Lying Bible Verses

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Compiled by The BibleStudyTools Staff on 02/19/2021
Lying Bible Verses

Bible Verses about Lying - Scriptures on Deceit and Betrayal

Lying is a huge issue for many people, including Christians. It can be tempting to lie when you think it will benefit you in some way, but we must remember sin will always ultimately have a negative effect on our lives. We will never get away with attempting to deceive others as God remembers all things.

Learn more about what the Bible says about lying in this collection of scripture quotes. "Thou shall not lie" is one of the ten commandments, but even Christians have trouble with this commandment. May these Bible verses about lying encourage you to be truthful in all things.

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Genesis 3:4

4 “You will not certainly die,” the serpent said to the woman.
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Leviticus 19:11

11 “ ‘Do not steal. “ ‘Do not lie. “ ‘Do not deceive one another.
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Psalms 119:163

Psalm 119:11
163 I hate and detest falsehood but I love your law.
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Proverbs 12:22

Care for Animals
22 The LORD detests lying lips, but he delights in people who are trustworthy.
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Proverbs 13:5

5 The righteous hate what is false, but the wicked make themselves a stench and bring shame on themselves.
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Proverbs 14:5

Proverbs 14:26
5 An honest witness does not deceive, but a false witness pours out lies.
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Proverbs 17:7

Merry Heart
7 Eloquent lips are unsuited to a godless fool— how much worse lying lips to a ruler!
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Hosea 11:12

12 Ephraim has surrounded me with lies, Israel with deceit. And Judah is unruly against God, even against the faithful Holy One.
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Zephaniah 3:13

The Lord Your God is in Your Midst - Zephaniah 3:17
13 They will do no wrong; they will tell no lies. A deceitful tongue will not be found in their mouths. They will eat and lie down and no one will make them afraid.”
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John 8:44

Light of Life
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.
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Acts 5:3

3 Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has so filled your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit and have kept for yourself some of the money you received for the land?
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Ephesians 4:29

Bearing in Love
29 Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.
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Colossians 3:9

Do For the Lord
9 Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices
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1 Timothy 4:2

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2 Such teachings come through hypocritical liars, whose consciences have been seared as with a hot iron.
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James 3:1

James 3:18
1 Not many of you should become teachers, my fellow believers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly.
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Revelation 22:15

15 Outside are the dogs, those who practice magic arts, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.
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