56 occurrences

'Lying' in the Bible

And he looked, and behold, a well in the field, and, lo, three flocks of sheep lying there by it. For out of that well they watered the flocks. And the stone upon the well's mouth was great.

And the sons of Jacob came in from the field when they heard it: and the men were grieved, and they were very wroth, because he had wrought folly in Israel in lying with Jacob's daughter; which thing ought not to be done.

Let heavier work be laid upon the men, that they may labor therein; and let them not regard lying words.

If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under his burden, thou shalt forbear to leave him, thou shalt surely release it with him.

Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him.

But all the women-children, that have not known man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.

and thirty and two thousand persons in all, of the women that had not known man by lying with him.

And if he thrust him of hatred, or hurled at him, lying in wait, so that he died,

But if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or hurled upon him anything without lying in wait,

If one be found slain in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee to possess it, lying in the field, and it be not known who hath smitten him;

And they found among the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead four hundred young virgins, that had not known man by lying with him; and they brought them unto the camp to Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan.

And Jehovah said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go forth, and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt entice him, and shalt prevail also: go forth, and do so.

Now therefore, behold, Jehovah hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets; and Jehovah hath spoken evil concerning thee.

And he said, I will go forth, and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt entice him, and shalt prevail also: go forth, and do so.

Now therefore, behold, Jehovah hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of these thy prophets; and Jehovah hath spoken evil concerning thee.

Thou lovest evil more than good, And lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah

For the sin of their mouth, and the words of their lips, Let them even be taken in their pride, And for cursing and lying which they speak.

For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of deceit have they opened against me: They have spoken unto me with a lying tongue.

Deliver my soul, O Jehovah, from lying lips, And from a deceitful tongue.

Thou searchest out my path and my lying down, And art acquainted with all my ways.

The words of the wicked are of lying in wait for blood; But the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.

The lip of truth shall be established for ever; But a lying tongue is but for a moment.

A lying tongue hateth those whom it hath wounded; And a flattering mouth worketh ruin.

For it is a rebellious people, lying children, children that will not hear the law of Jehovah;

And the instruments of the churl are evil: he deviseth wicked devices to destroy the meek with lying words, even when the needy speaketh right.

His watchmen are blind, they are all without knowledge; they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; dreaming, lying down, loving to slumber.

Trust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of Jehovah, the temple of Jehovah, the temple of Jehovah, are these.

Then Jehovah said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name; I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spake I unto them: they prophesy unto you a lying vision, and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their own heart.

Behold, I am against them that prophesy lying dreams, saith Jehovah, and do tell them, and cause my people to err by their lies, and by their vain boasting: yet I sent them not, nor commanded them; neither do they profit this people at all, saith Jehovah.

He is unto me as a bear lying in wait, as a lion in secret places.

They have seen falsehood and lying divination, that say, Jehovah saith; but Jehovah hath not sent them: and they have made men to hope that the word would be confirmed.

Have ye not seen a false vision, and have ye not spoken a lying divination, in that ye say, Jehovah saith; albeit I have not spoken?

And ye have profaned me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, to slay the souls that should not die, and to save the souls alive that should not live, by your lying to my people that hearken unto lies.

But if ye make not known unto me the dream, there is but one law for you; for ye have prepared lying and corrupt words to speak before me, till the time be changed: therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that ye can show me the interpretation thereof.

And behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, be of good cheer; thy sins are forgiven.

And there was one called Barabbas, lying bound with them that had made insurrection, men who in the insurrection had committed murder.

And they came with haste, and found both Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying in the manger.

When Jesus saw him lying, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case , he saith unto him, Wouldest thou be made whole?

and stooping and looking in, he seeth the linen cloths lying; yet entered he not in.

Simon Peter therefore also cometh, following him, and entered into the tomb; and he beholdeth the linen cloths lying,

and the napkin, that was upon his head, not lying with the linen cloths, but rolled up in a place by itself.

But Paul's sister's son heard of their lying in wait, and he came and entered into the castle and told Paul.

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
כּדב 
K@dab (Aramaic) 
Usage: 1

כּזב 
Kazab 
Usage: 30

כּחשׁ 
Kachash 
Usage: 6

כּחשׁ 
Kechash 
Usage: 1

לוּד 
Luwd 
Usage: 5

לוּדיּי לוּדי 
Luwdiy 
Usage: 3

שׁו שׁואo 
Shav' 
Usage: 53

שׁקר 
Sheqer 
Usage: 113

ἔνεδρον 
Enedron 
lying in wait
Usage: 1

ἐπιβουλή 
Epiboule 
Usage: 4

Λύδδα 
Ludda 
Usage: 3

Λυδία 
Ludia 
Usage: 2

Λυκαονία 
Lukaonia 
Usage: 1

Λυκαονιστί 
Lukaonisti 
Usage: 1

Λυσανίας 
Lusanias 
Usage: 1

Λυσίας 
Lusias 
Usage: 3

Λύστρα 
Lustra 
Usage: 6

ψεῦδος 
Pseudos 
Usage: 8

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