Original collection
FALSE TEACHERS: Matt 7:15; 24:4; Acts 20:28-32; Rom 16:17; 2 Cor 11:13-15; Gal 1:6-9; Eph 5:11; Tit 1:9-11; 2 Pet 2:1-3; I Jn 4:1; Rev 2:2; 2 Tim 4:2-4, 1 Tim 4:1-3, Matt 24:24, Deut 18:21-22, to Support is Sinful - 2 Jn 1:10-11.
Key KJV Scriptures:
Matthew 7:15-20; Acts 20:28-32; Galatians 1:6-9; 1 John 4:1; 2 John 9-11
Key KJV Scriptures: Full Text
77 indexed verses · Showing 1–40. Read each passage in its chapter context.
Exodus 20:16 (KJV)
Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
Exodus 23:1 (KJV)
Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.
Leviticus 6:3 (KJV)
Or have found that which was lost, and lieth concerning it, and sweareth falsely; in any of all these that a man doeth, sinning therein:
Leviticus 19:11 (KJV)
Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another.
Leviticus 19:12 (KJV)
And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD.
Leviticus 19:16 (KJV)
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.
Deuteronomy 5:20 (KJV)
Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbour.
Deuteronomy 19:16 (KJV)
If a false witness rise up against any man to testify against him that which is wrong;
Deuteronomy 19:17 (KJV)
Then both the men, between whom the controversy is, shall stand before the LORD, before the priests and the judges, which shall be in those days;
Deuteronomy 19:18 (KJV)
And the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and hath testified falsely against his brother;
Deuteronomy 19:19 (KJV)
Then shall ye do unto him, as he had thought to have done unto his brother: so shalt thou put the evil away from among you.
Deuteronomy 19:20 (KJV)
And those which remain shall hear, and fear, and shall henceforth commit no more any such evil among you.
1 Kings 21:13 (KJV)
And there came in two men, children of Belial, and sat before him: and the men of Belial witnessed against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth did blaspheme God and the king. Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died.
Psalms 27:12 (KJV)
Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies: for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty.
Psalms 35:11 (KJV)
False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge things that I knew not.
Proverbs 6:16 (KJV)
These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:
Proverbs 6:17 (KJV)
A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
Proverbs 6:18 (KJV)
An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,
Proverbs 6:19 (KJV)
A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.
Proverbs 12:17 (KJV)
He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit.
Proverbs 14:5 (KJV)
A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.
Proverbs 14:8 (KJV)
The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.
Proverbs 14:25 (KJV)
A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful witness speaketh lies.
Proverbs 18:5 (KJV)
It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
Proverbs 19:9 (KJV)
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish.
Proverbs 19:22 (KJV)
The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.
Proverbs 19:28 (KJV)
An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity.
Proverbs 21:28 (KJV)
A false witness shall perish: but the man that heareth speaketh constantly.
Proverbs 24:28 (KJV)
Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.
Proverbs 25:18 (KJV)
A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
Zechariah 5:3 (KJV)
Then said he unto me, This is the curse that goeth forth over the face of the whole earth: for every one that stealeth shall be cut off as on this side according to it; and every one that sweareth shall be cut off as on that side according to it.
Zechariah 5:4 (KJV)
I will bring it forth, saith the LORD of hosts, and it shall enter into the house of the thief, and into the house of him that sweareth falsely by my name: and it shall remain in the midst of his house, and shall consume it with the timber thereof and the stones thereof.
Matthew 7:15 (KJV)
Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
Matthew 7:16 (KJV)
Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
Matthew 7:17 (KJV)
Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
Matthew 7:18 (KJV)
A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
Matthew 7:19 (KJV)
Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
Matthew 7:20 (KJV)
Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
Matthew 15:19 (KJV)
For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:
Matthew 19:18 (KJV)
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,
Reference selections include Orville J. Nave’s public-domain topical index, via Brady Stephenson’s bible-data (CC BY 4.0). Titles and references have been normalized, duplicates merged, and references checked against the site’s KJV. This is a passage-finding aid; its classifications do not establish doctrine.