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Deuteronomy 19:16

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If a false witness testifies against someone, accusing him of a crime,

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Matthew Henry Bible Commentaryv. 16

The laws which Moses had hitherto been repeating and urging mostly concerned the acts of religion and devotion towards God; but here he comes more fully to press the duties of righteousness between man and man. This chapter relates, I. To the sixth commandment, "Thou shalt not kill" (Deu 19:1-13). II. To the eighth commandment, "Thou shalt not steal" (Deu 19:14). III. To the ninth commandment, "Thou shalt not bear false witness," (Deu 19:15, etc.).

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Strong's Concordancev. 16

חָמָס (châmâç, H2555) — violence; by implication, wrong; by meton. unjust gain עֵד (ʻêd, H5707) — concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e. prince קוּם (qûwm, H6965) — to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative) אִישׁ (ʼîysh, H376) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term… עָנָה (ʻânâh, H6030) — properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond;… סָרָה (çârâh, H5627) — apostasy, crime; figuratively, remission

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Psalms 27:12rank 5

Do not hand me over to the will of my foes, for false witnesses rise up against me, breathing out violence.

Psalms 35:11rank 4

Hostile witnesses come forward; they make charges I know nothing about.

Acts 6:13rank 2

where they presented false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking against this holy place and against the law.

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