Deuteronomy 5:20
Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbour.
KJV
nec loqueris contra proximum tuum falsum testimonium.
Vulgate
Οὐ ψευδομαρτυρήσεις κατὰ τοῦ πλησίον σου μαρτυρίαν ψευδῆ.
LXX
Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbor.
ASV
וְ/לֹֽא תַעֲנֶ֥ה בְ/רֵֽעֲ/ךָ֖ עֵ֥ד שָֽׁוְא
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
5 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
הוּ
hv
noun · 186×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
נִי
ny
verb · 325×
עֵ֣ד
'd
noun · 70×
שָׁ֑וְא
shv'
noun · 52×
Historic Christian voices
2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
§2056The word "Decalogue" means literally "ten words."11 God revealed these "ten words" to his people on the holy mountain. They were written "with the finger of God,"12 unlike the other commandments written by Moses.13 They are pre-eminently the words of God. They are handed on to us in the books of Exodus 14 and Deuteronomy.15 Beginning with the Old Testament, the sacred books ref…
Q. What does the Lord say in his law? A. God spoke all these words: I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. You shall have no other gods before me. You shall not make for yourself an idol. You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God. Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. Honor your father and your mother. You …
Cross-references
- Exod 20:16 — Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
- Exod 23:1 — Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.
- Exod 23:1 — Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.
- Prov 19:5 — A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.
- Prov 19:9 — A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish.