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Lie
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A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.
These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: — read the full passage →
Lying lips are abomination to the Lord: 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 the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another.
There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.
Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode 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 of it.
Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, 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 shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish.
Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession, — read the full passage →
Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.
A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.
He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight.
Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;
Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds; — read the full passage →
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to 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.
The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.
A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful witness speaketh lies.
I hate and abhor lying: but thy law do I love.
Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;
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 mankind, — read the full passage →
For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: — read the full passage →
A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.
The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.
Deliver my soul, O Lord, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue.
He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;
But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land?
For nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither any thing hid, that shall not be known and come abroad.
But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man. — read the full passage →
Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the Lord will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.
Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another. — read the full passage →
For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.
For he that will 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 was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.
Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:
A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.
He that hideth hatred with 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 be born, speaking lies.
Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.
And the Lord said, Who shall persuade 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 labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars:
For he that will 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 among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain.
But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:
Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men. — read the full passage →
But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.
Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall 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 to his neighbour; 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 robbery; the prey departeth not;
And will ye pollute 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 hear your lies?
Behold, I am against them that prophesy false dreams, saith the Lord, and do tell them, and cause my people to err by their lies, and by their lightness; yet I sent them not, nor commanded them: therefore they shall not profit this people at all, saith the Lord.
As a mad man 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: but I will keep thy precepts with my whole heart.
Remove from me the way of lying: and grant me thy law graciously.
For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me: they have spoken against me with a lying tongue.
But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody 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 put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.
Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbour.
And the Lord said unto Moses, Is the Lord’s hand waxed short? thou shalt see now whether my word shall come to pass unto thee or not.
And God spake all these words, saying, — read the full passage →
And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground; — 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 any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb’s book of life.
He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son. — read the full passage →
And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.
But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ: — read the full passage →
Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid 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.
But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.
And when Jesus came into the ruler’s house, and saw the minstrels and the people making a noise,
By swearing, and lying, 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 abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy. — read the full passage →
The instruments also of the churl are evil: he deviseth wicked devices to destroy the poor with lying words, even when the needy speaketh right.
He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him;
He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.
For the 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 neighbour’s wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death. — read the full passage →
Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.
Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try 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 heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation.
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — read the full passage →
Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
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