Or have found that which was lost, and lieth concerning it, and sweareth falsely; in any of all these that a man doeth, sinning therein:
Parallel translations
- WEB or has found that which was lost, and dealt falsely therein, and swearing to a lie; in any of these things that a man does, sinning therein;
- BSB or finds lost property and lies about it and swears falsely, or if he commits any such sin that a man might commit—
- NKJV or if he has found what was lost and lies concerning it, and swears falsely—in any one of these things that a man may do in which he sins:
- NASB or has found what was lost and lied about it and sworn falsely, so that he sins regarding any of the things that people do;
- NLT or you find lost property and lie about it, or you lie while swearing to tell the truth, or you commit any other such sin.
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Quick answer
Keeping lost property and lying under oath about it is sin requiring atonement. Dishonesty in everyday dealings offends God.
Overview
The list continues with retaining found property and swearing falsely to conceal it, ordinary temptations that nonetheless incur real guilt. By naming such common offenses, the law shows that God's holiness reaches into daily commerce and speech. It exposes the heart's bent toward dishonesty and our need for the cleansing only Christ provides.
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- Exod 23:4If thou meet thine enemy’s ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again.
- Lev 19:12And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD.
- Exod 22:9–11For all manner of trespass, whether it be for ox, for ass, for sheep, for raiment, or for any manner of lost thing, which another challengeth to be his, the cause of both parties shall come before the judges; and whom the judges shall condemn, he shall pay double unto his neighbour.
- Deut 22:1–4Thou shalt not see thy brother’s ox or his sheep go astray, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt in any case bring them again unto thy brother.
- Jer 7:9Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not;
- Zech 5:4I will bring it forth, saith the LORD of hosts, and it shall enter into the house of the thief, and into the house of him that sweareth falsely by my name: and it shall remain in the midst of his house, and shall consume it with the timber thereof and the stones thereof.
- Jer 5:2And though they say, The LORD liveth; surely they swear falsely.
- Mal 3:5And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the LORD of hosts.
- Prov 30:9Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.
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