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Lie
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A false witness shall not be unpunished; And he that uttereth lies shall not escape.
There are six things which Jehovah hateth; Yea, seven which are an abomination unto him: — read the full passage →
Lying lips are an abomination to Jehovah; But they that deal truly are his delight.
The lip of truth shall be established for ever; But a lying tongue is but for a moment.
But for the fearful, and unbelieving, and abominable, and murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, their part shall be in the lake that burneth with fire and brimstone; which is the second death.
Ye shall not steal; neither shall ye deal falsely, nor lie one to another.
There hath no temptation taken you but such as man can bear: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation make also the way of escape, that ye may be able to endure it.
Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father it is your will to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and standeth not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father thereof.
being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
God is not a man, that he should lie, Neither the son of man, that he should repent: Hath he said, and will he not do it? Or hath he spoken, and will he not make it good?
For the wages of sin is death; but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
A false witness shall not be unpunished; And he that uttereth lies shall perish.
Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.
But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession, — read the full passage →
Wherefore, putting away falsehood, speak ye truth each one with his neighbor: for we are members one of another.
A faithful witness will not lie; But a false witness uttereth lies.
He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: He that speaketh falsehood shall not be established before mine eyes.
lie not one to another; seeing that ye have put off the old man with his doings,
lie not one to another; seeing that ye have put off the old man with his doings, — read the full passage →
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some count slackness; but is longsuffering to you-ward, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
in hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before times eternal;
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
for fornicators, for abusers of themselves with men, for menstealers, for liars, for false swearers, and if there be any other thing contrary to the sound doctrine;
Excellent speech becometh not a fool; Much less do lying lips a prince.
A righteous man hateth lying; But a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame.
That which maketh a man to be desired is his kindness; And a poor man is better than a liar.
A true witness delivereth souls; But he that uttereth lies causeth deceit.
I hate and abhor falsehood; But thy law do I love.
not by works done in righteousness, which we did ourselves, but according to his mercy he saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit,
Or know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with men, — read the full passage →
For this cause God gave them up unto vile passions: for their women changed the natural use into that which is against nature: — read the full passage →
A lying tongue hateth those whom it hath wounded; And a flattering mouth worketh ruin.
The getting of treasures by a lying tongue Is a vapor driven to and fro by them that seek death.
Deliver my soul, O Jehovah, from lying lips, Andfrom a deceitful tongue.
He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him;
through the hypocrisy of men that speak lies, branded in their own conscience as with a hot iron;
But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thy heart to lie to the Holy Spirit, and to keep back part of the price of the land?
For nothing is hid, that shall not be made manifest; nor anything secret, that shall not be known and come to light.
But the things which proceed out of the mouth come forth out of the heart; and they defile the man. — read the full passage →
Thou wilt destroy them that speak lies: Jehovah abhorreth the blood-thirsty and deceitful man.
Ye shall not steal; neither shall ye deal falsely, nor lie one to another. — read the full passage →
Without are the dogs, and the sorcerers, and the fornicators, and the murderers, and the idolaters, and every one that loveth and maketh a lie.
For, He that would love life, And see good days, Let him refrain his tongue from evil, And his lips that they speak no guile:
that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we may have a strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope set before us:
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no one cometh unto the Father, but by me.
He that is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much: and he that is unrighteous in a very little is unrighteous also in much.
Remove far from me falsehood and lies; Give me neither poverty nor riches; Feed me with the food that is needful for me:
A man that beareth false witness against his neighbor Is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
Be not a witness against thy neighbor without cause; And deceive not with thy lips.
He that hideth hatred is of lying lips; And he that uttereth a slander is a fool.
The wicked are estranged from the womb: They go astray as soon as they are born, speaking lies.
Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts; And in the hidden part thou wilt make me to know wisdom.
And Jehovah said, Who shall entice Ahab, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth-gilead? And one said on this manner; and another said on that manner. — read the full passage →
I know thy works, and thy toil and patience, and that thou canst not bear evil men, and didst try them that call themselves apostles, and they are not, and didst find them false;
For, He that would love life, And see good days, Let him refrain his tongue from evil, And his lips that they speak no guile: — read the full passage →
If any man thinketh himself to be religious, while he bridleth not his tongue but deceiveth his heart, this man’s religion is vain.
but speaking truth in love, may grow up in all things into him, who is the head, even Christ;
Render to no man evil for evil. Take thought for things honorable in the sight of all men. — read the full passage →
But let your speech be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: and whatsoever is more than these is of the evil one.
Blessed are ye when men shall reproach you, and persecute you, and say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
These are the things that ye shall do: Speak ye every man the truth with his neighbor; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates;
The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity, nor speak lies; neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth; for they shall feed and lie down, and none shall make them afraid.
Woe to the bloody city! it is all full of lies and rapine; the prey departeth not.
And ye have profaned me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, to slay the souls that should not die, and to save the souls alive that should not live, by your lying to my people that hearken unto lies.
Behold, I am against them that prophesy lying dreams, saith Jehovah, and do tell them, and cause my people to err by their lies, and by their vain boasting: yet I sent them not, nor commanded them; neither do they profit this people at all, saith Jehovah.
As a madman who casteth firebrands, Arrows, and death, — read the full passage →
She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; She hath also furnished her table:
The proud have forged a lie against me: With my whole heart will I keep thy precepts.
Remove from me the way of falsehood; And grant me thy law graciously.
For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of deceit have they opened against me: They have spoken unto me with a lying tongue.
But thou, O God, wilt bring them down into the pit of destruction: Bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; But I will trust in thee.
Keep thy tongue from evil, And thy lips from speaking guile.
Let the lying lips be dumb, Which speak against the righteous insolently, With pride and contempt.
Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbor.
And Jehovah said unto Moses, Is Jehovah’s hand waxed short? now shalt thou see whether my word shall come to pass unto thee or not.
And God spake all these words, saying, — read the full passage →
And the two angels came to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot saw them, and rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face to the earth; — read the full passage →
And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:
and there shall in no wise enter into it anything unclean, or he that maketh an abomination and a lie: but only they that are written in the Lamb’s book of life.
He that overcometh shall inherit these things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son. — read the full passage →
And the great dragon was cast down, the old serpent, he that is called the Devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world; he was cast down to the earth, and his angels were cast down with him.
But if ye have bitter jealousy and faction in your heart, glory not and lie not against the truth.
but speaking truth in love, may grow up in all things into him, who is the head, even Christ; — read the full passage →
Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them that are causing the divisions and occasions of stumbling, contrary to the doctrine which ye learned: and turn away from them. — read the full passage →
Why do ye not understand my speech? Even because ye cannot hear my word. — read the full passage →
and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
And that in the good ground, these are such as in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, hold it fast, and bring forth fruit with patience.
And when Jesus came into the ruler’s house, and saw the flute-players, and the crowd making a tumult,
There is nought but swearing and breaking faith, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery; they break out, and blood toucheth blood.
Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom: pride, fulness of bread, and prosperous ease was in her and in her daughters; neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy. — read the full passage →
And the instruments of the churl are evil: he deviseth wicked devices to destroy the meek with lying words, even when the needy speaketh right.
He that hateth dissembleth with his lips; But he layeth up deceit within him:
He that walketh uprightly walketh surely; But he that perverteth his ways shall be known.
Forthe sin of their mouth, and the words of their lips, Let them even be taken in their pride, And for cursing and lying which they speak.
And the man that committeth adultery with another man’s wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbor’s wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death. — read the full passage →
Thou shalt not take up a false report: put not thy hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.
Beloved, believe not every spirit, but prove the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by the heaven, nor by the earth, nor by any other oath: but let your yea be yea, and your nay, nay; that ye fall not under judgment.
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →
Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves.
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