What does bear false witness mean?

"Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour" is one (either the eighth or ninth, the designation varies between religions) of the Ten Commandments, which are widely understood as moral imperatives by Jewish scholars, Catholic scholars, and Post-Reformation scholars. read more

To tell a lie. To say someone has done something they have not. Swearing you know something when you know it is untrue. Additionally, bearing false witness means to receive a lie as if were the truth. read more

The ninth commandment says, "You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor" (Exodus 20:16). Two or three witnesses were needed in ancient Hebrew law to establish a claim under civil law or a crime under criminal law. read more