Psalm 35:11

False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge things that I knew not.

Cross-reference

Psalm 27:12 Parallel

Psalm 27:12 also mentions false witnesses rising against the psalmist — a direct parallel to the malicious witnesses in Psalm 35:11.

Psalm 119:69 mentions the insolent smearing the psalmist with lies — directly parallel to the malicious witnesses who accuse David falsely.

Psalm 120:2 Parallel

Psalm 120:2 cries out for deliverance from lying lips and deceitful tongues — the same kind of false speech David suffers from here.

Acts 24:12 Parallel

In Acts 24:12, Paul denies the false accusations — mirroring the psalmist's claim of being accused of things he does not know.

Acts 6:13 Parallel

In Acts 6:13, false witnesses accuse Stephen — a direct parallel to the malicious witnesses in the psalm, showing ongoing persecution of the righteous.

1 Samuel 24:9 Historical context

In 1 Samuel 24:9, David confronts Saul about listening to false reports — a specific instance of the malicious witnesses David laments in the psalm.

In Matthew 26:60, false witnesses come forward against Jesus but their testimony fails — echoing the psalmist's complaint of malicious witnesses.

Acts 24:13 Parallel

In Acts 24:13, Paul asserts the accusers cannot prove their false charges — echoing the psalmist's situation of being slandered without basis.

In Matthew 26:59, the chief priests seek false witnesses against Jesus — a direct fulfillment of the pattern of the righteous being falsely accused, as David experienced.

Proverbs 24:28 warns against being a witness against your neighbor without cause — the opposite of the malicious witnesses David faces.

Luke 23:2 Parallel

In Luke 23:2, false accusations are brought against Jesus — continuing the pattern of the righteous being slandered.

Mark 14:55 Typology

In Mark 14:55, the council seeks false testimony against Jesus — a typological fulfillment of David's false accusers.

In Genesis 39:14, Potiphar's wife falsely accuses Joseph — a classic example of malicious witnesses, just as the psalmist describes.

Proverbs 6:19 lists a false witness who breathes out lies as something the Lord hates — the very behavior of David's accusers.

1 Kings 21:13 recounts two worthless men bearing false witness against Naboth — a vivid example of malicious witnesses like those David describes.

Deuteronomy 19:16 describes a malicious witness arising to accuse someone — the same scenario David faces in this verse.

Exodus 23:1 Parallel

Exodus 23:1 gives the law against spreading false reports and being a malicious witness — the very sin David laments here.

In Matthew 5:11, Jesus blesses those falsely accused for his sake — a New Testament echo of David's lament.

Acts 24:6 Parallel

In Acts 24:6, Tertullus falsely claims Paul profaned the temple — another example of false accusation like the psalm's malicious witnesses.

Acts 24:5 Parallel

In Acts 24:5, Tertullus falsely accuses Paul — a legal accusation akin to the malicious witnesses in the psalm.

In Jeremiah 37:14, Jeremiah is falsely accused of desertion — mirroring David's experience with malicious witnesses.

Romans 8:33 Contrast

In Romans 8:33, Paul declares no charge can stand against God's elect — contrasting with David's experience of false accusers.

Acts 25:7 Parallel

In Acts 25:7, the Jews bring unproven charges against Paul — similar to David's malicious witnesses.