false evidenced, suborning false witnesses, wittingly appearing and pleading for an evil cause, out-facing and over-bearing the truth; passing unjust sentence, calling evil good, and good evil; rewarding the wicked according to the work of the righteous, and the righteous according to the work of shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour. Hab. i. 4. Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go forth; for the wicked doth compass about the righteous: therefore wrong judgment proceedeth. d Prov. xix. 5. A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape. Prov. vi. 16. These six things doth the Lord hate, yea, seven are an abomination unto him: Ver. 19. A false witness that speaketh lies, and him that soweth discord among brethren. e Acts vi. 13. And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place and the law. f Jer. ix. 3. And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies; but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith the Lord. Ver. 5. And they will deceive every one his neighbour, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies, and weary themselves to commit iniquity. Acts xxiv. 2. And when he was called forth, Tertullus began to accuse him, -Ver. 5. For we have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ring. leader of the sect of the Nazarenes. Psal. xii. 3. The Lord shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things. Ver. 4. Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail, our lips are our own: Who is lord over us? Psal. lii. 1. Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endureth continually. Ver. 2. Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully. Ver. 3. Thou lovest evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah. Ver. 4. Thou lovest all-devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue. 8 Prov. xvii. 15. He that justifieth the 'wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the Lord. 1 Kings xxi. from Verse 9. to 14. And she (Jeze bel) wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people: Ver. 10. 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. Ver. 11. And the men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who were the inhabitants in his city, did as Jezebel had sent unto them. Ver. 13.And (they) stoned him with stones, that he died. Isa of the wicked; forgery, concealing the truth, undue silence in a just cause, and holding our peace when iniquity calleth for either a reproof from ourselves', or complaint to others; speaking the truth unseasonably ", or maliciously to a wrong end°, or perverting it to a wrong meaning, or in doubtful and equivocal expressions, to the prejudice h Isa. v. 23. Which justify the wicked for a reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him. i Psal. cxix. 69. The proud have forged a lie against me: but I will keep thy precepts with my whole heart. Luke xix. 8. And Zaccheus stood, and said unto the Lord, Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold. Luke xvi. 5. So he called every one of his lord's debtors unto him, and said unto the first, How much owest thou unto my lord? Ver. 6. And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty. Ver. 7. Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? k Lev. v. 1. And if a soul sin, and hear the voice of swearing, and is a witness, whether he hath seen or known of it, if he do not utter it, then he shall bear his iniquity. Deut. xiii. 8. Thou shalt not consent unto him, nor hearken unto him: neither shall thine eye pity him, neither shalt thou spare, neither shalt thou conceal him. Acts v. 3. But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land? Ver. 8. And Peter answered unto her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much? And she said, Yea, for so much. Ver. 9. Then Peter said unto her, How is it that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord?-2 Tim. iv. 16. At my first answer no man stood with me, but all men forsook me: I pray God that it may not be laid to their charge. 11 Kings i. 6. And his father had not displeased him at any time, in saying, Why hast thou done so?-Lev. xix. 17. Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him. m Isa. lix. 4. None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity. Prov. xxix. 11. A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards. 1 Sam. xxii. 9. Then answered Doeg the Edomite, which was set over the servants of Saul, and said, I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub. Ver. 10. And he enquired of the Lord for him: and gave him victuals, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine. [Compared with Psalm lii.] A Psalm of David when Doeg. the Edomite came and told Saul-Ver. 1. Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? &c. to Verse 5. Psal. lvi. 5. Every day they wrest my words: all their thoughts are judice of truth or justice; speaking untruth', lying, slandering, backbiting", detracting ", tale-bearing *, whispering, scoffing, reviling 2, rash', harsh ̊, and partial censuring; misconstructing are against me for evil. John ii. 19. Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up. Compared with Mat. xxvi. 60.-At the last came two false witnesses, Ver. 61. And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days. 9 Gen. iii. 5. For God doth know, that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened: and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. Gen. xxvi. 7. And the men of the place asked him of his wife; and he said, She is my sister: for he feared to say, She is my wife. Ver. 9. And Abimelech called Isaac, and said, Behold, of a surety she is thy wife: and how saidest thou, She is my sister? Isa. lix. 13. In transgressing and lying against the Lord, and departing away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood. $ Lev. xix. 11. Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another. Col. iii. 9. Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds. Psal. 1. 20. Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother; thou slanderest thine own mother's son.. " Psal. xv. 3. He that backbiteth not with his tongue, W James iv. 11. 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 the law, but a judge. Jer. xxxviii. 4. Therefore the princes said unto the king, We beseech thee, let this man be put to death for thus he weakeneth the hands of the men of war that remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such words unto them: for this man seeketh not the welfare of this people, but the hurt. x Lev. xix. 16. Thou shalt not go up and down as a tale-bearer among thy people; neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbour: I am the Lord. Rom. i. 29. Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, Ver. 30. Backbiters, haters of God, Z Gen. xxi. 9. And Sarah saw. the son of Hagar the Egyptian, which she had born unto Abraham, mocking. Compared with Gal. iv. 29. But as then he that was born after the flesh persecuted him that was born after the Spirit, even so it is. misconstructing intentions, words, and actions; flattering, vain-glorious boasting, thinking or speaking too highly or too meanly of ourselves or others"; denying the gifts and graces is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live. d Gen. xxxviii. 24. And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter-in-law hath played the harlot; and also, behold, she is with child by whoredom. And Judah said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt. Rom. ii. 1. Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things. spake in her heart, only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard: therefore Eli thought she had been drunken. Ver. 14. And Eli said unto her, How long wilt thou be drunken? put away thy wine from thee. Ver. 15. And Hannah an swered and said, No, my lord; I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit: I have drunk neither wine ncr strong drink, but have poured out my soul before the Lord.. 2 Sam. x. 3. And the princes of the children of Ammon said unto Hanun their lord, Thinkest thou that David doth honour thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? hath not David rather sent his servants unto thee to search the city, and to spy it out, and to overthrow it? f Psal. xii. 2. They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak. Ver. 3. The Lord shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things. 8 2 Tim. iii. 2. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters. e Neh. vi. 6. Wherein was written, It is reported among the heathen, and Gashmu saith it, that thou and the Jews think to rebel: for which cause thou buildest the wall, that thou mayest be their king, according to these words. Ver. 7. And thou hast also appointed prophets to preach of thee at Jerusalem, saying, There is a king in Judah; and now shall it be reported to the king according to these words. Come now therefore, and let us take counsel together. Ver. 8. Then I sent unto him, saying, There are no such things done as thou sayest, but thou feignest them out of thine own heart. Rom. iii. 8. And not rather, (as we be slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say,) Let us do evil that good may come; whose damnation is just. Psal. lxix. 10. When I wept, and chastened my soul with fasting, that was to my reproach. 1 Sam. i, 13. Now Hannah, she Be not wise in your own conceits. h Luke xviii. 9. And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others. Ver. 11. And the Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican. Rom. xii. 16.-Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. 1 Cor. graces of God; aggravating smaller faults; hiding, excusing, or extenuating of sins, when called to a free confession'; unnecessary discovering of infirmities "; raising false ru 1 Cor. iv. 6. And these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself, and to Apollos, for your sakes; that ye might learn in us not to think of men above that which is written, that no one of you be puffed up for one against another. Acts xii. 22. And the people gave a shout, saying, It is the voice of a god, and not of a man. Exod. iv. 10. And Moses said unto the Lord, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue. Ver. 11. And the Lord said unto him, Who hath made man's mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the Lord? Ver. 12. Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say. Ver. 13. And he said, O my Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send. Ver. 14. And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Moses, &c. i Job xxvii. 5. God forbid that I should justify you: till I die, I will not remove my integrity from me. Ver. 6. My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live. Job iv. 6 Is not this thy fear, thy confidence, thy hope, and the uprightness of thy ways? k Mat. vii. 3. And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but consider est not the beam that is in thine own eye? Ver. 4. Or how wilt thou say to mours, thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye? Ver. 5. Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye. 1 Prov. xxviii. 13. He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy. Prov. xxx. 20. Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness. Gen. iii. 12. And the man said, The woman, whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat. Ver. 13. And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat. Jer. ii. 35. Yet thou sayest, Because I am innocent, surely his anger shall turn from me; be hold, I will plead with thee, because thou sayest, I have not sinned. 2 Kings v. 25.-And Elisha said unto him, Whence comest thou, Gehazi? And he said, Thy servant went no whither. Gen. iv. 9. And the Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not. Am I my brother's. keeper? m Gen. ix. 22. And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without. Prov. xxv. 9. Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to another: Ver. 10. Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away. A Exod |