Exodus 23:1 Cross References - Coverdale

¹ Thou shalt not accepte a vayne tale, that thou woldest manteyne the vngodly, and be a false wytnesse.

¹⁶ Thou shalt beare no false wytnesse agaynst thy neghboure.

⁷ Kepe the farre from false matters. The innocent and righteous shalt thou not sley, for I iustifie not ye vngodly.

¹¹ Ye shal not steale, nether lye, ner deale falsely one with another.

¹⁶ Thou shalt let no preuy accuser go amoge ye people. Nether shalt thou stonde agaynst yi neghbours bloude: for I am ye LORDE.

²⁰ Thou shalt beare no false witnes against thy neghboure.

¹⁶ But yf an vnrighteous wytnesse stonde vp agaynst eny man, to testifye eny trespace vpon him, ¹⁷ then shall both the men that stryue together, stonde before the LORDE, before the prestes and Iudges, which shall be at the same tyme. ¹⁸ And the iudges shall make diligent inquisicion: & yf the witnesse be founde false, and hath geue false witnesse agaynst his brother, ¹⁹ then shall ye do vnto him, euen as he thoughte to do vnto his brother: that thou mayest put awaye the euell from the that ²⁰ other maye heare and feare, and take nomore vpon them to do soch wicked poyntes amonge you. ²¹ Thine eye shall not pitie him. Soule for soule, eye for eye, tothe for tothe, hande for hande, fote for fote.

³ The kynge sayde: Where is thy lordes sonne? Siba sayde vnto the kynge: Beholde, he abyde that Ierusale, for he saide: To daye shal ye house of Israel restore my fathers kigdome vnto me.

²⁷ and he hath accused thy seruaunt before my lorde ye kynge. But my lorde ye kynge is an angell of God, and thou mayest do what pleaseth the.

¹⁰ and set two men of Belial before him, to testifye and saye: Thou hast blasphemed God and the kynge. And brynge him forth, and stone him to death. ¹¹ And the Elders and rulers of his cyte, which dwelt in his cite, dyd as Iesabel had commaunded them, acordynge as she had wrytten in the letter that she sent vnto them ¹² and they proclamed a fast, and caused Naboth to syt aboue amonge the people. ¹³ Then came the two men of Belial, and stode before him, and testyfyed agaynst Naboth in ye presence of the people, and sayde: Naboth hath blasphemed God and the kynge. Then broughte they him out of the cite, and stoned him to death.

³ He yt vseth no disceat in his tonge: he that doth no euell to his neghboure, & slaundreth not his neghbours.

¹² Delyuer me not into the wylles of myne aduersaries, for there are false wytnesses rysen vp against me, and they ymagyn myschefe.

¹¹ False witnesses are rysen vp, & laye to my charge thinges that I knowe not.

⁵ Who so preuely slaundreth his neghboure, him wil I destroye: Who so hath a proude loke & an hye stomacke, I maye not awaye with him.

³ What rewarde shalbe geuen or done vnto the, thou false tonge?

¹⁹ a false wytnesse yt bringeth vp lyes, & soch one as soweth discorde amonge brethren.

¹⁸ Dissemblynge lippes kepe hatred secretly, and he that speaketh eny slaunder, is a foole.

¹⁷ A iust man will tell the trueth, & shewethe thinge yt is right: but a false wytnesse disceaueth.

⁴ A wicked body holdeth moch of false lippes, & a dyssemblynge persone geueth eare to a disceatfull toge.

⁵ A false wytnesse shal not remayne vnpunyshed, and he that speaketh lyes shal not escape.

⁹ A false wytnesse shal not remayne vnpunyshed, & he yt speaketh lyes shal perishe.

²⁸ A false wytnes laugheth iudgmet to scorne, & the mouth of the vngodly eateth vp wickednes.

²⁸ A false wytnesse shal perishe, but he yt wilbe content to heare, shal allwaye haue power to speake himself.

²⁸ Be no false wytnesse agaynst yi neghbor, & hurte him not wt yi lyppes.

¹⁸ Who so beareth false wytnesse agaynst his neghboure, he is a very speare, a swearde & a sharpe arowe.

²³ The north wynde dryueth awaye the rayne, euen so doth an earnest sober countenauce a backbyters tonge.

¹⁰ For why, I herde so many derisios and blasphemies, yee euen of myne owne companyons, and off soch as were conuersaunte with me: which wente aboute, to make me afrayed sayenge: vpon him, let vs go vpon him, to feare him, and make him holde his tonge: yt we maye ouercome him, and be avenged off him.

¹⁸ The sayde, he vnto him: Which? Iesus saide: Thou shalt not kyll: thou shalt not breake wedlocke: thou shalt not steale: thou shalt beare no false wytnes:

⁵⁹ But the hye prestes and the elders, and the whole councell sought false wytnesse ageynst Iesus, that they might put him to death, ⁶⁰ and founde none. And though many false wytnesses stepte forth, yet founde they none. At the last there stepte forth two false wytnesses, ⁶¹ & spake: He sayde: I can breake downe the temple of God, and buylde it agayne in thre dayes.

¹⁴ And yf this come to the debytes eares, we wyl styll him, and brynge it so to passe, that ye shal be safe. ¹⁵ And they toke the money, and dyd as they were taught. And this sayenge is noysed amonge the Iewes vnto this daye.

¹⁴ Then ye soudyours axed him likewyse, and sayde: What shal we do then? And he sayde vnto the: Do no man violence ner wronge, and be content with youre wages.

⁸ But Zacheus stode forth, and sayde vnto the LORDE: Beholde LORDE, the half of my goodes geue I to the poore: and yf I haue defrauded eny man, I restore him foure folde.

¹¹ Then sent they in certayne men, that sayde: We haue herde him speake blasphemous wordes agaynst Moses, and agaynst God. ¹² And they moued the people, and the Elders and the scrybes, and came vpon him, & caught him, ¹³ and brought him before the councell, and set false witnesses there, which sayde: This man ceasseth not to speake blasphemous wordes agaynst this holy place and the lawe.

⁸ & not rather to do thus (as we are euell spoken of, and as some reporte, that we shulde saye) Let vs do euell, yt good maye come therof. Whose danacio is inste.

²⁵ Wherfore put awaye lyenge, and speake euery man the trueth vnto his neghboure, for as moch as we are membres one of another.

³ vnkynde, truce breakers, false accusers, ryatours, fearce, despysers of them which are good,

¹⁶ hauynge a good conscience, that they which bacbyte you as euell doers, maye be ashamed, that they haue falsely accused youre good couersacion in Christ.

¹⁰ And I harde a lowde voyce, which sayde in heauen: Now is saluacion, and strength and the kyngdome become oure Gods, and ye power his Christes: For he is cast downe, which accused them before God daye and night.