Bible Verses about Lying, Deception, and Betrayal
Browse a collection of Bible verses about lying and deception to learn the biblical teachings about this topic. Read the best scripture quotes about lies as a warning to avoid a "lying tongue" that God despises.
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16 There are six things the Lord hates, seven that are detestable to him: 17 haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, 18 a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are quick to rush into evil, 19 a false witness who pours out lies and a person who stirs up conflict in the community.
19 Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.
22 The Lord detests lying lips, but he delights in people who are trustworthy.
5 An honest witness does not deceive, but a false witness pours out lies.
9 A false witness will not go unpunished, and whoever pours out lies will perish.
6 A fortune made by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a deadly snare.
28 Do not testify against your neighbor without cause- would you use your lips to mislead?
7 No one who practices deceit will dwell in my house; no one who speaks falsely will stand in my presence.
9 Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices 10 and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.
17 For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be known or brought out into the open.
44 You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father's desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.
25 Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to your neighbor, for we are all members of one body.
9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.
4 Whoever says, "I know him," but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in that person.
8 But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars-they will be consigned to the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death."
11 " 'Do not steal. " 'Do not lie. " 'Do not deceive one another.
18 But the things that come out of a person's mouth come from the heart, and these defile them. 19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts-murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander. 20 These are what defile a person; but eating with unwashed hands does not defile them."
3 Even from birth the wicked go astray; from the womb they are wayward, spreading lies.
14 But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth.
