¹⁷ He that uttereth truth showeth forth righteousness; But a false witness, deceit.

⁵ A faithful witness will not lie; But a false witness uttereth lies.

²⁵ A true witness delivereth souls; But he that uttereth lies `causeth' deceit.

¹⁹ A false witness that uttereth lies, And he that soweth discord among brethren.

¹⁶ having a good conscience; that, wherein ye are spoken against, they may be put to shame who revile your good manner of life in Christ.

¹³ and set up false witnesses, who said, This man ceaseth not to speak words against this holy place, and the law:

⁵⁹ Now the chief priests and the whole council sought false witness against Jesus, that they might put him to death;

¹⁹ For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, railings:

²⁸ Be not a witness against thy neighbor without cause; And deceive not with thy lips.

²⁸ A false witness shall perish; But the man that heareth shall speak so as to endure.

²⁸ A worthless witness mocketh at justice; And the mouth of the wicked swalloweth iniquity.

⁵ A false witness shall not be unpunished; And he that uttereth lies shall not escape.

¹⁴ Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said, And who among all thy servants is so faithful as David, who is the king's son-in-law, and is taken into thy council, and is honorable in thy house?

¹⁵ Have I to-day begun to inquire of God for him? be it far from me: let not the king impute anything unto his servant, nor to all the house of my father; for thy servant knoweth nothing of all this, less or more.