Isaiah 29:21

those who with a word make a man out to be guilty, who ensnare the defender in court and with false testimony deprive the innocent of justice.
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King James Version

That make a man an offender for a word, and lay a snare for him that reproveth in the gate, and turn aside the just for a thing of nought.

English Standard Version

who by a word make a man out to be an offender, and lay a snare for him who reproves in the gate, and with an empty plea turn aside him who is in the right.

Catholic Public Domain Version

For they caused men to sin by a word, and they supplanted him who argued against them at the gates, and they turned away from justice in vain