Psa 12:2, 55:21, 62:4, Jer 9:8-9, Mic 3:5, Mat 22:15-18 | ESV | STEP | Everyone utters lies to his neighbor ; with flattering lips and a double heart they speak .

Psalms 12:2

2 Everyone ^autters lies to his neighbor;
with ^bflattering lips and ^ca double heart they speak.

Psalms 55:21

21 His ^dspeech was ^esmooth as butter,
yet war was in his heart;
his words were softer than oil,
yet they were ^fdrawn swords.

Psalms 62:4

4 They only plan to thrust him down from his ^ghigh position.
They take pleasure in falsehood.
^hThey bless with their mouths,
but inwardly they curse. Selah

Jeremiah 9:8-9

8 ⁱTheir tongue is a deadly arrow;
^jit speaks deceitfully;
with his mouth ^keach speaks peace to his neighbor,
but in his heart ^lhe plans an ambush for him.
9 ^mShall I not punish them for these things? declares the Lord,
and shall I not avenge myself
on a nation such as this?

Micah 3:5

5 Thus says the Lord concerning ⁿthe prophets
who lead my people astray,
^owho cry “Peace”
when they have something to eat,
but declare war against him
who puts nothing into their mouths.

Matthew 22:15-18

Paying Taxes to Caesar

15 ^pThen the Pharisees went and plotted how ^qto entangle him in his words. 16 And they sent ^rtheir disciples to him, along with ^sthe Herodians, saying, “Teacher, ^twe know that you are true and teach ^uthe way of God truthfully, and you do not care about anyone’s opinion, for ^vyou are not swayed by appearances. ^{▼▼Greek for you do not look at people’s faces} 17 Tell us, then, what you think. Is it lawful to pay ^xtaxes to ^yCaesar, or not?” 18 But Jesus, aware of their malice, said, “Why ^zput me to the test, you hypocrites?