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added link to http://biblehub.com/commentaries/exodus/20-16.htm - initial expansion of article - will do final check of links
'''Perjury''' is the [[criminal]] offence of knowingly making a [[deceit|false statement]] under oath about a material fact.
'''Perjury''' is the [[criminal]] offence of knowingly making a [[deceit|false statement]] under [[oath]] about a material fact. Not every [[falsehood]] offered as [[testimony]] under oath is perjury. Perjury has three [[motivation]]s
#To escape [[punishment]]
#To cause [[injury]]
#To express [[contempt of court]]
Conscious perjury is a [[sin]].
See [http://biblehub.com/commentaries/exodus/20-16.htm '''Exodus 20:16''' with multiple commentaries "''Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.''"] <br> Compare [http://biblehub.com/commentaries/john/8-44.htm '''John 8:44''' with multiple commentaries "''The father of lies''".]
==See also==
==See also==
* [[Bill Clinton]]
* [[Bill Clinton]]
* [[Scooter Libby]]
* [[Scooter Libby]]
* [[Cover up]]
* [[Hypocrites]]
* [[Lie]]
* [[Slander]]
* [[Defamation]]
* [[Enmity]]
* [[Lucifer]]
* [[Truth]]
{{Ten Commandments}}
{{Ten Commandments}}