Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.

Bible References

False

Proverbs 19:9
A false witness will not go unpunished,
And he who tells lies will perish.
Proverbs 6:19
A false witness who utters lies,
And one who spreads strife among brothers.
Proverbs 21:28
A false witness will perish,
But the man who listens to the truth will speak forever.
Exodus 23:1
You shall not bear a false report; do not join your hand with a wicked man to be a malicious witness.
Deuteronomy 19:16
If a malicious witness rises up against a man to accuse him of wrongdoing,
Psalm 120:3
What shall be given to you, and what more shall be done to you,
You deceitful tongue?
Daniel 6:24
The king then gave orders, and they brought those men who had maliciously accused Daniel, and they cast them, their children and their wives into the lions’ den; and they had not reached the bottom of the den before the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones.

Unpunished

Deuteronomy 5:11
You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not leave him unpunished who takes His name in vain.
1 Kings 2:9
Now therefore, do not let him go unpunished, for you are a wise man; and you will know what you ought to do to him, and you will bring his gray hair down to Sheol with blood.”

General references

Genesis 39:17
Then she spoke to him with these words, “The Hebrew slave, whom you brought to us, came in to me to make sport of me;
Deuteronomy 5:20
You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
Proverbs 14:5
A trustworthy witness will not lie,
But a false witness utters lies.