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Deuteronomy 19:16

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19:16If a false33 witness testifies against another person and accuses him of a crime,34

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  1. 33 Heb “violent” (חָמָס, khamas). This is a witness whose motivation from the beginning is to do harm to the accused and who, therefore, resorts to calumny and deceit. See I. Swart and C. VanDam, 2:.
  2. 34 Or “rebellion.” Rebellion against God’s law is in view (cf. “of a defection from the law”).

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

If a malicious witness arises to accuse a person of wrongdoing,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

If a malicious witness takes the stand to accuse someone of a crime,

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“If a malicious witness testifies against someone accusing him of a crime,

NLTNew Living Translation

“If a malicious witness comes forward and accuses someone of a crime,

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

If a malicious witness gets up to accuse anyone to testify against him falsely,

KJV 1900King James Version

If a false witness rise up against any man to testify against him that which is wrong;