Deuteronomy 19:16

If an unrighteous witness rises up against any man to testify against him of wrongdoing,

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WEBBE

If an unrighteous witness rises up against any man to testify against him of wrongdoing,

BSB

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

KJV

If a false witness rise up against any man to testify against him that which is wrong;

ASV

If an unrighteous witness rise up against any man to testify against him of wrong-doing,

BBE

If a false witness makes a statement against a man, saying that he has done wrong,

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Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 15–21

Sentence should never be passed upon the testimony of one witness alone. A false witness should suffer the same punishment which he sought to have inflicted upon the person he accused. Nor could any law be more just. Let all Christians not only be cautious in bearing witness in public, but be careful not to join in private slanders; and let all whose consciences accuse them of crime, without delay flee for refuge to the hope set before them in Jesus Christ.

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