:1784 votes
He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit.
Proverbs 21:2881 votes
A false witness shall perish: but the man that heareth speaketh constantly.
Deuteronomy 19:15-2178 votes
One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter be established.
Proverbs 24:2871 votes
Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.
Mark 10:1967 votes
Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother.
Psalms 27:1264 votes
Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies: for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty.
What does the Bible say about bearing false witness?
Readers most often cite Proverbs 19:5 on the subject of bearing false witness. Across 5,942 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Proverbs 6:16-19, Exodus 20:16, Proverbs 19:9. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.