Proverbs 24:28
Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
I went by the field of the slothful,.... This very probably was a real matter of fact; King Solomon's way lay at a certain time by the field of a slothful man, who never went into it himself, there…
Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Barnes' Notes
Deceive not with thy lips - Better, wilt thou deceive with thy lips?
We are here forbidden to be in any thing injurious to our neighbour, particularly in and by the forms of law, either, 1. As a witness: "Never bear a testimony against any man without cause, unless…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
deceive not Lit. and perhaps more forcibly, And wouldest thou deceive with thy lips?
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