Lying
A 19th-century editor grouped these passages under ‘Lying’. It’s a historical finding aid — one editor’s arrangement of the text, not Scripture’s own.
Topic from Nave's Topical Bible (Orville J. Nave, 1897) — public domain.
Topic from Torrey's New Topical Textbook (R. A. Torrey) — public domain.
Showing 1–24 of 72 verses grouped under this topic.
Nave's Topical Bible
Topic from Nave's Topical Bible (Orville J. Nave, 1897) — public domain.
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A spirit came out and stood before Yahweh, and said, ‘I will entice him.’ Yahweh said to him, ‘How?’ He said, ‘I will go out and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.’ He said, ‘You will entice him, and will also…
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A spirit came out, stood before Yahweh, and said, ‘I will entice him.’ “Yahweh said to him, ‘How?’ “He said, ‘I will go, and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.’ “He said, ‘You will entice him, and will prevail also.…
Torrey's New Topical Textbook
Topic from Torrey's New Topical Textbook (R. A. Torrey) — public domain.
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“ ‘You shall not steal. “ ‘You shall not lie. “ ‘You shall not deceive one another.
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Don’t lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old man with his doings,
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There are six things which Yahweh hates; yes, seven which are an abomination to him: arrogant eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are swift in running to mischief, a false…
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Lying lips are an abomination to Yahweh, but those who do the truth are his delight.
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Isaiah 59:2 OT
But your iniquities have separated you and your God, and your sins have hidden his face from you, so that he will not hear.
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Isaiah 59:3 OT
For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity. Your lips have spoken lies. Your tongue mutters wickedness.
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John 8:44 NT
You are of your father, the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and doesn’t stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks on his own; for he is…
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Yahweh said to him, ‘How?’ He said, ‘I will go out and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.’ He said, ‘You will entice him, and will also prevail. Go out and do so.’
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Acts 5:3 NT
But Peter said, “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back part of the price of the land?
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I hate and abhor falsehood. I love your law.
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A righteous man hates lies, but a wicked man brings shame and disgrace.
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Isaiah 63:8 OT
For he said, “Surely, they are my people, children who will not deal falsely;” so he became their Savior.
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The remnant of Israel will not do iniquity, nor speak lies, neither will a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth, for they will feed and lie down, and no one will make them afraid.”
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Psalms 40:4 OT
Blessed is the man who makes Yahweh his trust, and doesn’t respect the proud, nor such as turn away to lies.
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Psalms 101:7 OT
He who practices deceit won’t dwell within my house. He who speaks falsehood won’t be established before my eyes.
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Keep me from the way of deceit. Grant me your law graciously!
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Remove far from me falsehood and lies. Give me neither poverty nor riches. Feed me with the food that is needful for me,
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Arrogant speech isn’t fitting for a fool, much less do lying lips fit a prince.
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If a ruler listens to lies, all of his officials are wicked.
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In the prophets of Jerusalem I have also seen a horrible thing: they commit adultery and walk in lies. They strengthen the hands of evildoers, so that no one returns from his wickedness. They have all become to me as Sodom, and its…
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Her prophets have plastered for them with whitewash, seeing false visions, and divining lies to them, saying, ‘The Lord Yahweh says,’ when Yahweh has not spoken.
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A truthful witness will not lie, but a false witness pours out lies.