Deuteronomy 19:19
Then shall ye do unto him, as he had thought to have done unto his brother: so shalt thou put the evil away from among you.
Cross-reference
Deuteronomy 19:20 adds the deterrent purpose: public punishment makes others fear and avoid false witness.
Deuteronomy 17:7 shows witnesses initiating execution, connecting to the witness's role in judgment.
Deuteronomy 21:21 repeats the 'purge evil' formula for a rebellious son, broadening the principle beyond false witnesses.
Deuteronomy 13:5 prescribes death for false prophets, a parallel capital punishment for deceit.
Deuteronomy 22:21 applies the 'purge evil' command to a woman found not virgin, showing consistent community judgment.
Deuteronomy 22:24 uses the same 'purge evil' for adultery in the city, reinforcing communal responsibility.
Deuteronomy 24:7 likewise commands 'purge evil' for kidnapping, applying the same standard to different crimes.
Proverbs 19:5 echoes this principle: a false witness will not escape punishment.
Daniel 6:24 enacts the lex talionis: Daniel's accusers suffer the death they intended for him.
Judges 20:13 directly invokes this purge evil principle to demand execution of the Gibeah criminals, a narrative application.
Matthew 5:38 cites the lex talionis principle that underlies this verse, which Jesus then reinterprets with 'turn the other cheek'.
1 Timothy 5:19 applies the two-witness requirement to church discipline, echoing the legal standard here for accusations.