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Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, ‘But my brother Esau is a hairy man while I have smooth skin.
But
Jacob said to Rebekah his
mother, “
Behold,
my
brother Esau is a
hairy man, and I am a
smooth man.
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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.
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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)
But if anyone schemes and kills someone deliberately, that person is to be taken from my altar and put to death.
But
if a
man willfully attacks
another to
kill him by
cunning,
you shall
take him from my
altar, that he may
die.
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‘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.
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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—
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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.
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‘“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)
they resorted to a ruse: they went as a delegation whose donkeys were loaded with worn-out sacks and old wineskins, cracked and mended.
they on their part
acted with
cunning and
went and made
ready provisions and
took worn-out sacks for their
donkeys, and
wineskins,
worn-out and
torn and
mended,
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Under cover he sent messengers to Abimelek, saying, ‘Gaal son of Ebed and his clan have come to Shechem and are stirring up the city against you.
And he
sent messengers to Abimelech secretly,
saying, “Behold,
Gaal the
son of
Ebed and his
relatives have
come to
Shechem, and they are
stirring up the
city against you.
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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.”
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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)
Now summon all the prophets of Baal, all his servants and all his priests. See that no one is missing, because I am going to hold a great sacrifice for Baal. Anyone who fails to come will no longer live.’ But Jehu was acting deceptively in order to destroy the servants of Baal.
Now therefore
call to me
all the
prophets of
Baal,
all his
worshipers and all his
priests. Let
none be
missing,
for I have a
great sacrifice to offer to
Baal.
Whoever is
missing shall
not live.” But
Jehu did it with
cunning in
order to
destroy the
worshipers of
Baal.
(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 iniquityand
sow trouble reap the same.
(NIV)
Is tasteless food eaten without salt,
or is there flavour in the sap of the mallow ?
Can that which is
tasteless be
eaten without salt,
or is
there any
taste in the
juice of the
mallow?
(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)
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)
Will you keep to the old path
that the wicked have trod?
Will you
keep to the
old waythat wicked men have
trod?
(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
falsehoodand my
foot has
hastened to
deceit;
(NIV)
He keeps company with evildoers;
he associates with the wicked.
who
travels in
company with
evildoersand
walks with
wicked men?
(NIV)
There is no deep shadow, no utter darkness,
where evildoers can hide.
There is
no gloom or
deep darknesswhere
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
instructionand
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)
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)
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 eviland is
pregnant with
mischiefand gives
birth to
lies.
(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
evildoerswho
eat up my
people as they
eat breadand do
not call upon the
Lord?
(NIV)
A prayer of David.
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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)
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
falseand does
not swear deceitfully.
(NIV)
I do not sit with the deceitful,
nor do I associate with hypocrites.
I do
not sit with men of
falsehood,
nor do I
consort with
hypocrites.
(NIV)
Do not hand me over to the desire of my foes,
for false witnesses rise up against me,
spouting malicious accusations.
Give me not up to the
will of my
adversaries;
for
false witnesses have
risen against me,
and they
breathe out violence.
(NIV)
Do not drag me away with the wicked,
with those who do evil,
who speak cordially with their neighbours
but harbour malice in their hearts.
Do not
drag me off with the
wicked,
with the
workers of
evil,
who
speak peace with their
neighborswhile
evil is in
their hearts.
(NIV)
Let their lying lips be silenced,
for with pride and contempt
they speak arrogantly against the righteous.
Let the
lying lips be
mute,
which
speak insolently against the
righteousin pride and
contempt.
(NIV)
A horse is a vain hope for deliverance;
despite all its great strength it cannot save.
The war
horse is a
false hope for
salvation,
and by its
great might it
cannot rescue.
(NIV)
keep your tongue from evil
and your lips from telling lies.
Keep your
tongue from eviland your
lips from speaking deceit.
(NIV)
Do not let those gloat over me
who are my enemies without cause;
do not let those who hate me without reason
maliciously wink the eye.
Let
not those
rejoice over me
who are
wrongfully my
foes,
and let not those
wink the
eyewho
hate me
without cause.
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