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Genesis 39:17

WEB

17She spoke to him according to these words, saying, “The Hebrew servant, whom you have brought to us, came in to me to mock me,

KJV

17And she spake unto him according to these words, saying, The Hebrew servant, which thou hast brought unto us, came in unto me to mock me:

BSB

17Then she told him the same story: “The Hebrew slave you brought us came to me to make sport of me,

FBV

17Then she told him her story. It went like this: “That Hebrew slave you brought here tried to come and dishonor me.

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Extra References

Exodus 23:1

1You shall not spread a false report. Don’t join your hand with the wicked to be a malicious witness.


Exodus 20:16

16You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.


Proverbs 19:9

9A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who utters lies shall perish.


Matthew 26:65

65Then the high priest tore his clothing, saying, “He has spoken blasphemy! Why do we need any more witnesses? Behold, now you have heard his blasphemy.


1 Kings 18:17

17When Ahab saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, “Is that you, you troubler of Israel?”


Proverbs 12:19

19Truth’s lips will be established forever, but a lying tongue is only momentary.


Psalms 55:3

3because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked. For they bring suffering on me. In anger they hold a grudge against me.


Proverbs 19:5

5A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who pours out lies shall not go free.


1 Kings 21:9-13

9She wrote in the letters, saying, “Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people. 10Set two men, wicked fellows, before him, and let them testify against him, saying, ‘You cursed God and the king!’ Then carry him out, and stone him to death.”

11The men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who lived in his city, did as Jezebel had instructed them in the letters which she had written and sent to them. 12They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people. 13The two men, the wicked fellows, came in and sat before him. The wicked fellows testified against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, “Naboth cursed God and the king!” Then they carried him out of the city and stoned him to death with stones.


Psalms 37:14

14The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, to kill those who are upright on the path.