You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, because he is a liar and the father of lies.

But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death.”

If anyone says, “I know Him,” but does not keep His commandments, he is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

Lying lips are detestable to the LORD, but those who deal faithfully are His delight.

Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one another.

You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.

God is not a man, that He should lie, or a son of man, that He should change His mind. Does He speak and not act? Does He promise and not fulfill?

A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who pours out lies will perish.

Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world.

There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that run swiftly to evil, a false witness who gives false testimony, and one who stirs up discord among brothers.

Do not lie to one another, since you have taken off the old self with its practices,

You must not steal. You must not lie or deceive one another.

If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a ringing gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have absolute faith so as to move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and exult in the surrender of my body, but have not love, I gain nothing. Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs. . . .

A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who utters lies will not escape.

if all this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment.

Thus by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be strongly encouraged.

“Which ones?” the man asked. Jesus answered, “‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness,

I hate and abhor falsehood, but Your law I love.

If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

But nothing unclean will ever enter it, nor anyone who practices an abomination or a lie, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.

in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

Do not lie to one another, since you have taken off the old self with its practices, and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.

You destroy those who tell lies; the LORD abhors the man of bloodshed and deceit.

No one who practices deceit shall dwell in my house; no one who tells lies shall stand in my presence.

Like glaze covering an earthen vessel are burning lips and a wicked heart. A hateful man disguises himself with his speech, but he lays up deceit in his heart. When he speaks graciously, do not believe him, for seven abominations fill his heart. Though his hatred is concealed by deception, his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly. He who digs a pit will fall into it, and he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him. . . .

An honest witness does not deceive, but a dishonest witness pours forth lies.

A lying tongue hates those it crushes, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.

These are the things you must do: Speak truth to one another, render true and sound judgments in your gates,

And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light.

A truthful witness saves lives, but one who utters lies is deceitful.

The desire of a man is loving devotion; better to be poor than a liar.

For, “Whoever would love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful speech.

influenced by the hypocrisy of liars, whose consciences are seared with a hot iron.

A wicked man listens to evil lips; a liar gives ear to a destructive tongue.

Like a club or sword or sharp arrow is a man who bears false witness against his neighbor.

If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life crippled than to have two hands and go into hell, into the unquenchable fire.

For God is not a God of disorder, but of peace—as in all the churches of the saints.

Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Christ Himself, who is the head.

Now since the children have flesh and blood, He too shared in their humanity, so that by His death He might destroy him who holds the power of death, that is, the devil,

As Jesus left the temple and was walking away, His disciples came up to Him to point out its buildings. “Do you see all these things?” He replied. “Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.” While Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately. “Tell us,” they said, “when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of Your coming and of the end of the age?” Jesus answered, “See to it that no one deceives you. For many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many. . . .

The righteous hate falsehood, but the wicked bring shame and disgrace.

But outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.

“You shall not spread a false report. Do not join the wicked by being a malicious witness.

Do not testify against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your lips.

Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and withhold some of the proceeds from the land?

“You will not surely die,” the serpent told her.

Remove me from the path of deceit and graciously grant me Your law.

The wicked are estranged from the womb; the liars go astray from birth.

Making a fortune by a lying tongue is a vanishing mist, a deadly pursuit.

Woe to the city of blood, full of lies, full of plunder, never without prey.

Like a madman shooting firebrands and deadly arrows, so is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, “I was only joking!”

May lying lips be silenced—lips that speak with arrogance against the righteous, full of pride and contempt.

You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

But You, O God, will bring them down to the Pit of destruction; men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days. But I will trust in You.

I know your deeds, your labor, and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate those who are evil, and you have tested and exposed as liars those who falsely claim to be apostles.

The commandments “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,” and any other commandments, are summed up in this one decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”

“Indeed,” declares the LORD, “I am against those who prophesy false dreams and retell them to lead My people astray with their reckless lies. It was not I who sent them or commanded them, and they are of no benefit at all to these people,” declares the LORD.

You must not steal. You must not lie or deceive one another. You must not swear falsely by My name and so profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.

Eloquent words are unfit for a fool; how much worse are lying lips to a ruler!

Surely You desire truth in the inmost being; You teach me wisdom in the inmost place.

And the great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.

Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property. With his wife’s full knowledge, he kept back some of the proceeds for himself, but brought a portion and laid it at the apostles’ feet. Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and withhold some of the proceeds from the land? Did it not belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, was it not at your disposal? How could you conceive such a deed in your heart? You have not lied to men, but to God!” On hearing these words, Ananias fell down and died. And great fear came over all who heard what had happened. . . .

The remnant of Israel will no longer do wrong or speak lies, nor will a deceitful tongue be found in their mouths. But they will feed and lie down, with no one to make them tremble.”

Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think on these things.

For my mouth will speak the truth, and wickedness is detestable to my lips.

He who walks with integrity and practices righteousness, who speaks the truth from his heart,

The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.

The plans of the righteous are just, but the counsel of the wicked leads to deceit.

There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,

Certainly not! Let God be true and every man a liar. As it is written: “So that You may be proved right when You speak and victorious when You judge.”

Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander.

Dishonest scales are an abomination to the LORD, but an accurate weight is His delight.

Love takes no pleasure in evil, but rejoices in the truth.

If we say we have fellowship with Him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.

Now Abraham journeyed from there to the region of the Negev and settled between Kadesh and Shur. While he was staying in Gerar, Abraham said of his wife Sarah, “She is my sister.” So Abimelech king of Gerar had Sarah brought to him. One night, however, God came to Abimelech in a dream and told him, “You are as good as dead because of the woman you have taken, for she is a married woman.” Now Abimelech had not gone near her, so he replied, “Lord, would You destroy a nation even though it is innocent? Didn’t Abraham tell me, ‘She is my sister’? And she herself said, ‘He is my brother.’ I have done this in the integrity of my heart and the innocence of my hands.” . . .

But if you harbor bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast in it or deny the truth.

But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these things defile a man. For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander. These are what defile a man, but eating with unwashed hands does not defile him.”

Who is the man who delights in life, who desires to see good days? Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from deceitful speech.

With his mouth the ungodly man destroys his neighbor, but through knowledge the righteous are rescued.

Though the arrogant have smeared me with lies, I keep Your precepts with all my heart.

I have not written to you because you lack knowledge of the truth, but because you have it, and because no lie comes from the truth.

Cursing and lying, murder and stealing, and adultery are rampant; one act of bloodshed follows another.

These men are discontented grumblers, following after their own lusts; their mouths spew arrogance; they flatter others for their own advantage.

Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.

For wicked and deceitful mouths open against me; they speak against me with lying tongues.

Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips and a deceitful tongue.

By the sins of their mouths and the words of their lips, let them be trapped in their pride, in the curses and lies they utter.

Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life and may enter the city by its gates. But outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.

For idols speak deceit and diviners see illusions; they tell false dreams and offer empty comfort. Therefore the people wander like sheep, oppressed for lack of a shepherd.

The weapons of the scoundrel are destructive; he hatches plots to destroy the poor with lies, even when the plea of the needy is just.

that if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.

We realize that law is not enacted for the righteous, but for the lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinful, for the unholy and profane, for killers of father or mother, for murderers, for the sexually immoral, for homosexuals, for slave traders and liars and perjurers, and for anyone else who is averse to sound teaching

Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen.

Sanctify them by the truth; Your word is truth.

For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.

Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.

They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is forever worthy of praise! Amen.

For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.