False Teachers
37 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.
Against Jesus
- Matthew 26:59–61 Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking false testimony against Jesus in order to put Him to death. …
- Mark 14:54–59 Peter followed Him at a distance, right into the courtyard of the high priest. And he sat with the officers and warmed himself by the fire. …
Against Naboth
- 1 Kings 21:13 And the two scoundrels came in and sat opposite Naboth, and these men testified against him before the people, saying, “Naboth has cursed both God and the king!” So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death.
Against Paul
- Acts 16:20–21 They brought them to the magistrates and said, “These men are Jews and are throwing our city into turmoil …
- Acts 17:5–7 The Jews, however, became jealous. So they brought in some troublemakers from the marketplace, formed a mob, and sent the city into an uproar. They raided Jason’s house in search of Paul and Silas, hoping to bring them out to the people. …
- Acts 24:5 We have found this man to be a pestilence, stirring up dissension among the Jews all over the world. He is a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes,
- Acts 25:7–8 When Paul arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many serious charges that they could not prove. …
Against Stephen
False Witness
- Exodus 20:16 You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
- Exodus 23:1 “You shall not spread a false report. Do not join the wicked by being a malicious witness.
- Leviticus 6:3 or finds lost property and lies about it and swears falsely, or if he commits any such sin that a man might commit—
- Leviticus 19:11–12 You must not steal. You must not lie or deceive one another. …
- Leviticus 19:16 You must not go about spreading slander among your people. You must not endanger the life of your neighbor. I am the LORD.
- Deuteronomy 5:20 You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
- Deuteronomy 19:16–20 If a false witness testifies against someone, accusing him of a crime, …
- Psalm 27:12 Do not hand me over to the will of my foes, for false witnesses rise up against me, breathing out violence.
- Psalm 35:11 Hostile witnesses come forward; they make charges I know nothing about.
- Proverbs 6:16–19 There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him: …
- Proverbs 12:17 He who speaks the truth declares what is right, but a false witness speaks deceit.
- Proverbs 14:5 An honest witness does not deceive, but a dishonest witness pours forth lies.
- Proverbs 14:8 The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way, but the folly of fools deceives them.
- Proverbs 14:25 A truthful witness saves lives, but one who utters lies is deceitful.
- Proverbs 18:5 Showing partiality to the wicked is not good, nor is depriving the innocent of justice.
- Proverbs 19:9 A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who pours out lies will perish.
- Proverbs 19:22 The desire of a man is loving devotion; better to be poor than a liar.
- Proverbs 19:28 A corrupt witness mocks justice, and a wicked mouth swallows iniquity.
- Proverbs 21:28 A lying witness will perish, but the man who listens to truth will speak forever.
- Proverbs 24:28 Do not testify against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your lips.
- Proverbs 25:18 Like a club or sword or sharp arrow is a man who bears false witness against his neighbor.
- Zechariah 5:3–4 Then he told me, “This is the curse that is going out over the face of all the land, for according to one side of the scroll, every thief will be removed; and according to the other side, every perjurer will be removed. …
- Matthew 15:19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander.
- Matthew 19:18 “Which ones?” the man asked. Jesus answered, “‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness,
- Luke 3:14 Then some soldiers asked him, “And what should we do?” “Do not take money by force or false accusation,” he said. “Be content with your wages.”
- Luke 18:20 You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not bear false witness, honor your father and mother.’”
- Romans 13:9 The commandments “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,” and any other commandments, are summed up in this one decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
- 1 Timothy 1:9–10 We realize that law is not enacted for the righteous, but for the lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinful, for the unholy and profane, for killers of father or mother, for murderers, …
Related topics
PerjuryEvidenceSlanderFalse Accusation
Topics: Nave’s Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook (1897), public domain, via the Berean Bible topical index.