Proverbs 24:28 KJV

Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.

Thou and Ye

  • thy one person

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

Matthew Henry

  • Proverbs 24:1–34Envy not sinners. And let not a desire ever come into thy mind, Oh that I could shake off restraints! 3-6. Piety and prudence in outward affairs, both go...

Thompson Chains

Cross References

  • Ephesians 4:25 Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.
  • Proverbs 25:18 A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
  • Exodus 20:16 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
  • Exodus 23:1 Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.
  • 1 Samuel 22:9–10 Then answered Doeg the Edomite, which was set over the servants of Saul, and said, I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub. …

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Hebrew and Strong’s

  • Be not a witness אַל ʾal Negative עֵד ʿēd עֵד Noun · masculine singular
  • against thy neighbour בְּרֵעֶךָ bĕrēʿekā רֵעַ Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition, suffix: second person masculine singular
  • without cause תְּהִי tĕhî Verb · qal jussive, second person masculine singular חִנָּם ḥinnām חִנָּם Adverb
  • and deceive וַהֲפִתִּיתָ wahăpittîtā פָּתָה Verb · piel perfect, second person masculine singular · with and, question
  • with thy lips בִּשְׂפָתֶיךָ biśpātêkā שָׂפָה Noun · feminine dual construct · with preposition, suffix: second person masculine singular

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