Proverbs 24:28

Pro 24:28 Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive [not] with thy lips.

Ver. 28. Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause. ] That is, Without calling, being not thereunto required; for this would speak thee spiteful, rash, and revengeful, as in the next verse.

And deceive not with thy lips. ] When called to be a witness, speak thy mind simply and plainly, without preface or passion, a without varnish of fine words, whereby to mislead the judge, or deceive the jurors, to bolster out a bad cause, or outface a good.

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