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Don`t be a witness against your neighbor without cause. Don`t deceive with your lips.
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Commentators explain that testifying "without cause" refers to speaking against a neighbor out of malice, for the love of gossip, or on trivial matters. The verse cautions against being a forward or eager witness, urging believers to speak only when there is a compelling and just reason to do so.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Do not deceive with your lips — Better, will you deceive with your lips?
19th Century
Anglican
Without cause — that is, do not mention your neighbor’s faults unless for some good reason, not for malice or love of gossip.
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Do not be a witness against your neighbor without cause Unless forced to it, except there is some urgent reason for it; n…
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