Holy Scripture
Proverbs 24:28
A church father on this verse
“Do not be a witness without cause against your neighbor, etc. This also pertains to the cultivation of our field, that is, to the pursuit of good action, namely, not to harm an innocent neighbor with false testimony, not to give any sinner the confidence of sinning further by flattery; not to return evil for evil; for…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
28Be not a false witness against thy fellow citizen, Neither exaggerate with thy lips.
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26And men will kiss lips that answer well.
27Prepare thy works for thy going forth, And prepare thyself for the field; And come after me, And thou shalt rebuild thy house.
— Proverbs 24:28 —
29Say not, As he has treated me, so will I treat him, And I will avenge myself on him for that wherein he has injured me.
30A foolish man is like a farm, And a senseless man is like a vineyard.