"Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbor; I am the LORD."
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Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.
Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that.
Notwithstanding, that I be not further tedious unto thee, I pray thee that thou wouldest hear us of thy clemency a few words.
Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.
Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,
The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;
Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, all evil speakings,
And set two men, sons of Belial, before him, to bear witness against him, saying, Thou didst blaspheme God and the king. And then carry him out, and stone him, that he may die.
They are all grievous revolters, walking with slanders: they are brass and iron; they are all corrupters.
Take ye heed every one of his neighbour, and trust ye not in any brother: for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbour will walk with slanders.
But found none: yea, though many false witnesses came, yet found they none. At the last came two false witnesses,
Then they suborned men, which said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God.
He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour.
A talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter.
He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.
In thee are men that carry tales to shed blood: and in thee they eat upon the mountains: in the midst of thee they commit lewdness.
Do not go about saying untrue things among your people, or take away the life of your neighbour by false witness: I am the Lord.
Thou shalt not go about as a talebearer among thy people; thou shalt not stand up against the life of thy neighbour: I am Jehovah.
Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbor; I am the LORD.
Thou shalt not go up and down as a tale-bearer among thy people; neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbor; I am the LORD.
"'You shall not go up and down as a slanderer among your people; neither shall you stand against the life{literally, "blood"} of your neighbor. I am Yahweh.
`Thou dost not go slandering among thy people; thou dost not stand against the blood of thy neighbour; I `am' Jehovah.