43 Bible Verses about Lying And Deceit

For this is a rebellious people, false sons,
Sons who refuse to listen
To the instruction of the Lord;

who committed no sin, nor was any deceit found in His mouth;

Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord,
But those who deal faithfully are His delight.

“The remnant of Israel will do no wrong
And tell no lies,
Nor will a deceitful tongue
Be found in their mouths;
For they will feed and lie down
With no one to make them tremble.”

If we say that we have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth;

He said to him, “I also am a prophet like you, and an angel spoke to me by the word of the Lord, saying, ‘Bring him back with you to your house, that he may eat bread and drink water.’” But he lied to him.

If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar and His word is not in us. Cross references: 1 John 1:1 : John 1:1f; 1 John 2:13, 14 1 John 1:1 : Acts 4:20; 1 John 1:3 1 John 1:1 : John 19:35; 2 Pet 1:16; 1 John 1:2 1 John 1:1 : John 1:14; 1 John 4:14 1 John 1:1 : Luke 24:39; John 20:27 1 John 1:1 : John 1:1, 4 1 John 1:2 : John 1:4; 1 John 3:5, 8; 5:20 1 John 1:2 : John 19:35; 1 John 1:1 1 John 1:2 : John 15:27; 1 John 4:14 1 John 1:2 : John 10:28; 17:3; 1 John 2:25; 5:11, 13, 20 1 John 1:2 : John 1:1 1 John 1:2 : John 1:4; 1 John 3:5, 8; 5:20 1 John 1:3 : John 19:35; 2 Pet 1:16; 1 John 1:1 1 John 1:3 : Acts 4:20; 1 John 1:1 1 John 1:3 : John 17:3, 21; 1 Cor 1:9 1 John 1:4 : 1 John 2:1 1 John 1:4 : John 3:29 1 John 1:5 : John 1:19; 1 John 3:11 1 John 1:5 : 1 Tim 6:16; James 1:17 1 John 1:6 : John 8:12; 1 John 2:11 1 John 1:6 : John 8:55; 1 John 2:4; 4:20 1 John 1:6 : John 3:21 1 John 1:7 : Is 2:5 1 John 1:7 : 1 Tim 6:16 1 John 1:7 : Titus 2:14 1 John 1:8 : Job 15:14; Prov 20:9; Rom 3:10ff; James 3:2 1 John 1:8 : John 8:44; 1 John 2:4 1 John 1:9 : Ps 32:5; Prov 28:13 1 John 1:9 : Titus 2:14 1 John 1:10 : Job 15:14 1 John 1:10 : John 3:33; 1 John 5:10 1 John 1:10 : 1 John 2:14 end of crossrefs

Rescue me and deliver me out of the hand of aliens,
Whose mouth speaks deceit
And whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

How long? Is there anything in the hearts of the prophets who prophesy falsehood, even these prophets of the deception of their own heart,

Do not be a witness against your neighbor without cause,
And do not deceive with your lips.

He feeds on ashes; a deceived heart has turned him aside. And he cannot deliver himself, nor say, “Is there not a lie in my right hand?”

Transgressing and denying the Lord,
And turning away from our God,
Speaking oppression and revolt,
Conceiving in and uttering from the heart lying words.

They speak falsehood to one another;
With flattering lips and with a double heart they speak.

But Peter said, “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back some of the price of the land?

Do not trust in a neighbor;
Do not have confidence in a friend.
From her who lies in your bosom
Guard your lips.

“Behold, you are trusting in deceptive words to no avail.

For this reason God will send upon them a deluding influence so that they will believe what is false,

You destroy those who speak falsehood;
The Lord abhors the man of bloodshed and deceit.

Keep deception and lies far from me,
Give me neither poverty nor riches;
Feed me with the food that is my portion,

A truthful witness saves lives,
But he who utters lies is treacherous.

As for both kings, their hearts will be intent on evil, and they will speak lies to each other at the same table; but it will not succeed, for the end is still to come at the appointed time.

“For the rich men of the city are full of violence,
Her residents speak lies,
And their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.

Deliver my soul, O Lord, from lying lips,
From a deceitful tongue.

Now therefore, behold, the Lord has put a deceiving spirit in the mouth of all these your prophets; and the Lord has proclaimed disaster against you.”

“Everyone deceives his neighbor
And does not speak the truth,
They have taught their tongue to speak lies;
They weary themselves committing iniquity.

“Your dwelling is in the midst of deceit;
Through deceit they refuse to know Me,” declares the Lord.

Remove the false way from me,
And graciously grant me Your law.

You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies.

A lying tongue hates those it crushes,
And a flattering mouth works ruin.

He said, ‘I will go and be a deceiving spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.’ Then He said, ‘You are to entice him and prevail also. Go and do so.’

Destruction is in her midst;
Oppression and deceit do not depart from her streets.

The Lord said to him, ‘How?’ And he said, ‘I will go out and be a deceiving spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.’ Then He said, ‘You are to entice him and also prevail. Go and do so.’

But they deceived Him with their mouth
And lied to Him with their tongue.

Do not lie to one another, since you laid aside the old self with its evil practices,

Ephraim surrounds Me with lies
And the house of Israel with deceit;
Judah is also unruly against God,
Even against the Holy One who is faithful.

He who practices deceit shall not dwell within my house;
He who speaks falsehood shall not maintain his position before me.

A trustworthy witness will not lie,
But a false witness utters lies.

Let the lying lips be mute,
Which speak arrogantly against the righteous
With pride and contempt.

Truthful lips will be established forever,
But a lying tongue is only for a moment.

‘You shall not steal, nor deal falsely, nor lie to one another.

Whose mouths speak deceit,
And whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

You love evil more than good,
Falsehood more than speaking what is right. Selah.

For they have opened the wicked and deceitful mouth against me;
They have spoken against me with a lying tongue.