King James Version (KJV)
Deuteronomy 19:18
“And the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, [if] the witness [be] a false witness, [and] hath testified falsely against his brother;”
Verse in context — Deuteronomy 19
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If a false witness rise up against any man to testify against him [that which is] wrong;
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Then both the men, between whom the controversy [is], shall stand before the LORD, before the priests and the judges, which shall be in those days;
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And the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, [if] the witness [be] a false witness, [and] hath testified falsely against his brother;
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Then shall ye do unto him, as he had thought to have done unto his brother: so shalt thou put the evil away from among you.
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And those which remain shall hear, and fear, and shall henceforth commit no more any such evil among you.
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Moses’ final speeches, reminding Israel of God’s law before entering the Promised Land.
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