What Does the Bible Say About Falsehood?

“And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:”

“For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.”

“And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.”

“And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.”

“And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper?”

“And it came to pass, when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou art a fair woman to look upon:”

“Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh.”

“And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.”

“Said he not unto me, She is my sister? and she, even she herself said, He is my brother: in the integrity of my heart and innocency of my hands have I done this. integrity: or, simplicity, or, sincerity”

“And unto Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver: behold, he is to thee a covering of the eyes, unto all that are with thee, and with all other: thus she was reproved.”

“And the men of the place asked him of his wife; and he said, She is my sister: for he feared to say, She is my wife; lest, said he, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah; because she was fair to look upon.”

“And Rebekah spake unto Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speak unto Esau thy brother, saying,”

“And Rebekah said to Isaac, I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these which are of the daughters of the land, what good shall my life do me?”

“And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes.”

“That she called unto the men of her house, and spake unto them, saying, See, he hath brought in an Hebrew unto us to mock us; he came in unto me to lie with me, and I cried with a loud voice: loud: Heb. great”

“Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.”

“Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness. raise: or, receive”

“And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.”

“If a soul sin, and commit a trespass against the LORD, and lie unto his neighbour in that which was delivered him to keep, or in fellowship , or in a thing taken away by violence, or hath deceived his neighbour; in fellowship: or, in dealing fellowship: Heb. putting of the hand”

“Or have found that which was lost, and lieth concerning it, and sweareth falsely; in any of all these that a man doeth, sinning therein:”

“Then it shall be, because he hath sinned, and is guilty, that he shall restore that which he took violently away, or the thing which he hath deceitfully gotten, or that which was delivered him to keep, or the lost thing which he found,”

“Or all that about which he hath sworn falsely; he shall even restore it in the principal, and shall add the fifth part more thereto, and give it unto him to whom it appertaineth, in the day of his trespass offering. in the day: or, in the day of his being found guilty: Heb. in the day of his trespass”

“And he shall bring his trespass offering unto the LORD, a ram without blemish out of the flock, with thy estimation, for a trespass offering, unto the priest:”

“And the priest shall make an atonement for him before the LORD: and it shall be forgiven him for any thing of all that he hath done in trespassing therein.”

“Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another.”

“And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD.”

“Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbour: I am the LORD.”

“And the woman took the two men, and hid them, and said thus, There came men unto me, but I wist not whence they were:”

“But Ehud made him a dagger which had two edges, of a cubit length; and he did gird it under his raiment upon his right thigh.”

“Again he said unto her, Stand in the door of the tent, and it shall be, when any man doth come and enquire of thee, and say, Is there any man here? that thou shalt say, No.”

“And Haman said unto king Ahasuerus, There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the people in all the provinces of thy kingdom; and their laws are diverse from all people; neither keep they the king's laws: therefore it is not for the king's profit to suffer them. for the: Heb. meet or, equal, etc”

“Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought?”

“Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land. substance: or, cattle”

“And Satan answered the LORD, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life.”

“But put forth thine hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse thee to thy face.”

“But ye are forgers of lies, ye are all physicians of no value.”

“How then comfort ye me in vain, seeing in your answers there remaineth falsehood? falsehood: Heb. transgression?”

“My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.”

“If I have walked with vanity, or if my foot hath hasted to deceit;”

“Let me be weighed in an even balance, that God may know mine integrity. Let: Heb. Let him weigh me in balances of justice”

“If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding mine iniquity in my bosom: as Adam: or, after the manner of men”

“For truly my words shall not be false: he that is perfect in knowledge is with thee.”

“Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the LORD will abhor the bloody and deceitful man. bloody: Heb. man of bloods and deceit”

“For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue. faithfulness: or, stedfastness their mouth: Heb. his mouth, that is, the mouth of any of them very: Heb. wickednesses”

“His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity. deceit: Heb. deceits vanity: or, iniquity”

“They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak. a double: Heb. an heart and an heart”

“The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things: proud: Heb. great”

“Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, which speak peace to their neighbours, but mischief is in their hearts.”

“Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous. grievous: Heb. a hard thing”

“Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.”

“The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, and to do good.”

“Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit. givest: Heb. sendest”

“Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother; thou slanderest thine own mother's son.”

“Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.”

“Thou lovest evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah.”

“Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue. O thou: or, and the deceitful tongue”

“God shall likewise destroy thee for ever, he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of thy dwelling place, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah. destroy: Heb. beat thee down”

“The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.”

“But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee. bloody: Heb. men of bloods and deceit shall: Heb. shall not half their days”

“The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies. as soon: Heb. from the belly”

“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.”

“They only consult to cast him down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah. inwardly: Heb. in their inward parts”

“But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that sweareth by him shall glory: but the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.”

“Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off: him that hath an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer.”

“He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight. shall not tarry: Heb. shall not be established”

“For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me: they have spoken against me with a lying tongue. of the deceitful: Heb. of deceit are opened: Heb. have opened themselves”

“I said in my haste, All men are liars.”

“Remove from me the way of lying: and grant me thy law graciously.”

“The proud have forged a lie against me: but I will keep thy precepts with my whole heart.”

“I hate and abhor lying: but thy law do I love.”

“Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue.”

“What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue? What shall be given: or, What shall the deceitful tongue give unto thee? or, what shall is profit thee? done: Heb. added”

“Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper. Sharp: or, It is as the sharp arrows of the mighty man, with coals of juniper”

“Whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood.”

“Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children, whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood:”

“To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things;”

“Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;”

“Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked;”

“Whose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths:”

“Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:”

“A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.”

“He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers;”

“These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: unto: Heb. of his soul”

“A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, A proud: Heb. Haughty eyes”

“An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,”

“A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.”

“He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.”

“He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall. fall: Heb. be beaten”

“He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.”

“The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out.”

“An hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered.”

“He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit.”

“The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment.”

“Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace is joy.”

“Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly are his delight.”

“A righteous man hateth lying : but a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame.”

“A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.”

“The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.”

“A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful witness speaketh lies.”

“A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.”