15 Bible Verses about Lying, Examples Of
Most Relevant Verses
Jehovah asked Cain: Where is your brother Abel? I do not know, he replied. Am I my brother's keeper?
Sarah denied saying: I did not laugh! She was afraid. He said: But you did laugh!
Then they killed a goat and dipped Joseph's robe in its blood. They took the robe to their father and said: We found this. Does it belong to your son?
They said: From a very far country, your servants came because of the name of Jehovah your God, for we have heard about him and all 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, which was at Ashtaroth. 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 to them: We are your servants. Therefore make a treaty with us.'read more.
We took hot fresh bread for our provision out of our houses on the day we came to you. Now it is dry, and it is moldy: These bottles of wine, which we filled, were new and now they are cracked. Our garments and shoes have become old by reason of the very long journey.
Delilah told Samson: You made a fool of me. What is the truth? Please tell me how someone could tie you up.
Samuel went up to Saul. Saul said: Jehovah bless you, Samuel! I have obeyed Jehovah's command.
Then he said: I am a prophet like you. An angel said to me by the word of Jehovah, Take him back with you and give him food and water. But he lied to him.
Nothing is wrong, answered Gehazi. But my master sent me to tell you that just now two members of the group of prophets in the hill country of Ephraim arrived. He would like you to give them three thousand pieces of silver and two changes of fine clothes.
Woe to the bloody city! It is full of lies and robbery! The prey does not leave.
Hearing these words Ananias fell down and died. Great fear came over all those who heard these things.
One of them, a prophet of their own, said: Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, and idle gluttons.
