Proverbs 12:19


Truthful lips will be established forever,
But a lying tongue is [credited] only for a moment.

Proverbs 19:9


A false witness will not go unpunished,
And he who breathes lies will perish.

Job 20:5


That the triumphing of the wicked is short,
And the joy of the godless is only for a moment?

Psalm 52:4-5


You love all words that devour,
O deceitful tongue.

Zechariah 1:4-6

Do not be like your fathers, to whom the former prophets proclaimed, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, “Repent [that is, change your way of thinking] and return now from your evil way [of life] and from your evil deeds.”’ But they did not listen or pay attention to Me,” declares the Lord.

Matthew 24:35

Heaven and earth [as now known] will pass away, but My words will not pass away.

Acts 5:3-10

But Peter said, “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and [secretly] keep back for yourself some of the proceeds [from the sale] of the land?

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

General references

Bible References

Lip

Zechariah 1:4
Do not be like your fathers, to whom the former prophets proclaimed, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, “Repent [that is, change your way of thinking] and return now from your evil way [of life] and from your evil deeds.”’ But they did not listen or pay attention to Me,” declares the Lord.
Matthew 24:35
Heaven and earth [as now known] will pass away, but My words will not pass away.

But

Proverbs 19:9

A false witness will not go unpunished,
And he who breathes lies will perish.
Job 20:5

That the triumphing of the wicked is short,
And the joy of the godless is only for a moment?
Psalm 52:5

But God will break you down forever;
He will take you away and tear you away from your tent,
And uproot you from the land of the living. Selah.
Acts 5:3
But Peter said, “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and [secretly] keep back for yourself some of the proceeds [from the sale] of the land?

General references

Genesis 39:17
Then she told her husband the same story, saying, “The Hebrew servant, whom you brought among us, came to me to mock and insult me;