`You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
PHILIPS
RWEBSTR
Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbour.
GWV
"Never avoid the truth when you testify about your neighbor.
NET
You must not offer false testimony against another.*
NET
5:20 You must not offer false testimony against another.288
tn Heb “your neighbor.” Clearly this is intended generically, however, and not to be limited only to those persons who live nearby (frequently the way “neighbor” is understood in contemporary contexts). So also in v. 20.