Do Not Bear False Witness Read as the Prohibition

Yalkut Shimoni on Torah 298:7

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"You shall not bear false witness" — why is it stated? Because it says "You shall do to him as he conspired to do to his brother" (Deuteronomy 19:19): we have heard the punishment, but we have not heard the prohibition. Scripture teaches, saying "You shall not bear false witness."

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CommandmentsDivine Justice

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