15 Bible Verses about Lying, Examples Of

The serpent said to the woman, "You won't surely die,

The LORD said to Cain, "Where is Abel, your brother?" He said, "I do not know. Am I my brother's keeper?"

Then Sarah denied, saying, "I did not laugh," for she was afraid. He said, "No, but you did laugh."

They took Joseph's coat, and killed a male goat, and dipped the coat in the blood. They took the coat of many colors, and they brought it to their father, and said, "We have found this. Examine it, now, whether it is your son's coat or not."

They said to him, "Your servants have come from a very far country because of the name of the LORD your God; for we have heard of his fame, all that he did in Egypt, and all that he did to the two kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan, to Sihon king of Heshbon and to Og king of Bashan, who was at Ashtaroth. Our elders and all the inhabitants of our country spoke to us, saying, 'Take provision in your hand for the journey, and go to meet them, and tell them, "We are your servants. Now make a covenant with us."'read more.
This our bread we took hot for our provision out of our houses on the day we went out to go to you; but now, behold, it is dry, and has become moldy. These wineskins, which we filled, were new; and behold, they are torn. These our garments and our shoes have become old because of the very long journey."

Delilah said to Samson, "Behold, you have mocked me, and told me lies: now please tell me with which you might be bound."

And Samuel came to Saul; and Saul said to him, "You are blessed by the LORD. I have performed the commandment of the LORD."

When Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, "He is sick."

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

He said, "All is well. My master has sent me, saying, 'Behold, even now two young men of the sons of the prophets have come to me from the hill country of Ephraim. Please give them a talent of silver and two changes of clothing.'"

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 prey doesn't depart.

Again he denied it with an oath, "I do not know the man."

Ananias, hearing these words, fell down and died. Great fear came on all who heard it.

One of them, a prophet of their own, said, "Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, and idle gluttons."