Deuteronomy 19:16 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

`When a violent witness doth rise against a man, to testify against him apostacy,

English ASV

If an unrighteous witness rise up against any man to testify against him of wrong-doing,

English Amplified

If a false witness rises up against any man to accuse him of wrongdoing,

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

If a false witness rises up against any man to accuse him of wrongdoing,

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

If a false witness testifies against someone, accusing him of a crime,

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

“If a malicious witness testifies against someone accusing him of a crime,

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

If an unrighteous witness rise up against any man to testify against him of an offence;

English EASY 2024

Somebody may accuse another person because he wants to hurt him. He tells lies against him.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

"A witness might try to hurt another person by lying and saying that this person did wrong.

If a malicious witness arises to accuse a person of wrongdoing,

English GNT (Good News Translation)

If any of you try to harm another by false accusations,

English God's Word - GW 1995

This is what you must do whenever a witness takes the stand to accuse a person falsely of a crime.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

"If a malicious witness testifies against someone accusing him of a crime,

English KJV 1611

If a false witness rise up against any man to testify against him that which is wrong;

English LSB

If a malicious witness rises up against a man to accuse him of wrongdoing,

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

If a false witness rises up against any man to testify against him to accuse him of doing wrong,

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

"If a malicious witness rises up against a man to accuse him of wrongdoing,

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

"If an unjust witness takes the stand against a man to accuse him of a defection from the law,

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

If a false witness testifies against another person and accuses him of a crime,

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Suppose a witness who tells lies goes to court and brings charges against someone. The witness says that person committed a crime.

English NIV

If a malicious witness takes the stand to accuse a man of a crime,

English NKJ 1982

If a false witness rises against any man to testify against him of wrongdoing,

English NLT

If a malicious witness comes forward and accuses someone of a crime,

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

If a malicious witness comes forward to accuse someone of wrongdoing,

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

If a malicious witness rises against any man to accuse him of wrongdoing,

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

If anyone gives false witness, claiming he has seen someone do wrong when he hasn't,

English Tyndale 1537

If an unrighteous witness rise up against a man to accuse him of trespass:

Deuteronomy 19:16 — Compare Translations