Isa 59:13-15, Jer 9:5, 8, Mic 6:12, Eph 4:25 | ESV | STEP | transgressing , and denying the Lord , and turning back from following our God , speaking oppression and revolt , conceiving and uttering from the heart lying words .

Isaiah 59:13-15

13 transgressing, and denying the Lord,
and turning back from following our God,
^aspeaking oppression and revolt,
conceiving and uttering from the heart lying words.

Judgment and Redemption

14 ^bJustice is turned back,
and righteousness stands far away;
for truth has stumbled in the public squares,
and uprightness cannot enter.
15 Truth is lacking,
and he who departs from evil makes himself a prey.
The Lord saw it, and it displeased him ^{▼▼Hebrew and it was evil in his eyes}
that there was no justice.

Jeremiah 9:5

5 Everyone deceives his neighbor,
and no one speaks the truth;
they have taught their tongue to speak lies;
they weary themselves committing iniquity.

Jeremiah 9:8

8 ^dTheir tongue is a deadly arrow;
^eit speaks deceitfully;
with his mouth ^feach speaks peace to his neighbor,
but in his heart ^ghe plans an ambush for him.

Micah 6:12

12 Your ^{▼▼Hebrew whose} rich men are ⁱfull of violence;
your inhabitants ^jspeak lies,
and ^ktheir tongue is deceitful in their mouth.

Ephesians 4:25

25 Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you ^lspeak the truth with his neighbor, for ^mwe are members one of another.