| NETBible | Do not be a witness against your neighbor without cause, 1 and do not deceive with your words. 2 |
| NIV © |
Do not testify against your neighbour without cause, or use your lips to deceive. |
| NASB © |
Do not be a witness against your neighbor without cause, And do not deceive with your lips. |
| NLT © |
Do not testify spitefully against innocent neighbors; don’t lie about them. |
| MSG © |
Don't talk about your neighbors behind their backs--no slander or gossip, please. |
| BBE © |
Do not be a violent witness against your neighbour, or let your lips say what is false. |
| NRSV © |
Do not be a witness against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your lips. |
| NKJV © |
Do not be a witness against your neighbor without cause, For would you deceive with your lips? |
| KJV | Be not a witness <05707> against thy neighbour <07453> without cause <02600>_; and deceive <06601> (8765) [not] with thy lips <08193>_. |
| NASB © |
Do not be a witness <5707> against your neighbor <7453> without <2600> cause <2600> , And do not deceive <6601> with your lips .<8193> |
| LXXM | mh <3165> ADV isyi <1510> V-PAD-2S qeudhv <5571> A-NSM martuv <3144> N-NSM epi <1909> PREP son <4674> A-ASM polithn <4177> N-ASM mhde <3366> CONJ platunou <4115> V-PMD-2S soiv <4674> A-DPN ceilesin <5491> N-DPN |
| NET [draft] ITL | Do not <0408> be <01961> a witness <05707> against your neighbor <07453> without cause <02600> , and do not deceive <06601> with your words .<08193> |
| HEBREW | Kytpvb <08193> tytphw <06601> Kerb <07453> Mnx <02600> de <05707> yht <01961> la (24:28) <0408> |
| NETBible | Do not be a witness against your neighbor without cause, 1 and do not deceive with your words. 2 |
| NET Notes |
1 sn The legal setting of these sayings continues with this warning against being a false accuser. The “witness” in this line is one who has no basis for his testimony. “Without cause” is the adverb from חָנָן (khanan), which means “to be gracious.” The adverb means “without a cause; gratis; free.” It is also cognate to the word חֵן (“grace” or “unmerited [or, undeserved] favor.” The connotation is that the opposite is due. So the adverb would mean that there was no cause, no justification for the witness, but that the evidence seemed to lie on the other side. 2 tn Heb “lips.” The term “lips” is a metonymy of cause; it means “what is said.” Here it refers to what is said in court as a false witness. |