(NIV)
But he said, ‘Your brother came deceitfully and took your blessing.’
But he
said, “Your
brother came deceitfully, and he has
taken away your
blessing.”
(NIV)
Because their sister Dinah had been defiled, Jacob’s sons replied deceitfully as they spoke to Shechem and his father Hamor.
The
sons of
Jacob answered Shechem and his
father Hamor deceitfully, because
he had
defiled their
sister Dinah.
(NIV)
Make the work harder for the people so that they keep working and pay no attention to lies.’
Let heavier
work be
laid on the
men that they may
labor at it and pay no
regard to
lying words.”
(NIV)
‘You shall not give false testimony against your neighbour.
“You shall not
bear false witness against your
neighbor.
(NIV)
If she does not please the master who has selected her for himself, he must let her be redeemed. He has no right to sell her to foreigners, because he has broken faith with her.
If she does not
please her
master, who has
designated her for himself, then he shall let her be
redeemed. He shall have
no right to
sell her to a
foreign people, since he has broken
faith with her.
(NIV)
‘Do not spread false reports. Do not help a guilty person by being a malicious witness.
“You shall
not spread a
false report. You shall not
join hands with a
wicked man to be a
malicious witness.
(NIV)
Have nothing to do with a false charge and do not put an innocent or honest person to death, for I will not acquit the guilty.
Keep
far from a
false charge, and do
not kill the
innocent and
righteous,
for I will
not acquit the
wicked.
(NIV)
or if they find lost property and lie about it, or if they swear falsely about any such sin that people may commit –
or has
found something lost and
lied about it,
swearing falsely—in
any of all the things that
people do and
sin thereby—
(NIV)
or whatever it was they swore falsely about. They must make restitution in full, add a fifth of the value to it and give it all to the owner on the day they present their guilt offering.
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.
(NIV)
‘“Do not swear falsely by my name and so profane the name of your God. I am the
Lord.
You shall not
swear by my
name falsely, and so
profane the
name of your
God: I am the
Lord.
(NIV)
‘You shall not give false testimony against your neighbour.
“‘And you shall
not bear false witness against your
neighbor.
(NIV)
The judges must make a thorough investigation, and if the witness proves to be a liar, giving false testimony against a fellow Israelite,
The
judges shall
inquire diligently, and
if the
witness is a
false witness and has
accused his
brother falsely,
(NIV)
‘I will hide my face from them,’ he said,
‘and see what their end will be;
for they are a perverse generation,
children who are unfaithful.
And he
said,
‘I will
hide my
face from them;
I will
see what their
end will be,
for they are a
perverse generation,
children in whom is
no faithfulness.
(NIV)
God stirred up animosity between Abimelek and the citizens of Shechem so that they acted treacherously against Abimelek.
And
God sent an
evil spirit between
Abimelech and the
leaders of
Shechem, and the
leaders of
Shechem dealt treacherously with
Abimelech,
(NIV)
Then Delilah said to Samson, ‘You have made a fool of me; you lied to me. Come now, tell me how you can be tied.’
Then
Delilah said to
Samson, “
Behold, you have
mocked me and
told me
lies.
Please tell me
how you might be
bound.”
(NIV)
Delilah then said to Samson, ‘All this time you have been making a fool of me and lying to me. Tell me how you can be tied.’
He replied, ‘If you weave the seven braids of my head into the fabric on the loom and tighten it with the pin, I’ll become as weak as any other man.’ So while he was sleeping, Delilah took the seven braids of his head, wove them into the fabric
Then
Delilah said to
Samson, “Until
now you have
mocked me and
told me
lies.
Tell me how you might be
bound.” And he
said to her, “
If you
weave the
seven locks of my
head with the
web and fasten it tight with the pin, then I shall become weak and be like any other man.”
(NIV)
Then someone said to Saul, ‘Look, the men are sinning against the
Lord by eating meat that has blood in it.’
‘You have broken faith,’ he said. ‘Roll a large stone over here at once.’
Then they
told Saul, “
Behold, the
people are
sinning against the
Lord by
eating with the
blood.” And he
said, “You have dealt
treacherously;
roll a
great stone to me
here.”
(NIV)
For rebellion is like the sin of divination,
and arrogance like the evil of idolatry.
Because you have rejected the word of the
Lord,
he has rejected you as king.’
For rebellion is as the
sin of
divination,
and
presumption is as
iniquity and
idolatry.
Because you have
rejected the
word of the
Lord,
he has also
rejected you from being
king.”
(NIV)
David had just said, ‘It’s been useless – all my watching over this fellow’s property in the wilderness so that nothing of his was missing. He has paid me back evil for good.
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.
(NIV)
And if I had put my life in jeopardy – and nothing is hidden from the king – you would have kept your distance from me.’
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.”
(NIV)
‘“By what means?” the
Lord asked.
‘“I will go out and be a deceiving spirit in the mouths of all his prophets,” he said.
‘“You will succeed in enticing him,” said the
Lord. “Go and do it.”
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.’
(NIV)
‘So now the
Lord has put a deceiving spirit in the mouths of all these prophets of yours. The
Lord has decreed disaster for you.’
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.”
(NIV)
‘That’s not true!’ they said. ‘Tell us.’
Jehu said, ‘Here is what he told me: “This is what the
Lord says: I anoint you king over Israel.”’
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.’”
(NIV)
Joram turned about and fled, calling out to Ahaziah, ‘Treachery, Ahaziah!’
Then
Joram reined about and
fled,
saying to
Ahaziah, “
Treachery, O
Ahaziah!”
(NIV)
‘“I will go and be a deceiving spirit in the mouths of all his prophets,” he said.
‘“You will succeed in enticing him,” said the
Lord. “Go and do it.”
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.’
(NIV)
‘So now the
Lord has put a deceiving spirit in the mouths of these prophets of yours. The
Lord has decreed disaster for you.’
Now therefore
behold, the
Lord has
put a
lying spirit in the
mouth of
these your
prophets. The
Lord has
declared disaster concerning you.”
(NIV)
As I have observed, those who plough evil
and those who sow trouble reap it.
As I have
seen, those who
plow iniquity and
sow trouble reap the same.
(NIV)
But my brothers are as undependable as intermittent streams,
as the streams that overflow
My
brothers are
treacherous as a
torrent-bed,
as
torrential streams that pass
away,
(NIV)
Surely he recognises deceivers;
and when he sees evil, does he not take note?
For he
knows worthless
men;
when he
sees iniquity, will he not
consider it?
(NIV)
if you put away the sin that is in your hand
and allow no evil to dwell in your tent,
If
iniquity is in your
hand, put it
far away,
and let not
injustice dwell in your
tents.
(NIV)
You, however, smear me with lies;
you are worthless physicians, all of you!
As
for you, you
whitewash with
lies;
worthless physicians are you
all.
(NIV)
Will you speak wickedly on God’s behalf?
Will you speak deceitfully for him?
Will you
speak falsely for
God and
speak deceitfully for him?
(NIV)
They conceive trouble and give birth to evil;
their womb fashions deceit.’
They
conceive trouble and
give birth to
evil,
and their
womb prepares deceit.”
(NIV)
It is said, “God stores up the punishment of the wicked for their children.”
Let him repay the wicked, so that they themselves will experience it!
You say, ‘
God stores up their
iniquity for their
children.’
Let him
pay it out to them, that they may
know it.
(NIV)
‘I know full well what you are thinking,
the schemes by which you would wrong me.
“
Behold, I
know your
thoughts and your
schemes to
wrong me.
(NIV)
Will you keep to the old path
that the wicked have trod?
Will you
keep to the
old way that wicked men have
trod?
(NIV)
my lips will not say anything wicked,
and my tongue will not utter lies.
my
lips will
not speak falsehood,
and my
tongue will
not utter deceit.
(NIV)
Is it not ruin for the wicked,
disaster for those who do wrong?
Is not
calamity for the
unrighteous,
and
disaster for the
workers of
iniquity?
(NIV)
‘If I have walked with falsehood
or my foot has hurried after deceit –
“
If I have
walked with
falsehood and my
foot has
hastened to
deceit;
(NIV)
He keeps company with evildoers;
he associates with the wicked.
who
travels in
company with
evildoers and
walks with
wicked men?
(NIV)
There is no deep shadow, no utter darkness,
where evildoers can hide.
There is no
gloom or
deep darkness where
evildoers may
hide themselves.
(NIV)
Oh, that Job might be tested to the utmost
for answering like a wicked man!
Would that
Job were
tried to the
end,
because he
answers like
wicked men.
(NIV)
Be assured that my words are not false;
one who has perfect knowledge is with you.
For truly my
words are
not false;
one who is
perfect in
knowledge is
with you.
(NIV)
He makes them listen to correction
and commands them to repent of their evil.
He
opens their
ears to
instruction and
commands that they
return from iniquity.
(NIV)
Beware of turning to evil,
which you seem to prefer to affliction.
Take care;
do
not turn to
iniquity,
for this you have
chosen rather
than affliction.
(NIV)
‘I know that you can do all things;
no purpose of yours can be thwarted.
“I
know that you can
do all
things,
and that
no purpose of yours can be
thwarted.
(NIV)
How long will you people turn my glory into shame?
How long will you love delusions and seek false gods? ,
O
men,
how long shall my
honor be turned into
shame?
How long will you
love vain words and
seek after
lies?
Selah
(NIV)
The arrogant cannot stand
in your presence.
You hate all who do wrong;
The
boastful shall not
stand before your
eyes;
you
hate all evildoers.
(NIV)
you destroy those who tell lies.
The bloodthirsty and deceitful
you,
Lord, detest.
You
destroy those who
speak lies;
the
Lord abhors the
bloodthirsty and
deceitful man.
(NIV)
Not a word from their mouth can be trusted;
their heart is filled with malice.
Their throat is an open grave;
with their tongues they tell lies.
For there is
no truth in their
mouth;
their
inmost self is
destruction;
their
throat is an
open grave;
they
flatter with their
tongue.
(NIV)
Away from me, all you who do evil,
for the
Lord has heard my weeping.
Depart from me,
all you
workers of
evil,
for the
Lord has
heard the
sound of my
weeping.
(NIV)
Whoever is pregnant with evil
conceives trouble and gives birth to disillusionment.
Behold, the wicked man
conceives evil and is
pregnant with
mischief and gives
birth to
lies.
(NIV)
In his arrogance the wicked man hunts down the weak,
who are caught in the schemes he devises.
In
arrogance the
wicked hotly pursue the
poor;
let them be
caught in the
schemes that they have
devised.
(NIV)
In his pride the wicked man does not seek him;
in all his thoughts there is no room for God.
In the
pride of his
face the
wicked does not
seek him;
all his
thoughts are, “There is
no God.”
(NIV)
His mouth is full of lies and threats;
trouble and evil are under his tongue.
His
mouth is
filled with
cursing and
deceit and
oppression;
under his
tongue are
mischief and
iniquity.
(NIV)
Everyone lies to their neighbour;
they flatter with their lips
but harbour deception in their hearts.
Everyone
utters lies to his
neighbor;
with
flattering lips and a
double heart they
speak.
(NIV)
Do all these evildoers know nothing?
They devour my people as though eating bread;
they never call on the
Lord.
Have they no
knowledge,
all the
evildoers who
eat up my
people as they
eat bread and do not
call upon the
Lord?
(NIV)
A prayer of David.
(ESV)
A Prayer of David.
(NIV)
Hear me,
Lord, my plea is just;
listen to my cry.
Hear my prayer –
it does not rise from deceitful lips.
Hear a
just cause, O
Lord;
attend to my
cry!
Give ear to my
prayer from
lips free of
deceit!
(NIV)
Though they plot evil against you
and devise wicked schemes, they cannot succeed.
Though they
plan evil against you,
though they
devise mischief, they will not
succeed.
(NIV)
The one who has clean hands and a pure heart,
who does not trust in an idol
or swear by a false god.
He who has
clean hands and a
pure heart,
who does
not lift up his
soul to what is
false and does
not swear deceitfully.
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