Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.

Bible References

Of

Acts 17:28
for in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain even of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.

Liars

Romans 16:18
For they that are such serve not our Lord Christ, but their own belly; and by their smooth and fair speech they beguile the hearts of the innocent.
1 Timothy 4:2
through the hypocrisy of men that speak lies, branded in their own conscience as with a hot iron;
2 Peter 2:12
But these, as creatures without reason, born mere animals to be taken and destroyed, railing in matters whereof they are ignorant, shall in their destroying surely be destroyed,
Jude 1:8
Yet in like manner these also in their dreamings defile the flesh, and set at nought dominion, and rail at dignities.

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