Commentary for Sanhedrin 126:6
דבר אחר לא ישמע על פיך אזהרה למסית ולמדיח
one should not vow or swear by its name nor cause others [sc. heathens] to swear by the name. Another interpretation: and neither let it be heard out of thy mouth, — this is a formal prohibition against a mesith and maddiah. But a mesith is explicitly forbidden: and all Israel shall hear and fear, and shall do no more any such wickedness as this is among you?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Deut. XIII, 12. This refers to the punishment of a mesith. ');"><sup>5</sup></span>
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