If a false witness rise up against any man to testify against him that which is wrong;
If an unrighteous witness rise up against any man to testify against him of wrong-doing,
`When a violent witness doth rise against a man, to testify against him apostasy,
If an unrighteous witness rise up against any man to testify against him of an offence;
Deuteronomy — Moses' farewell sermons on the plains of Moab. The covenant renewed for the generation about to cross — with the Shema at its heart and Moses' song on its lips.
Voices3
If a false witness rise up against any man,.... In a court of judicature: to testify against him: that which is not true of him, let it be in what case it will; Aben Ezra instances in idolatry, but it holds good of any other.
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)reformed
Testify against him that which is wrong - Margin, more literally, a falling away. The word is used Deu 13:5 to signify apostasy or revolt; here it is no doubt to be understood in the wider sense of any departure from the Law.
Albert Barnes· Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)evangelical
A safe witness - A single witness, though he speak truth, is not to be accepted for the condemnation of another man, but if he be convicted of false witness, this is sufficient for his own condemnation.
John Wesley· Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament, 1765evangelical
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread — the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
The walk8
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Through
Psalms 27:12Do not hand me over to the will of my foes, for false witnesses rise up against me, breathing out violence.
leads to
Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking false testimony against Jesus in order to put Him to death.
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Hostile witnesses come forward; they make charges I know nothing about.
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
You have not delivered me to the enemy; You have set my feet in the open.
By this I know that You delight in me, for my enemy does not triumph over me.
Then they prompted some men to say, “We heard Stephen speak words of blasphemy against Moses and against God.”
Through
Psalms 35:11Hostile witnesses come forward; they make charges I know nothing about.
leads to
Do not hand me over to the will of my foes, for false witnesses rise up against me, breathing out violence.
and said to Saul, “Why do you listen to the words of men who say, ‘Look, David intends to harm you’?
The whole web at once: see the Arc.
The verses this one reaches12
Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.”
“You shall not spread a false report. Do not join the wicked by being a malicious witness.
Do not hand me over to the will of my foes, for false witnesses rise up against me, breathing out violence.
Hostile witnesses come forward; they make charges I know nothing about.
A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who utters lies will not escape.
a false witness who gives false testimony, and one who stirs up discord among brothers.
Stay far away from a false accusation. Do not kill the innocent or the just, for I will not acquit the guilty.
A lying witness will perish, but the man who listens to truth will speak forever.
Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking false testimony against Jesus in order to put Him to death.
where they presented false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking against this holy place and against the law.
But seat two scoundrels opposite him and have them testify, ‘You have cursed both God and the king!’ Then take him out and stone him to death.”
Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking testimony against Jesus to put Him to death, but they did not find any.
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