15 Bible Verses about Lying, Examples Of

And the serpent said unto the woman, You shall not surely die:

And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel your brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper?

Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but you did laugh.

And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood; And they sent the coat of many colors, and they brought it to their father; and said, This have we found: see now whether it be your son's coat or not.

And they said unto him, From a very far country your servants have come because of the name of the LORD your God: for we have heard the fame of him, and all that he did in Egypt, And all that he did to the two kings of the Amorites, that were beyond Jordan, to Sihon king of Heshbon, and to Og king of Bashan, who was at Ashtaroth. Therefore our elders and all the inhabitants of our country spoke to us, saying, Take provisions with you for the journey, and go to meet them, and say unto them, We are your servants: therefore now make you a covenant with us.read more.
This our bread we took hot for our provision out of our houses on the day we came forth to go unto you; but now, behold, it is dry, and it is moldy: And these skins of wine, which we filled, were new; and, behold, they are torn: and these our garments and our shoes have become old by reason of the very long journey.

And Delilah said unto Samson, Behold, you have mocked me, and told me lies: now tell me, I pray you, how you might be bound.

And Samuel came to Saul: and Saul said unto him, Blessed be you of the LORD: I have performed the commandment of the LORD.

And when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, He is sick.

He said unto him, I am a prophet also as you are; and an angel spoke unto me by the word of the LORD, saying, Bring him back with you into your house, that he may eat bread and drink water. But he lied unto him.

And he said, All is well. My master has sent me, saying, Behold, even now there has come to me from mount Ephraim two young men of the sons of the prophets: give them, I pray you, a talent of silver, and two changes of garments.

But you are forgers of lies, you are all physicians of no value.

Woe to the bloody city! it is all full of lies and robbery; the victim departs not;

And again he denied it with an oath, I do not know the man.

And Ananias hearing these words fell down, and died: and great fear came on all them that heard these things.

One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.