Bail and False Testimony
_ You shall not bear false witness to your neighbor (Exodus 20:16) # (Deuteronomy 5:20)
_ Do not spread false rumors; Do not join with the wicked to bear false witness (Exodus 23:1).
_ Do not swear falsely by my name, for you will profane the name of your God: I am God
Jehovah (Leviticus 19:12)
_ You shall not bear false witness to your neighbor (Deuteronomy 5:20).
_ My son, if you are a surety for your neighbor, if you give your hand for a foreigner, you are bound by the words of your mouth and trapped by the words of your mouth (Proverbs 6:1-2).
_ Whoever guarantees for a foreigner will certainly be harmed; But whoever hates the guarantee will be safe (Proverbs 11:15).
_ He who speaks the truth proclaims righteousness; But a false witness exposes lies (Proverbs 12:17).
_ A faithful witness never lies; But a false witness speaks lies (Proverbs 14:5).
_ A true witness saves people's souls; But whoever lies deceives (Proverbs 14:25).
_ A fool gives his hand and is surety before his neighbor (Proverbs 17:18).
_ False testimony will not go unpunished, and those who tell lies will perish (Proverbs 19:9).
_ Evil testimony mocks righteousness; and the mouth of the wicked swallows up iniquity (Proverbs 19:28).
_ Take his garment, for he is surety for others; Bind them a pledge, for they answer for the strange woman (Proverbs 20:16).
_ Do not associate with those who exchange hands, or with those who guarantee debt (Proverbs 22:26).
_ Do not bear witness without cause against your neighbor; Do you want to use your lips to deceive? (Proverbs 24:28)
_ Whoever gives false testimony to his neighbor is like a hammer, a sword, or a sharp arrow (Proverbs 25:18).
_ Take his garment, for he has vouched for the stranger; Give him a pledge, because he has repaid the adulteress (Proverbs 27:13).
_ You have heard that it was said to those of old: You shall not swear falsely, but shall keep your oaths to the Lord. But I say to you, swear not at all: Do not swear by heaven, for it is God's throne - do not swear by the ground, for it is God's footstool... - But you must say: Yes, yes, no, no. As for what others say, it comes from the devil (Matthew 5:33-37).
_ First of all, my brothers, do not swear, neither by heaven, nor by earth, nor by any other thing; But if it is right, say yes, and if not, say no, so that you will not be judged (James 5:12).