43 Bible Verses about Lying And Deceit
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for the mouth of the ungodly, yea and the mouth of the deceitful is opened upon me, and speak against me with false tongues.
Thou lovest ungraciousness more than good, to talk of lies more than righteousness. Selah.
Remove from me vanity and lies; give me neither poverty nor riches, only grant me a necessary living.
Take from me the way of lying, and grant me thy law.
A true mouth is ever constant; but a dissembling tongue is soon changed.
Let the lying lips be put to silence, which cruelly, disdainfully, and despitefully speak against the righteous.
They talk of vanity every one with his neighbour; they do but flatter with their lips, and dissemble in their double heart.
There shall no deceitful person dwell in my house; he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight.
But Ephraim goeth about me with lies, and the house of Israel dissembleth. Only Judah holdeth him with God, and with the true holy things.
Nevertheless, they did but flatter him with their mouths, and dissembled with him in their tongues.
And he said, 'I will go out and be a false spirit in the mouths of all Prophets.' And the LORD said, 'Thou shalt deceive him and also prevail, go forth and do even so.'
Wickedness is therein; deceit and guile go not out of her streets.
And he said, 'I will go out and will be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets.' And the LORD said, 'Thou shalt deceive him and shalt prevail, go out and do even so.'
A dissembling tongue hateth one that rebuketh him; and a flattering mouth worketh mischief.
Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father, ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning; And abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, then speaketh he of his own. For he is a liar, and the father thereof.
And therefore God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe lies:
They have set their stole in the midst of deceit, and for very dissembling falsity they will not know me, sayeth the LORD.
Yea, one dissesembleth with another, and they deal with no truth. They have practiced their tongues to lie, and taken great pains to do mischief.
Now therefore behold, the LORD hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy Prophets: when in very deed the LORD hath spoken evil toward thee."
among those that be full of riches unrighteously gotten: where the citizens deal with falsity, speak lies, and have deceitful tongues in their mouths?
These two kings shall be minded to do mischief, and talk of deceit at one table: but they shall not prosper. For why? The end shall not come yet, unto the time appointed.
Thou shalt destroy the liars; the LORD will abhor both the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.
Let no man believe his friend, nor put his confidence in a prince. Keep the door of thy mouth, from her that lieth in thy bosom:
Then said Peter, "Ananias how is it that Satan hath filled thine heart, that thou shouldest lie unto the holy ghost, and keep away part of the price of the livelihood:
Namely transgress and dissemble against the LORD, and fall away from our God: using presumptuous and traitorous imaginations, and casting false matters in our hearts.
The keeping of dust, and foolishness of heart hath turned them aside: so that none of them can have a free conscience to think, "Do not I err?"
How long will this continue in the prophets' hearts: to tell lies, and to preach the crafty subtlety of their own heart?
Save me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children, whose mouth talketh of vanity, and their righthand is a righthand of falsity -
And the old prophet said unto him, "I am a prophet as well as thou, and an Angel spake unto me with the word of the LORD saying, 'Bring him again with thee to thine house, and let him eat bread and drink water.' Bvt he lied unto him.
If we say that we have fellowship with him, and yet walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:
The remnant of Israel shall do no wickedness, nor speak lies: neither shall there any deceitful tongue be found in their mouths. For they shall be fed, and take their rest, and no man shall make them afraid.
The LORD abhoreth deceitful lips; but they that labour for truth please him.
which did no sin, neither was there guile found in his mouth:
For it is an obstinate people, unfaithful children, children that will not hear the law of the LORD.