Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version If a malicious witness takes the stand to accuse someone of a crime, New Living Translation “If a malicious witness comes forward and accuses someone of a crime, English Standard Version If a malicious witness arises to accuse a person of wrongdoing, Berean Standard Bible If a false witness testifies against someone, accusing him of a crime, King James Bible If a false witness rise up against any man to testify against him that which is wrong; New King James Version If a false witness rises against any man to testify against him of wrongdoing, New American Standard Bible If a malicious witness rises up against a person to testify against him of wrongdoing, NASB 1995 “If a malicious witness rises up against a man to accuse him of wrongdoing, NASB 1977 “If a malicious witness rises up against a man to accuse him of wrongdoing, Legacy Standard Bible If a malicious witness rises up against a man to accuse him of wrongdoing, Amplified Bible If a malicious witness rises up against a man to [falsely] accuse him of wrongdoing, Christian Standard Bible “If a malicious witness testifies against someone accusing him of a crime, Holman Christian Standard Bible If a malicious witness testifies against someone accusing him of a crime, American Standard Version If an unrighteous witness rise up against any man to testify against him of wrong-doing, Aramaic Bible in Plain English And if a false witness shall arise against a man and will testify evil against him; Brenton Septuagint Translation And if an unjust witness rise up against a man, alleging iniquity against him; Contemporary English Version If you accuse someone of a crime, but seem to be lying, Douay-Rheims Bible If a lying witness stand against a man, accusing him of transgression, English Revised Version If an unrighteous witness rise up against any man to testify against him of wrong-doing; GOD'S WORD® Translation This is what you must do whenever a witness takes the stand to accuse a person falsely of a crime. Good News Translation If any of you try to harm another by false accusations, International Standard Version When a malicious witness takes the stand against a man and accuses him, JPS Tanakh 1917 If an unrighteous witness rise up against any man to bear perverted witness against him; Literal Standard Version When a violent witness rises against a man to testify against him apostasy, Majority Standard Bible If a false witness testifies against someone, accusing him of a crime, New American Bible If a hostile witness rises against someone to accuse that person of wrongdoing, NET Bible If a false witness testifies against another person and accuses him of a crime, New Revised Standard Version If a malicious witness comes forward to accuse someone of wrongdoing, New Heart English Bible If an unrighteous witness rise up against any man to testify against him of wrongdoing, Webster's Bible Translation If a false witness shall rise up against any man to testify against him that which is wrong; World English Bible If an unrighteous witness rises up against any man to testify against him of wrongdoing, Young's Literal Translation 'When a violent witness doth rise against a man, to testify against him apostasy, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Testimony of Two or Three Witnesses15A lone witness is not sufficient to establish any wrongdoing or sin against a man, regardless of what offense he may have committed. A matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses. 16If a false witness testifies against someone, accusing him of a crime, 17both parties to the dispute must stand in the presence of the LORD, before the priests and judges who are in office at that time.… Cross References Exodus 23:1 "You shall not spread a false report. Do not join the wicked by being a malicious witness. Psalm 27:12 Do not hand me over to the will of my foes, for false witnesses rise up against me, breathing out violence. Proverbs 14:5 An honest witness does not deceive, but a dishonest witness pours forth lies. Proverbs 19:5 A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who utters lies will not escape. Treasury of Scripture If a false witness rise up against any man to testify against him that which is wrong; a false witness Exodus 23:1-7 Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness… 1 Kings 21:10-13 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… Psalm 27:12 Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies: for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty. that which is wrong. Jump to Previous Accuse Apostacy Bear Crime Makes Malicious Offence Perverted Rise Rises Stand Statement Testify Unrighteous Violent Witness Wrong Wrongdoing Wrong-DoingJump to Next Accuse Apostacy Bear Crime Makes Malicious Offence Perverted Rise Rises Stand Statement Testify Unrighteous Violent Witness Wrong Wrongdoing Wrong-DoingDeuteronomy 19 1. The cities of refuge4. The privilege thereof for the manslayer 14. The landmark is not to be removed 15. At least two witnesses are required 16. the punishment of a false witness Verse 16. - To testify against him that which is wrong; literally, to testify against him defection, i.e. from the Law of God. The speaker has apparently in view here all such defections from the Law as would entail punishment on the convicted offender. In Deuteronomy 13:5 [6], indeed, the crime described here as "that which is wrong" (margin, "falling away") is specially the crime of apostasy to idolatry; but the word (סָרָה), though usually expressing apostasy from Jehovah, has properly the general sense of a deflection from a prescribed course (from סוּר, to go off, to go aside), and so may describe any departure from what is constituted right. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Ifכִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction a false חָמָ֖ס (ḥā·mās) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2555: Violence, wrong, by meton, unjust gain witness עֵד־ (‘êḏ-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5707: A witness, testimony, a recorder, prince testifies לַעֲנ֥וֹת (la·‘ă·nō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 6030: To answer, respond against someone, בְּאִ֑ישׁ (bə·’îš) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person accusing him of a crime, סָרָֽה׃ (sā·rāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5627: Turning aside, defection, apostasy, withdrawal Links Deuteronomy 19:16 NIVDeuteronomy 19:16 NLT Deuteronomy 19:16 ESV Deuteronomy 19:16 NASB Deuteronomy 19:16 KJV Deuteronomy 19:16 BibleApps.com Deuteronomy 19:16 Biblia Paralela Deuteronomy 19:16 Chinese Bible Deuteronomy 19:16 French Bible Deuteronomy 19:16 Catholic Bible OT Law: Deuteronomy 19:16 If an unrighteous witness rise up against (Deut. 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