Exo 5:9 Let heavier work be laid on the men that they may labor at it and pay no regard to lying words.”
Exo 20:16 “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
Exo 23:7 Keep far from a false charge, and do not kill the innocent and righteous, for I will not acquit the wicked.
Lev 6:3 or has found something lost and lied about it, swearing falsely—in any of all the things that people do and sin thereby—
Lev 6:5 or anything about which he has sworn falsely, he shall restore it in full and shall add a fifth to it, and give it to him to whom it belongs on the day he realizes his guilt.
Lev 19:12 You shall not swear by my name falsely, and so profane the name of your God: I am the Lord.
Deu 19:18 The judges shall inquire diligently, and if the witness is a false witness and has accused his brother falsely,
1Sa 25:21 Now David had said, “Surely in vain have I guarded all that this fellow has in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that belonged to him, and he has returned me evil for good.
2Sa 18:13 On the other hand, if I had dealt treacherously against his life (and there is nothing hidden from the king), then you yourself would have stood aloof.”
1Ki 22:22 And the Lord said to him, ‘By what means?’ And he said, ‘I will go out, and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.’ And he said, ‘You are to entice him, and you shall succeed; go out and do so.’
1Ki 22:23 Now therefore behold, the Lord has put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these your prophets; the Lord has declared disaster for you.”
2Ki 9:12 And they said, “That is not true; tell us now.” And he said, “Thus and so he spoke to me, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord, I anoint you king over Israel.’”
2Ch 18:21 And he said, ‘I will go out, and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.’ And he said, ‘You are to entice him, and you shall succeed; go out and do so.’
2Ch 18:22 Now therefore behold, the Lord has put a lying spirit in the mouth of these your prophets. The Lord has declared disaster concerning you.”
Job 13:4 As for you, you whitewash with lies;
worthless physicians are you all.
worthless physicians are you all.
Job 36:4 For truly my words are not false;
one who is perfect in knowledge is with you.
one who is perfect in knowledge is with you.
Psa 7:14 Behold, the wicked man conceives evil
and is pregnant with mischief
and gives birth to lies.
and is pregnant with mischief
and gives birth to lies.
Psa 27:12 Give me not up to the will of my adversaries;
for false witnesses have risen against me,
and they breathe out violence.
for false witnesses have risen against me,
and they breathe out violence.
Psa 31:18 Let the lying lips be mute,
which speak insolently against the righteous
in pride and contempt.
which speak insolently against the righteous
in pride and contempt.
Psa 33:17 The war horse is a false hope for salvation,
and by its great might it cannot rescue.
and by its great might it cannot rescue.
Psa 35:19 Let not those rejoice over me
who are wrongfully my foes,
and let not those wink the eye
who hate me without cause.
who are wrongfully my foes,
and let not those wink the eye
who hate me without cause.
Psa 38:19 But my foes are vigorous, they are mighty,
and many are those who hate me wrongfully.
and many are those who hate me wrongfully.
Psa 52:3 You love evil more than good,
and lying more than speaking what is right. Selah
and lying more than speaking what is right. Selah
Psa 63:11 But the king shall rejoice in God;
all who swear by him shall exult,
for the mouths of liars will be stopped.
all who swear by him shall exult,
for the mouths of liars will be stopped.
Psa 69:4 More in number than the hairs of my head
are those who hate me without cause;
mighty are those who would destroy me,
those who attack me with lies.
What I did not steal
must I now restore?
are those who hate me without cause;
mighty are those who would destroy me,
those who attack me with lies.
What I did not steal
must I now restore?
Psa 101:7 No one who practices deceit
shall dwell in my house;
no one who utters lies
shall continue before my eyes.
shall dwell in my house;
no one who utters lies
shall continue before my eyes.
Psa 109:2 For wicked and deceitful mouths are opened against me,
speaking against me with lying tongues.
speaking against me with lying tongues.
Psa 119:29 Put false ways far from me
and graciously teach me your law!
and graciously teach me your law!
Psa 119:69 The insolent smear me with lies,
but with my whole heart I keep your precepts;
but with my whole heart I keep your precepts;
Psa 119:78 Let the insolent be put to shame,
because they have wronged me with falsehood;
as for me, I will meditate on your precepts.
because they have wronged me with falsehood;
as for me, I will meditate on your precepts.
Psa 119:86 All your commandments are sure;
they persecute me with falsehood; help me!
they persecute me with falsehood; help me!
Psa 119:104 Through your precepts I get understanding;
therefore I hate every false way.
therefore I hate every false way.
Psa 119:118 You spurn all who go astray from your statutes,
for their cunning is in vain.
for their cunning is in vain.
Psa 119:128 Therefore I consider all your precepts to be right;
I hate every false way.
I hate every false way.
Psa 119:163 I hate and abhor falsehood,
but I love your law.
but I love your law.
Psa 120:2 Deliver me, O Lord,
from lying lips,
from a deceitful tongue.
from lying lips,
from a deceitful tongue.
Psa 144:8 whose mouths speak lies
and whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
and whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
Psa 144:11 Rescue me and deliver me
from the hand of foreigners,
whose mouths speak lies
and whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
from the hand of foreigners,
whose mouths speak lies
and whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
Pro 6:17 haughty eyes, a lying tongue,
and hands that shed innocent blood,
and hands that shed innocent blood,
Pro 6:19 a false witness who breathes out lies,
and one who sows discord among brothers.
and one who sows discord among brothers.
Pro 10:18 The one who conceals hatred has lying lips,
and whoever utters slander is a fool.
and whoever utters slander is a fool.
Pro 11:18 The wicked earns deceptive wages,
but one who sows righteousness gets a sure reward.
but one who sows righteousness gets a sure reward.
Pro 12:17 Whoever speaks the truth gives honest evidence,
but a false witness utters deceit.
but a false witness utters deceit.
Pro 12:19 Truthful lips endure forever,
but a lying tongue is but for a moment.
but a lying tongue is but for a moment.
Pro 12:22 Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord,
but those who act faithfully are his delight.
but those who act faithfully are his delight.
Pro 13:5 The righteous hates falsehood,
but the wicked brings shame and disgrace.
but the wicked brings shame and disgrace.
Pro 14:5 A faithful witness does not lie,
but a false witness breathes out lies.
but a false witness breathes out lies.
Pro 17:4 An evildoer listens to wicked lips,
and a liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.
and a liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.
Pro 17:7 Fine speech is not becoming to a fool;
still less is false speech to a prince.
still less is false speech to a prince.
Pro 19:5 A false witness will not go unpunished,
and he who breathes out lies will not escape.
and he who breathes out lies will not escape.
Pro 19:9 A false witness will not go unpunished,
and he who breathes out lies will perish.
and he who breathes out lies will perish.
Pro 20:17 Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man,
but afterward his mouth will be full of gravel.
but afterward his mouth will be full of gravel.
Pro 21:6 The getting of treasures by a lying tongue
is a fleeting vapor and a snare of death.
is a fleeting vapor and a snare of death.
Pro 25:14 Like clouds and wind without rain
is a man who boasts of a gift he does not give.
is a man who boasts of a gift he does not give.
Pro 25:18 A man who bears false witness against his neighbor
is like a war club, or a sword, or a sharp arrow.
is like a war club, or a sword, or a sharp arrow.
Pro 26:28 A lying tongue hates its victims,
and a flattering mouth works ruin.
and a flattering mouth works ruin.
Pro 29:12 If a ruler listens to falsehood,
all his officials will be wicked.
all his officials will be wicked.
Pro 31:30 Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain,
but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.
but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.
Isa 9:15 the elder and honored man is the head,
and the prophet who teaches lies is the tail;
and the prophet who teaches lies is the tail;
Isa 28:15 Because you have said, “We have made a covenant with death,
and with Sheol we have an agreement,
when the overwhelming whip passes through
it will not come to us,
for we have made lies our refuge,
and in falsehood we have taken shelter”;
and with Sheol we have an agreement,
when the overwhelming whip passes through
it will not come to us,
for we have made lies our refuge,
and in falsehood we have taken shelter”;
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