Topic

Lying Lips

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Proverbs 6:16–19

There are six things which Jehovah hateth; Yea, seven which are an abomination unto him: — read the full passage →

Proverbs 12:22

Lying lips are an abomination to Jehovah; But they that deal truly are his delight.

Proverbs 12:19

The lip of truth shall be established for ever; But a lying tongue is but for a moment.

John 8:44

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.

Revelation 21:8

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.

Exodus 23:1

Thou shalt not take up a false report: put not thy hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.

Colossians 3:9–10

lie not one to another; seeing that ye have put off the old man with his doings, — read the full passage →

Proverbs 24:28

Be not a witness against thy neighbor without cause; And deceive not with thy lips.

1 Peter 5:8

Be sober, be watchful: your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

Ephesians 6:1

Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.

Proverbs 12:17

He that uttereth truth showeth forth righteousness; But a false witness, deceit.

Proverbs 14:5

A faithful witness will not lie; But a false witness uttereth lies.

Colossians 3:9

lie not one to another; seeing that ye have put off the old man with his doings,

1 John 1:10

If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

James 1:19

Ye knowthis, my beloved brethren. But let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

1 John 1:9

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Exodus 20:16

Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.

Acts 5:1–11

But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession, — read the full passage →

Isaiah 40:8

The grass withereth, the flower fadeth; but the word of our God shall stand forever.

Revelation 21:27

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.

Leviticus 19:11

Ye shall not steal; neither shall ye deal falsely, nor lie one to another.

James 3:14

But if ye have bitter jealousy and faction in your heart, glory not and lie not against the truth.

1 John 4:1

Beloved, believe not every spirit, but prove the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

Psalms 34:13

Keep thy tongue from evil, And thy lips from speaking guile.

1 John 2:4

He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him;

Proverbs 21:6

The getting of treasures by a lying tongue Is a vapor driven to and fro by them that seek death.

Romans 13:9

For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not covet, and if there be any other commandment, it is summed up in this word, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.

James 4:11

Speak not one against another, brethren. He that speaketh against a brother, or judgeth his brother, speaketh against the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judgest the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.

1 Peter 3:7

Ye husbands, in like manner, dwell withyour wivesaccording to knowledge, giving honor unto the woman, as unto the weaker vessel, as being also joint-heirs of the grace of life; to the end that your prayers be not hindered.

Ephesians 4:25

Wherefore, putting away falsehood, speak ye truth each one with his neighbor: for we are members one of another.

John 14:6

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no one cometh unto the Father, but by me.

James 1:19–22

Ye knowthis, my beloved brethren. But let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: — read the full passage →

Galatians 5:13

For ye, brethren, were called for freedom; only use not your freedom for an occasion to the flesh, but through love be servants one to another.

Proverbs 18:8

The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts.

Proverbs 15:1

A soft answer turneth away wrath; But a grievous word stirreth up anger.

James 3:3

Now if we put the horses’ bridles into their mouths that they may obey us, we turn about their whole body also.

Ephesians 1:13

in whom ye also, having heard the word of the truth, the gospel of your salvation,—in whom, having also believed, ye were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise,

Proverbs 18:21

Death and life are in the power of the tongue; And they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

Titus 1:12

One of themselves, a prophet of their own, said, Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, idle gluttons.

Romans 3:10–18

as it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one; — read the full passage →

Matthew 2:1–23

Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judæa in the days of Herod the king, behold, Wise-men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying, — read the full passage →

Psalms 119:163

I hate and abhor falsehood; But thy law do I love.

James 2:19

Thou believest that God is one; thou doest well: the demons also believe, and shudder.

2 Timothy 3:16

Every scripture inspired of God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness:

Ephesians 2:1–22

And youdid he make alive, when ye were dead through your trespasses and sins, — read the full passage →

Psalms 115:1–18

Not unto us, O Jehovah, not unto us, But unto thy name give glory, For thy lovingkindness, and for thy truth’s sake. — read the full passage →

Job 1:10

Hast not thou made a hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath, on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.

Acts 2:38

And Peter said unto them, Repent ye, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ unto the remission of your sins; and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Proverbs 10:1–32

The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother. — read the full passage →

1 John 3:1–24

Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called children of God; and such we are. For this cause the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not. — read the full passage →

John 3:16

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.

1 Timothy 5:24

Some men’s sins are evident, going before unto judgment; and some men also they follow after.

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