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Deuteronomy 19:16-21
If a malicious witness rises up against a person to testify against him of wrongdoing,then both people who have the dispute shall stand before the Lord, before the priests and the judges who will be in office in those days.And the judges shall investigate thoroughly, and if the witness is a false witness and he has testified against his brother falsely,then you shall do to him just as he had planned to do to his brother. So you shall eliminate the evil from among you.And the rest of the people will hear and be afraid, and will never again do such an evil thing among you.So you shall not show pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, and foot for foot.
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Acts 6:11-13
Then they secretly induced men to say,“ We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God.”And they stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes, and they came up to him and dragged him away, and brought him before the Council.They put forward false witnesses who said,“ This man does not stop speaking against this holy place and the Law;
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Mark 14:55-56
Now the chief priests and the entire Council were trying to obtain testimony against Jesus to put Him to death, and they were not finding any.For many people were giving false testimony against Him, and so their testimonies were not consistent.
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Matthew 5:22
But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother shall be answerable to the court; and whoever says to his brother,‘ You good for nothing,’ shall be answerable to the supreme court; and whoever says,‘ You fool,’ shall be guilty enough to go into the fiery hell.
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Psalms 27:12
Do not turn me over to the desire of my enemies, For false witnesses have risen against me, And the violent witness.
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Acts 24:1-13
Now after five days the high priest Ananias came down with some elders and an attorney named Tertullus, and they brought charges against Paul to the governor.After Paul had been summoned, Tertullus began accusing him, saying to the governor,“ Since we have attained great peace through you, and since reforms are being carried out for this nation by your foresight,we acknowledge this in every way and everywhere, most excellent Felix, with all thankfulness.But, that I may not weary you further, I beg you to grant us a brief hearing, by your kindness.For we have found this man a public menace and one who stirs up dissensions among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes.And he even tried to desecrate the temple, so indeed we arrested him.
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1 Kings 21 8-1 Kings 21 13
So she wrote letters in Ahab’s name and sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters to the elders and to the nobles who were living with Naboth in his city.Now she had written in the letters, saying,“ Proclaim a fast and seat Naboth at the head of the people;and seat two worthless men opposite him, and have them testify against him, saying,‘ You cursed God and the king.’ Then take him out and stone him to death.”So the men of his city, the elders and the nobles who lived in his city, did just as Jezebel had sent word to them, just as it was written in the letters which she had sent them.They proclaimed a fast, and seated Naboth at the head of the people.Then the two worthless men came in and sat opposite him; and the worthless men testified against him, against Naboth, before the people, saying,“ Naboth cursed God and the king.” So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death with stones.
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Psalms 94:20-21
Can a throne of destruction be allied with You, One which devises mischief by decree?They band themselves together against the life of the righteous And condemn the innocent to death.
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Proverbs 25:18
Like a club, a sword, and a sharp arrow Is a person who gives false testimony against his neighbor.
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Psalms 35:11-12
Malicious witnesses rise up; They ask me things that I do not know.They repay me evil for good, To the bereavement of my soul.
