Deuteronomy 19:16

Then both the men between whom the controversy is,.... The man that bears the false witness, and the man against whom it is borne:

shall stand before the Lord; as in the presence of him, the…

Testify against him that which is wrong - Margin, more literally, “a falling away.” The word is used Deu 13:5 to signify apostasy or revolt; here it is no doubt to be understood in the wider sense of…

Here is a statute for the preventing of frauds and perjuries; for the divine law takes care of men's rights and properties, and has made a hedge about them. Such a friend is it to human society and…

But if So Sam. LXX.

unrighteous witness Heb. witness of violence. So E, Exo 23:1, and Psa 35:11, apparently one who forceshis evidence, does violenceto the truth or intends violenceto his neighbour.…