19 occurrences

'Lie' in the Bible

There those who [are perverse and] do evil have fallen;They have been thrust down and cannot rise.

Verse ConceptsEvildoersDownfall

My enemies have trampled upon me all day long,For they are many who fight proudly against me.

Verse ConceptsPride, Results OfMany EnemiesAll DayEnemy Attacksharassment

My life is among lions;I must lie among those who breathe out fire—The sons of men whose teeth are spears and arrows,And their tongue a sharp sword.

Verse ConceptsArrows, Figurative OfBitingLionsSpeech, Power And Significance OfSuffering, Of Jesus ChristTeethSharpnessEnemies Surrounding

Look! They lie in wait for my life;Fierce and powerful men [are uniting together to] launch an attack against me,Not for my wrongdoing nor for any sin of mine, O Lord.

Verse ConceptsOffenceWaitingAmbushNo SinWaiting On The LordEnemy Attacksgathering

My God in His [steadfast] lovingkindness will meet me;God will let me look triumphantly on my enemies [who lie in wait for me].

Verse ConceptsMeeting GodGod Shows His LovingkindnessGod's Willdevotion

Men of low degree are only a breath (emptiness), and men of [high] rank are a lie (delusion).In the balances they go up [because they have no measurable weight or value];They are together lighter than a breath.

Verse ConceptsFalse ConfidenceWeighingLight As ChaffComparative MeasuresMere Menbalancegirlfriends

When you lie down [to rest] among the sheepfolds,You [Israel] are like the wings of a dove [of victory] overlaid with silver,Its feathers glistening with gold [trophies taken from the enemy].

Verse ConceptsdovesGoldSleep, PhysicalWingsSheepfoldsWings Of BirdsStock Keeping

Cast away [from the living] and abandoned among the dead,Like the slain who lie in a [nameless] grave,Whom You no longer remember,And they are cut off from Your hand.

Verse ConceptsGrave, TheSuffering, Of The InnocentGod ForgettingPeople Abandoning PeopleState Of The Dead

“Nevertheless, I will not break off My lovingkindness from him,Nor allow My faithfulness to fail.

Verse ConceptsBetrayalBetrayal, God Never WillLovingkindnessGod Shows His Lovingkindness

“Once [for all] I have sworn by My holiness, [My vow which cannot be violated];I will not lie to David.

Verse ConceptsOaths, DivineHow God Can't Liewholeness

My eye has looked on my foes;My ears hear of the evildoers who rise up against me.

Verse ConceptsdefeatLooking Intently At PeopleEnemy Attacks

I am sleepless and lie awake [mourning],I have become like a lonely bird on a housetop.

Verse ConceptsFriendlessnessLonelinessBirds, Figurative UseHousetopsSparrowsIsolated PersonsRooftoplonliness

When the sun arises, they withdrawAnd lie down in their dens.

Verse ConceptsDaybreakLying Down To RestAt Daybreak

As when the one plows and breaks open the ground [and the soil scatters behind him],Our bones have been scattered at the mouth of Sheol [by the injustices of the wicked].

Verse ConceptsPloughingThe Frailty Of ManBones

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