Falsehood
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-General scriptures concerning EXO 20:16; 23:1; LEV 6:2-7; 19:11,12,16; JOB 13:4; 21:34; 27:4; 31:5,6,33; 36:4; PSA 5:6,9; 10:7; 12:2,3; 28:3; 31:18; 34:13; 36:3; 50:19,20; 52:2-5; 55:21,23; 58:3; 59:12; 62:4; 63:11; 101:5,7; 109:2; 116:11; 119:29,69,163; 120:2-4; 144:8,11; PRO 2:12-15; 3:3; 6:12,13,17-19; 10:9,10,18,31; 11:9; 12:17,19,20,22; 13:5; 14:5,8,25; 17:4,7; 19:5,9,22,28; 20:17; 21:6; 26:18,19,24-26,28; 27:14; ECC 5:6; ISA 28:15; 32:7; 57:11; 59:3,4,12,13; 63:8; JER 7:8,28; 9:3,5,6,8; 12:6; 50:36; EZK 22:9; HOS 4:1,2; OBA 1:7; MIC 6:12; NAM 3:1; ZEP 3:13; MAT 25:44-46; JHN 8:44,45; EPH 4:25,29; COL 3:9; 1TI 1:9,10; 4:2; 1PE 3:10,16; REV 21:8,27; 22:15 -See ACCUSATION, FALSE -See CONSPIRACY -See DECEIT -See DECEPTION -See FALSE WITNESS -See FLATTERY -See HYPOCRISY -See PERJURY -See TEACHERS, FALSE -INSTANCES OF -Satan -In deceiving Eve GEN 3:4,5 -In impugning Job's motives for being righteous JOB 1:9,10; 2:4,5 -In his false pretensions to Jesus MAT 4:8,9; LUK 4:6,7 -Adam and Eve, in attempting to evade responsibility GEN 3:12,13 -Cain, in denying knowledge of his brother GEN 4:9 -Abraham, in denying that Sarah was his wife GEN 12:11-19; 20:2 -Sarah -To the angels, denying her derisive laugh of unbelief GEN 18:15 -In denying to the king of Gerar, that she was Abraham's wife GEN 20:5,16 -Isaac, denying that Rebekah was his wife GEN 26:7-10 -Rebekah and Isaac, in the conspiracy against Esau GEN 27:6-24,46 -Jacob's sons, in the scheme to destroy the Shechemites by first having them circumcised GEN 34 -Joseph's brothers, in deceiving their father into a belief that Joseph was killed by wild beasts GEN 37:29-35 -Potiphar's wife, in falsely accusing Joseph GEN 39:14-17 -Joseph, in the deception he carried on with his brothers GEN 42; 43; 44 -Pharaoh, in dealing deceitfully with the Israelites EXO 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12 -Aaron, in attempting to shift responsibility for the making of the golden calf EXO 32:1-24 -Rahab, in denying that the spies were in her house JOS 2:4-6 -The Gibeonites, ambassadors, in the deception they perpetrated upon Joshua and the elders of Israel in leading them to believe that they came from a distant region, when in fact they lived in the immediate vicinity JOS 9 -Ehud, in pretending to carry secret messages to Eglon, king of Moab, while his real objective was to assassinate him JDG 3:16-23 -Sisera, who instructed Jael to mislead his pursuers JDG 4:20 -Saul, in professing to Samuel to have obeyed the commandment to destroy all spoils of the Amalekites, when in fact he had not obeyed 1SA 15:1-26 -In accusing Ahimelech of conspiring with David against himself 1SA 22:11-16 -David lied to Ahimelech, professing to have a mission from the king, in order that he might obtain provisions and armor 1SA 21 -David in feigning madness 1SA 21:13-15 -David's other deceits with the Philistines 1SA 27:8-12 -The falsehood of friendship to Absalom that David put in the mouth of Hushai 2SA 15:34-37 -Michal, in the false statement that David was sick, in order to save him from Saul's violence 1SA 19:12-17 -The Amalekite who claimed to have killed Saul 2SA 1:10-12 -Hushai -In false professions to Absalom 2SA 16:16-19 -In his deceitful counsel to Absalom 2SA 17:7-14 -The wife of the Bahurimite who saved the lives of Hushai's messengers, sent to apprise David of the movements of Absalom's army 2SA 17:15-22 -The murder, under false pretense -Of Adonijah 1KI 2:23 -Of Shimei 1KI 2:42,43 -Of Jeroboam's wife 1KI 14:2 -The old prophet of Beth-el who misguided the prophet of Judah 1KI 13:11-22 -Jeroboam's wife, feigning herself to be another woman 1KI 14:5-7 -The conspirators against Naboth 1KI 21:7-13 -Gehazi, when he ran after Naaman, and misrepresented that Elisha wanted a talent of silver and two changes of clothes 2KI 5:20-24 -Hazael, servant of the king of Syria, lied to the king in misstating the prophet Elisha's message with regard to the king's recovery 2KI 8:7-15 -Jehu lied to the worshipers of Baal in order to gain the advantage over them and destroy them 2KI 10:18-28 -Zedekiah, in violating his oath of allegiance to Nebuchadnezzer 2CH 36:13; EZK 16:59; 17:15-20 -Samaritans, in their efforts to hinder the rebuilding of the temple at Jerusalem EZR 4 -Sanballat in trying to obstruct the rebuilding of Jerusalem NEH 6 -Haman, in his conspiracy against the Jews EST 3:8 -Jeremiah's adversaries, in accusing him of joining the Chaldeans JER 37:13-15 -Princes of Israel, when they went to Jeremiah for a vision from the Lord JER 42:20 -Herod the Great, to the wise men, in professing to desire to worship Jesus MAT 2:8 -Jewish leaders -In falsely accusing Jesus of being gluttonous and a winebibber (a wino) MAT 11:19 -In refusing to bear truthful testimony concerning John the Baptist MAT 21:24-27 -Falsely accusing Jesus of blasphemy, when he forgave sin MAT 9:2-6; MRK 2:7; LUK 5:21 -And when Jesus announced that he was the Son of God MAT 26:65; MRK 14:64; JHN 10:33-38 -Peter, in denying Jesus MAT 26:69-75; MRK 14:68-71; LUK 22:56-62; JHN 18:25-27 -The Roman soldiers, who said the disciples stole the body of Jesus MAT 28:13,15 -The disobedient son, who promised to work in the vineyard, but did not MAT 21:30 -Ananias and Sapphira falsely state that they had sold their land for a given sum ACT 5:1-10 -Stephen's accusers, who falsely accused him of blaspheming Moses and God ACT 6:11-14 -Paul's traducers, falsely accusing him of treason to Caesar ACT 16:20,21; 17:5-7; 24:5; 25:7,8 -The Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, slow bellies TIT 1:12 -See ACCUSATION, FALSE -See CONSPIRACY -See FALSE WITNESS -See HYPOCRISY -See PERJURY -See TEACHERS, FALSE