Today’s devotion comes from Deuteronomy 5:20.
“‘You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.” Deuteronomy 5:20.
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Consider the following from the Heidelberg Catechism.
Q. 112. What is required in the ninth commandment?
A. That I bear false witness against no man, nor falsify any man’s words; that I be no backbiter, nor slanderer; that I do not judge, nor join in condemning any man rashly or unheard; but that I avoid all sorts of lies and deceit as the proper works of the devil, unless I would bring down upon me the heavy wrath of God; likewise, that in judgment and all other dealings I love the truth, speak it uprightly, and confess it; also that I defend and promote, as much as I am able, the honor and good character of my neighbor.
“A false witness will not go unpunished,
And he who tells lies will not escape.” Proverbs 19:5.
“A false witness will perish,
But the man who listens to the truth will speak forever.” Proverbs 21:28.
“O LORD, who may abide in Your tent?
Who may dwell on Your holy hill?
2 He who walks with integrity, and works righteousness,
And speaks truth in his heart.
3 He does not slander with his tongue,
Nor does evil to his neighbor,
Nor takes up a reproach against his friend;” Psalm 15:1-3.
“Do not judge, and you will not be judged; and do not condemn, and you will not be condemned; pardon, and you will be pardoned.” Luke 6:37.
“Lying lips are an abomination to the LORD,
But those who deal faithfully are His delight.” Proverbs 12:22.
“A righteous man hates falsehood,
But a wicked man acts disgustingly and shamefully.” Proverbs 13:5.
Love “does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth;” 1 Corinthians 13:6.
“Therefore, laying aside falsehood, SPEAK TRUTH EACH ONE of you WITH HIS NEIGHBOR, for we are members of one another.” Ephesians 4:25.
“For the whole Law is fulfilled in one word, in the statement, “YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.” But if you bite and devour one another, take care that you are not consumed by one another.” Galatians 5:14-15.
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