Bible Verses about Lying
- The Lord detests lying lips,
but he delights in those who tell the truth. - For the Scriptures say,
“If you want to enjoy life
and see many happy days,
keep your tongue from speaking evil
and your lips from telling lies.
Turn away from evil and do good.
Search for peace, and work to maintain it.” - Rescue me, O Lord, from liars
and from all deceitful people. - Those who lead blameless lives and do what is right,
speaking the truth from sincere hearts.
Those who refuse to gossip
or harm their neighbors
or speak evil of their friends. - Then keep your tongue from speaking evil
and your lips from telling lies! - And then he added, “It is what comes from inside that defiles you. For from within, out of a person’s heart, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, greed, wickedness, deceit, lustful desires, envy, slander, pride, and foolishness. All these vile things come from within; they are what defile you.”
- Don’t lie to each other, for you have stripped off your old sinful nature and all its wicked deeds. Put on your new nature, and be renewed as you learn to know your Creator and become like him.
- So we are lying if we say we have fellowship with God but go on living in spiritual darkness; we are not practicing the truth.
- Hiding hatred makes you a liar;
slandering others makes you a fool. - People with integrity walk safely,
but those who follow crooked paths will be exposed. - An honest witness does not lie;
a false witness breathes lies. - A troublemaker plants seeds of strife;
gossip separates the best of friends. - For you are the children of your father the devil, and you love to do the evil things he does. He was a murderer from the beginning. He has always hated the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, it is consistent with his character; for he is a liar and the father of lies.
- You must not murder. You must not commit adultery. You must not steal. You must not testify falsely. Honor your father and mother. Love your neighbor as yourself.
- First, help me never to tell a lie.
Second, give me neither poverty nor riches!
Give me just enough to satisfy my needs. - God blesses you when people mock you and persecute you and lie about you and say all sorts of evil things against you because you are my followers.
- All who fear the Lord will hate evil.
Therefore, I hate pride and arrogance,
corruption and perverse speech. - Then Peter said, “Ananias, why have you let Satan fill your heart? You lied to the Holy Spirit, and you kept some of the money for yourself. The property was yours to sell or not sell, as you wished. And after selling it, the money was also yours to give away. How could you do a thing like this? You weren’t lying to us but to God!”
- Gentle words are a tree of life;
a deceitful tongue crushes the spirit. - Avoid all perverse talk;
stay away from corrupt speech. - Eloquent words are not fitting for a fool;
even less are lies fitting for a ruler. - The lips of the godly speak helpful words,
but the mouth of the wicked speaks perverse words. - God is not a man, so he does not lie.
He is not human, so he does not change his mind.
Has he ever spoken and failed to act?
Has he ever promised and not carried it through? - A gossip goes around telling secrets,
but those who are trustworthy can keep a confidence. - For the law was not intended for people who do what is right. It is for people who are lawless and rebellious, who are ungodly and sinful, who consider nothing sacred and defile what is holy, who kill their father or mother or commit other murders. The law is for people who are sexually immoral, or who practice homosexuality, or are slave traders, liars, promise breakers, or who do anything else that contradicts the wholesome teaching that comes from the glorious Good News entrusted to me by our blessed God.
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