What does the Bible say about lie?
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The Bible condemns lying as sin against God and neighbor, calls His people to truthfulness, and offers grace and strength for repentance. Proverbs 6:16-19 and 12:22 show that the Lord hates a lying tongue, while Proverbs 19:5 warns that false witnesses will not escape judgment. Leviticus 19:11 forbids deceit, and Proverbs 12:19 contrasts enduring truth with temporary falsehood. Jesus identifies the devil as the father of lies in John 8:44, and Revelation 21:8 soberly warns of final judgment for the unrepentant. Yet believers need not despair: through Christ, God forgives and supplies a way to resist temptation, as 1 Corinthians 10:13 teaches.
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- Proverbs 19:5 8 votes
A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who pours out lies shall not go free.
- Proverbs 6:16-19 7 votes
[16] There are six things which Yahweh hates; Yes, seven which are an abomination to him: [17] Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, Hands that shed innocent blood; [18] A heart that devises wicked schemes, Feet that are swift in running to mischief, [19] A false witness who utters lies, And he who sows discord among brothers.
- Proverbs 12:22 7 votes
Lying lips are an abomination to Yahweh, But those who do the truth are his delight.
- Proverbs 12:19 5 votes
Truth's lips will be established forever, But a lying tongue is only momentary.
- Revelation 21:8 3 votes
But for the cowardly, unbelieving, sinners, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their part is in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death."
- Leviticus 19:11 2 votes
"'You shall not steal; neither shall you deal falsely, nor lie to one another.
- 1 Corinthians 10:13 2 votes
No temptation has taken you except what is common to man. God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted above what you are able, but will with the temptation also make the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.
- John 8:44 2 votes
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 a liar, and the father of it.
- Romans 1:29 2 votes
being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil habits, secret slanderers,
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