What is "bearing false witness"

Usage examples of "bearing false witness".

If, then, he who makes false statements about himself is not less guilty of bearing false witness than if he had made them to the injury of his neighbor.

Petty theft, begging without temple authority, bearing false witness, avoiding taxes, disobeying lawful orders, and the like.

The usual Petty theft, begging without temple authority, bearing false witness, avoiding taxes, disobeying lawful orders, and the like.

In word, as by taking away your neighbour's good name by bearing false witness against him, or by depriving him of his chattels or his heritage by such false witnessing when you, for anger or reward, bear false witness or accuse him by your false witnessing, or else when you falsely excuse yourself.

The prohibition is against bearing false witness against your neighbor - a specific, limited, and despicable sort of lie.

The prohibition is against bearing false witness against your neighbor -- a specific, limited, and despicable sort of lie.

I mean die way you've been rocketing around the Nyota system, bearing false witness, pretending to be something you're not, encouraging breaches of PTA regulations on Angalia, getting involved in all sorts of violence and mixing with very questionable people indeed —.

With a tiny hand light, he found the materials he wanted from Kierse, in revenge for bearing false witness against Kathy and Kris.