Scripture condemns lying, false witness, deceit, and false dealings.
Lying is condemned
Ps 34:12-13; Eph 4:25; Col 3:9-10 See also Ex 20:16 Deut 5:20; Lev 19:11-12; Pr 6:16-17; 12:22; Jer 17:9-10
Examples of lying
Ge 3:4-5 the serpent to Eve; Ge 4:9 Cain to the LORD; Ge 12:11-13 Abraham urges Sarah to lie to the Egyptians; Ge 18:15 Sarah to the LORD; Ge 20:1-2 Abraham to Abimelech; Ge 26:6-7 Isaac to the men of Gerar
Jacob to Isaac: Ge 27:18-19,24
Ge 39:14-18 Potiphar’s wife to her household servants; 2Ki 5:22-27 Gehazi to Naaman and then to Elisha; Ac 5:1-10 Ananias and Sapphira
Some Jews persuaded others to lie about Stephen: Ac 6:11,13
Ac 25:7; Ro 3:8
Lying will not go unnoticed or unpunished
Pr 19:9 Also see: Ps 5:6; 52:2-5; 55:23; 101:7; Jer 6:13-15; 23:32; Na 3:1; 1Ti 1:9-10; Rev 21:8,27; 22:15
God’s people should resist the temptation to lie
Job 27:2-5; Rev 2:2
Lying can be an act of malice
Pr 26:24-28
Lying can be a sign of a dead conscience
1Ti 4:1-2
A lying spirit
1Ki 22:21-23 2Ch 18:20-22
Lying is the hallmark of the devil and the antichrist
Jn 8:44 Also see: 1Jn 2:22; Rev 13:14; 20:7-10
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