Exodus 20:16
Old Testament • 5 words with Strong's data
"Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour."
Word-by-Word Analysis
נָשָׂא
nâsâʼ
to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
שֶׁקֶר
sheqer
an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial)
עֵד
ʻêd
concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e. prince
קִרְאָה
qirʼâh
an encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite)
Key Terms in This Verse
עֵד ʻêd
concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e. prince
Study H5707 →נָשָׂא nâsâʼ
to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
Study H5375 →קִרְאָה qirʼâh
an encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite)
Study H7125 →Cross References
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.
He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,
He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour.
Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.
He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.
And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:
Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another.
Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of...
Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbour: I am the LORD.
For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine;
A talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter.
Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,
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