Leviticus 6:3 Cross References

Leviticus 6:3

3: Or suppose they find a lost item and lie about it, or they deny something while under oath, or they commit any other similar sin.

"If you come upon your enemy's ox or donkey that has strayed away, take it back to its owner.

"Do not use my name to swear a falsehood and so profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.

Do you really think you can steal, murder, commit adultery, lie, and worship Baal and all those other new gods of yours,

For if I grow rich, I may deny you and say, "Who is the LORD?" And if I am too poor, I may steal and thus insult God's holy name.

"Suppose there is a dispute between two people as to who owns a particular ox, donkey, sheep, article of clothing, or anything else. Both parties must come before God for a decision, and the person whom God declares guilty must pay double to the other.
"Now suppose someone asks a neighbor to care for a donkey, ox, sheep, or any other animal, but it dies or is injured or gets away, and there is no eyewitness to report just what happened.
The neighbor must then take an oath of innocence in the presence of the LORD. The owner must accept the neighbor's word, and no payment will be required.

At that time I will put you on trial. I will be a ready witness against all sorcerers and adulterers and liars. I will speak against those who cheat employees of their wages, who oppress widows and orphans, or who deprive the foreigners living among you of justice, for these people do not fear me," says the LORD Almighty.

Even when they are under oath, saying, `As surely as the LORD lives,' they all tell lies!"

"If you see your neighbor's ox or sheep wandering away, don't pretend not to see it. Take it back to its owner.
If it does not belong to someone nearby or you don't know who the owner is, keep it until the owner comes looking for it; then return it.
Do the same if you find your neighbor's donkey, clothing, or anything else your neighbor loses. Don't pretend you did not see it.
"If you see your neighbor's ox or donkey lying on the road, do not look the other way. Go and help your neighbor get it to its feet!

And this is what the LORD Almighty says: I am sending this curse into the house of every thief and into the house of everyone who swears falsely by my name. And my curse will remain in that house until it is completely destroyed--even its timbers and stones."

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