Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) False testimony under oath. 2. (v.) At common law, a willfully false statement in a fact material to the issue, made by a witness under oath in a competent judicial proceeding. By statute the penalties of perjury are imposed on the making of willfully false affirmations. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia PERJURY pur'-ju-ri. See CRIMES; OATH; PUNISHMENTS.

Multi-Version Concordance Perjury (3 Occurrences) Matthew 15:19 For out of the heart proceed wicked thoughts, murder, adultery, fornication, theft, perjury, impiety of speech. (WEY) Jeremiah 7:9 Stealing, murdering, and committing adultery, And swearing to falsehood, and giving perfume to Baal, And going after other gods whom ye knew not. (See NIV) Zechariah 8:17 and let none of you devise evil in your hearts against his neighbor, and love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate," says Yahweh. (See NAS)