33 Bible Verses about Lying

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Proverbs 6:16-19


These six things the Lord hates;
Indeed, seven are repulsive to Him:

A proud look [the attitude that makes one overestimate oneself and discount others], a lying tongue,
And hands that shed innocent blood,

A heart that creates wicked plans,
Feet that run swiftly to evil,
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A false witness who breathes out lies [even half-truths],
And one who spreads discord (rumors) among brothers.

Isaiah 59:2-3


But your wickedness has separated you from your God,
And your sins have hidden His face from you so that He does not hear.

For your hands are defiled with blood
And your fingers with wickedness [with sin, with injustice, with wrongdoing];
Your lips have spoken lies,
Your tongue mutters wickedness.

1 Kings 22:22

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 the Lord said, ‘You are to entice him and also succeed. Go and do so.’

2 Kings 4:16

Elisha said, “At this season next year, you will embrace a son.” She said, “No, my lord. O man of God, do not lie to your maidservant.”

2 Kings 4:28

Then she said, “Did I ask for a son from my lord? Did I not say, ‘Do not give me false hope’?”

James 3:14

But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not be arrogant, and [as a result] be in defiance of the truth.

Proverbs 14:25


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

Proverbs 17:7


Excellent speech does not benefit a fool [who is spiritually blind],
Much less do lying lips benefit a prince.

Psalm 120:2


Rescue my soul, O Lord, from lying lips,
And from a deceitful tongue.

Ephesians 4:25

Therefore, rejecting all falsehood [whether lying, defrauding, telling half-truths, spreading rumors, any such as these], speak truth each one with his neighbor, for we are all parts of one another [and we are all parts of the body of Christ].

Job 6:28


“Now please look at me,
And see if I lie to your face [for you know that I would not].

Job 31:5


“If I have walked with falsehood,
Or if my foot has chased after deceit,

Isaiah 44:20

That kind of man (the idolater) feeds on ashes [and is satisfied with ashes]! A deceived mind has led him astray, so that he cannot save himself, or ask, “Is this thing [that I am holding] in my right hand not a lie?”

Psalm 31:18


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

Psalm 119:29


Remove from me the way of falsehood and unfaithfulness,
And graciously grant me Your law.

Proverbs 12:19


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

Proverbs 19:5


A false witness will not go unpunished,
And he who breathes out lies will not escape.

Proverbs 19:9


A false witness will not go unpunished,
And he who breathes lies will perish.

Proverbs 26:28


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

Romans 3:7

But [as you might say] if through my lie God’s truth was magnified and abounded to His glory, why am I still being judged as a sinner?

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Adversary » Power of » Lying

Character » Of the wicked » Lying

Psalm 62:4


They consult only to throw him down from his high position [to dishonor him];
They delight in lies.
They bless with [the words of] their mouths,
But inwardly they curse. Selah.

Isaiah 59:4


No one sues righteously [but for the sake of doing injury to others—to take some undue advantage], and no one pleads [his case] in truth; [but rather]
They trust in empty arguments and speak lies;
They conceive trouble and bring forth injustice.

Character of the wicked » Lying

Psalm 62:4


They consult only to throw him down from his high position [to dishonor him];
They delight in lies.
They bless with [the words of] their mouths,
But inwardly they curse. Selah.

Isaiah 59:4


No one sues righteously [but for the sake of doing injury to others—to take some undue advantage], and no one pleads [his case] in truth; [but rather]
They trust in empty arguments and speak lies;
They conceive trouble and bring forth injustice.

Covetousness » Leads to » Lying

2 Kings 5:22-25

And he said, All is well. My master has sent me to say, There have just come to me from the hill country of Ephraim two young men of the sons of the prophets. I pray you, give them a talent of silver and two changes of garments. And Naaman said, Be pleased to take two talents. And he urged him, and bound two talents of silver in two bags with two changes of garments and laid them upon two of his servants, and they bore them before Gehazi. When he came to the hill, he took them from their hands and put them in the house; and he sent the men away, and they left. read more.
He went in and stood before his master. Elisha said, Where have you been, Gehazi? He said, Your servant went nowhere.

Hatred » We should exhibit against » Lying

Kings » Specially warned against » Lying

Proverbs 17:7


Excellent speech does not benefit a fool [who is spiritually blind],
Much less do lying lips benefit a prince.

Lying » A characteristic of the apostacy

2 Thessalonians 2:9

The coming of the [Antichrist, the lawless] one is through the activity of Satan, [attended] with great power [all kinds of counterfeit miracles] and [deceptive] signs and false wonders [all of them lies],

Lying » Excludes from heaven

Revelation 21:27

and nothing that defiles or profanes or is unwashed will ever enter it, nor anyone who practices abominations [detestable, morally repugnant things] and lying, but only those [will be admitted] whose names have been written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.

Revelation 22:15

Outside are the dogs [the godless, the impure, those of low moral character] and the sorcerers [with their intoxicating drugs, and magic arts], and the immoral persons [the perverted, the molesters, and the adulterers], and the murderers, and the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices lying (deception, cheating).

Lying » Forbidden

Lying » False witnesses addicted to

Proverbs 14:25


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

Lying » False prophets addicted to

Jeremiah 23:14


“Also I have seen a horrible thing in the prophets of Jerusalem:
They commit adultery and walk in lies;
They encourage and strengthen the hands of evildoers,
So that no one has turned back from his wickedness.
All of them have become like Sodom to Me,
And her inhabitants like Gomorrah.

Ezekiel 22:28

Her prophets have smeared whitewash for them, seeing false visions and divining lies for them, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord God’—when the Lord has not spoken.

Lying » Saints » Hate

Lying » Saints » Pray to be preserved from

Psalm 119:29


Remove from me the way of falsehood and unfaithfulness,
And graciously grant me Your law.

Lying » Saints » Avoid

Zephaniah 3:13


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

Isaiah 63:8


For He said, “Be assured, they are My people,
Sons who will not be faithless.”
So He became their Savior [in all their distresses].

Lying » The wicked » Prepare their tongues for

Jeremiah 9:3


“They bend their tongue like their bow;
[Their] lies and not truth prevail and grow strong in the land;
For they proceed from evil to evil,
And they do not know and understand and acknowledge Me,” says the Lord.

Jeremiah 9:5


“Everyone deceives and mocks his neighbor
And does not speak the truth.
They have taught their tongue to speak lies;
They exhaust themselves with sin and cruelty.

Lying » Lying spirit from God

1 Kings 22:21-23

Then there came forth a spirit [of whom I am about to tell] and stood before the Lord and said, I will entice him. The Lord said to him, By what means? And he said, I will go forth and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets. [The Lord] said, You shall entice him and succeed also. Go forth and do it. So the Lord has put a lying spirit in the mouths of all these prophets; and the Lord has spoken evil concerning you.

2 Chronicles 18:20-22

Then there came a spirit and stood before the Lord and said, I will entice him. The Lord said to him, By what means? And he said, I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets. And the Lord said, You shall entice him and also succeed. Go forth and do so. Now, you see, the Lord put a lying spirit in the mouths of your prophets; and the Lord has spoken evil concerning you.

Lying » Punishment for

Psalm 120:3-4

What shall be given to you? Or what more shall be done to you, you deceitful tongue? -- " Sharp arrows of a [mighty] warrior, with [glowing] coals of the broom tree!

Lying » The devil excites men to

1 Kings 22:22

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 the Lord said, ‘You are to entice him and also succeed. Go and do so.’

Lying » Antinomians guilty of

1 John 2:4

Whoever says, “I have come to know Him,” but does not habitually keep [focused on His precepts and obey] His commandments (teachings), is a liar, and the truth [of the divine word] is not in him.

Lying » Exemplified » Joseph's brethren

Genesis 37:31-32

Then they took Joseph's [distinctive] long garment, killed a young goat, and dipped the garment in the blood; And they sent the garment to their father, saying, We have found this! Examine and decide whether it is your son's tunic or not.

Lying » Hateful to God

Proverbs 6:16-19

These six things the Lord hates, indeed, seven are an abomination to Him: A proud look [the spirit that makes one overestimate himself and underestimate others], a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, A heart that manufactures wicked thoughts and plans, feet that are swift in running to evil, read more.
A false witness who breathes out lies [even under oath], and he who sows discord among his brethren.

Lying » They who are guilty of, shall be cast into hell

Lying » Exemplified » Michal

1 Samuel 19:14

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

Lying » Exemplified » saul

1 Samuel 15:13

So Samuel came to Saul, and Saul said to him, “Blessed are you of the Lord. I have carried out the command of the Lord.”

Lying » Leads to » Hatred

Proverbs 26:28


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

Lying » The evil of rulers hearkening to

Proverbs 29:12


If a ruler pays attention to lies [and encourages corruption],
All his officials will become wicked.

Lying » Folly of concealing hatred by

Lying » Poverty preferable to

Proverbs 19:22


That which is desirable in a man is his loyalty and unfailing love,
But it is better to be a poor man than a [wealthy] liar.

Lying » Shall be detected

Proverbs 12:19


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

Lying » An abomination to God

Lying » Exemplified » Prophet of bethel

1 Kings 13:18

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

Lying » Exemplified » Gibeonites

Joshua 9:9-13

They said to 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 who were beyond the Jordan, to Sihon king of Heshbon, and to Og king of Bashan, who lived in Ashtaroth. So our elders and all the residents of our country said to us, Take provisions for the journey and go to meet [the Israelites] and say to them, We are your servants; and 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 set out to go to you; but now behold, it is dry and has become moldy. These wineskins (bottles) which we filled were new, and behold, they are torn; and our garments and our shoes have become old because of the very long journey.

Lying » Exemplified » David

1 Samuel 21:2

David said to Ahimelech the priest, “The king has commissioned me with a matter and has told me, ‘Let no one know anything about the matter for which I am sending you and with which I have commissioned you. I have directed the young men to a certain place.’

Lying » Exemplified » Sarah

Genesis 18:15

Then Sarah denied it, saying, “I did not laugh”; because she was afraid. And He (the Lord) said, “No, but you did laugh.”

Lying » Exemplified » jacob

Genesis 27:19

Jacob said to his father, “I am Esau your firstborn; I have done what you told me to do. Now please, sit up and eat some of my game, so that you may bless me.”

Lying » Exemplified » Peter

Matthew 26:72

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

Lying » The wicked » Give heed to

Proverbs 17:4


An evildoer listens closely to wicked lips;
And a liar pays attention to a destructive and malicious tongue.

Lying » Leads to » Love of impure conversation

Proverbs 17:4


An evildoer listens closely to wicked lips;
And a liar pays attention to a destructive and malicious tongue.

Lying » Vanity of getting riches by

Lying » A hindrance to prayer

Isaiah 59:2-3

But your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God, and your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He will not hear. For your hands are defiled with blood and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue mutters wickedness.

Lying » Unbecoming in rulers

Proverbs 17:7


Excellent speech does not benefit a fool [who is spiritually blind],
Much less do lying lips benefit a prince.

Lying » Exemplified » Gehazi

2 Kings 5:22

And he said, “All is well. My master has sent me to say, ‘Just 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 clothes.’”

Lying » Exemplified » Samson

Judges 16:10

Then Delilah said to Samson, “See now, you have mocked me and told me lies; now please tell me [truthfully] how you may be bound.”

Lying » Exemplified » Cain

Genesis 4:9

Then the Lord said to Cain, “Where is Abel your brother?” And he [lied and] said, “I do not know. Am I my brother’s keeper?”

Lying » Saints » Reject those who practice

Psalm 101:7


He who practices deceit will not dwell in my house;
He who tells lies and half-truths will not continue [to remain] in my presence.

Lying » Often accompanied by gross crimes

Hosea 4:1-2

Hear the word of the Lord, you children of Israel, for the Lord has a controversy (a pleading contention) with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no faithfulness, love, pity and mercy, or knowledge of God [from personal experience with Him] in the land. There is nothing but [false] swearing and breaking faith and killing and stealing and committing adultery; they break out [into violence], one [deed of] bloodshed following close on another.

Lying » Hypocrites, a seed of

Isaiah 57:4


“Of whom do you make fun?
Against whom do you open wide your mouth
And stick out your tongue?
Are you not children of rebellion (sin),
Offspring of deceit,

Lying » Hypocrites addicted to

Hosea 11:12


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

Lying » Exemplified

Lying » Exemplified » Cretans

Lying » The wicked » Addicted to, from their infancy

Lying » The wicked » Bring forth

Psalm 7:14


Behold, the [wicked and irreverent] man is pregnant with sin,
And he conceives mischief and gives birth to lies.

Lying » The wicked » Delight in

Psalm 62:4


They consult only to throw him down from his high position [to dishonor him];
They delight in lies.
They bless with [the words of] their mouths,
But inwardly they curse. Selah.

Lying » The wicked » Love

Psalm 52:3


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

Lying » Saints » Respect not those who practice

Lying » The wicked » Seek after

Psalm 4:2


O sons of men, how long will my honor and glory be [turned into] shame?
How long will you [my enemies] love worthless (vain, futile) things and seek deception and lies? Selah.

Lying » The devil, the father of

Lying » Exemplified » Job's friends

Job 13:4


“But you smear me with lies [you defame my character most untruthfully];
You are all worthless physicians and have no remedy to offer.

Satan » Vanquished promises of ultimate triumph » Lying

Satan's » Work » Lying

Serpent » Power of » Lying

Servants » Characteristics of wicked servants: » Lying

2 Kings 5:22

And he said, “All is well. My master has sent me to say, ‘Just 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 clothes.’”

2 Kings 5:25

Then he went in and stood before his master. Elisha asked him, “Where have you been, Gehazi?” He said, “Your servant went nowhere.”

Tempter » Power of » Lying

satan's Work » Lying

Topics on Lying

Lying And Deceit

Psalm 120:2


Rescue my soul, O Lord, from lying lips,
And from a deceitful tongue.

Lying Wonders

2 Thessalonians 2:9

The coming of the [Antichrist, the lawless] one is through the activity of Satan, [attended] with great power [all kinds of counterfeit miracles] and [deceptive] signs and false wonders [all of them lies],

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