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What Does The Bible Say About Telling The Truth

John 14:6

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

Ephesians 4:25

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

Proverbs 12:22

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

Ephesians 4:15

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

John 8:44

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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.

John 8:32

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Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

2 Timothy 2:15

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Make every effort to present yourself approved to God, an unashamed workman who accurately handles the word of truth.

Zechariah 8:16

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

Proverbs 12:19

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

John 1:14

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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.

John 17:17

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Sanctify them by the truth; Your word is truth.

John 8:31-32

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So He said to the Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, you are truly My disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

John 4:24

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God is Spirit, and His worshipers must worship Him in spirit and in truth.”

1 John 3:18

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Little children, let us love not in word and speech, but in action and truth.

Psalm 5:6

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

James 1:18

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He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we would be a kind of firstfruits of His creation.

Proverbs 28:13

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He who conceals his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them will find mercy.

Psalm 25:5

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Guide me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; all day long I wait for You.

Exodus 20:16

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You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

Galatians 4:16

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Have I now become your enemy by telling you the truth?

James 5:12

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Above all, my brothers, do not swear, not by heaven or earth or by any other oath. Simply let your “Yes” be yes, and your “No,” no, so that you will not fall under judgment.

1 John 1:8

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If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

Psalm 34:13

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Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from deceitful speech.

1 John 1:6

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

Revelation 21:8

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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.”

Colossians 3:9-10

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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.

Hebrews 6:18

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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.

Psalm 119:160

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The entirety of Your word is truth, and all Your righteous judgments endure forever.

Hebrews 11:1

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Now faith is the assurance of what we hope for and the certainty of what we do not see.

John 1:17

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For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

1 John 1:9

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

Proverbs 6:16-19

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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.

John 16:7

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But I tell you the truth, it is for your benefit that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you.

Psalm 15:2-3

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He who walks with integrity and practices righteousness, who speaks the truth from his heart, who has no slander on his tongue, who does no harm to his neighbor, who casts no scorn on his friend,

John 16:13

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However, when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. For He will not speak on His own, but He will speak what He hears, and He will declare to you what is to come.

Psalm 86:11

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Teach me Your way, O LORD, that I may walk in Your truth. Give me an undivided heart, that I may fear Your name.

1 John 5:20

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And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true—in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.

Jeremiah 13:25

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This is your lot, the portion I have measured to you,” declares the LORD, “because you have forgotten Me and trusted in falsehood.

3 John 1:4

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I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.

1 Peter 3:10

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

1 John 2:27

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And as for you, the anointing you received from Him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But just as His true and genuine anointing teaches you about all things, so remain in Him as you have been taught.

Psalm 33:4

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For the word of the LORD is upright, and all His work is trustworthy.

Ephesians 6:14

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Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness arrayed,

Proverbs 19:5

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

Philippians 4:8

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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.

Numbers 23:19

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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?

Proverbs 19:9

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

Matthew 5:37

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Simply let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.’ Anything more comes from the evil one.

Psalm 15:2

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

Psalm 43:3

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Send out Your light and Your truth; let them lead me. Let them bring me to Your holy mountain, and to the place where You dwell.

Acts 5:1-11

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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. . . .

John 14:17

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the Spirit of truth. The world cannot receive Him, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him. But you do know Him, for He abides with you and will be in you.

John 15:26

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When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father—the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father—He will testify about Me.

Hebrews 12:14

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Pursue peace with everyone, as well as holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.

1 John 1:1-10

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That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our own eyes, which we have gazed upon and touched with our own hands—this is the Word of life. And this is the life that was revealed; we have seen it and testified to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life that was with the Father and was revealed to us. We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And this fellowship of ours is with the Father and with His Son, Jesus Christ. We write these things so that our joy may be complete. And this is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you: God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all. . . .

Luke 8:17

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For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be made known and brought to light.

Proverbs 24:28

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

John 17:8

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For I have given them the words You gave Me, and they have received them. They knew with certainty that I came from You, and they believed that You sent Me.

Psalm 51:6

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

Leviticus 19:11

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

Malachi 2:13-16

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And this is another thing you do: You cover the altar of the LORD with tears, with weeping and groaning, because He no longer regards your offerings or receives them gladly from your hands. Yet you ask, “Why?” It is because the LORD has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have broken faith, though she is your companion and your wife by covenant. Has not the LORD made them one, having a portion of the Spirit? And why one? Because He seeks godly offspring. So guard yourselves in your spirit and do not break faith with the wife of your youth. “For I hate divorce,” says the LORD, the God of Israel. “He who divorces his wife covers his garment with violence,” says the LORD of Hosts. So guard yourselves in your spirit and do not break faith.

John 8:46

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Which of you can prove Me guilty of sin? If I speak the truth, why do you not believe Me?

Psalm 119:30

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I have chosen the way of truth; I have set Your ordinances before me.

1 Timothy 2:7

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For this reason I was appointed as a preacher, an apostle, and a faithful and true teacher of the Gentiles. I am telling the truth; I am not lying about anything.

Proverbs 4:24

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Put away deception from your mouth; keep your lips from perverse speech.

Proverbs 30:5

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Every word of God is flawless; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.

Proverbs 14:25

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

Titus 1:2

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

Proverbs 12:17

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He who speaks the truth declares what is right, but a false witness speaks deceit.

Psalm 23:1-6

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A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters. He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for the sake of His name. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. . . .

Psalm 15:1-2

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A Psalm of David. O LORD, who may abide in Your tent? Who may dwell on Your holy mountain? He who walks with integrity and practices righteousness, who speaks the truth from his heart,

John 17:3

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Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.

Ephesians 4:21

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Surely you heard of Him and were taught in Him—in keeping with the truth that is in Jesus—

Proverbs 14:5

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

1 John 2:4

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

Proverbs 10:32

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The lips of the righteous know what is fitting, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.

Matthew 22:16

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They sent their disciples to Him along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and that You teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You seek favor from no one, because You pay no attention to external appearance.

Proverbs 11:1

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

2 Corinthians 4:2

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Instead, we have renounced secret and shameful ways. We do not practice deceit, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by open proclamation of the truth, we commend ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.

Acts 5:4

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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!”

Romans 10:17

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Consequently, faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.

Romans 1:18

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The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness.

Revelation 1:1-20

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This is the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants what must soon come to pass. He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John, who testifies to everything he saw. This is the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ. Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear and obey what is written in it, because the time is near. John, To the seven churches in the province of Asia: Grace and peace to you from Him who is and was and is to come, and from the seven Spirits before His throne, and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood, . . .

Proverbs 19:22

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

Matthew 4:4

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But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”

Psalm 145:18

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The LORD is near to all who call on Him, to all who call out to Him in truth.

2 Corinthians 2:17

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For we are not like so many others, who peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God with sincerity, as men sent from God.

1 Corinthians 13:4-6

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

Proverbs 27:6

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The wounds of a friend are faithful, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

1 John 2:22

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Who is the liar, if it is not the one who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, who denies the Father and the Son.

Proverbs 3:3

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Never let loving devotion or faithfulness leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.

Jeremiah 9:5

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Each one betrays his friend; no one tells the truth. They have taught their tongues to lie; they wear themselves out committing iniquity.

Proverbs 30:6

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Do not add to His words, lest He rebuke you and prove you a liar.

John 18:37-38

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“Then You are a king!” Pilate said. “You say that I am a king,” Jesus answered. “For this reason I was born and have come into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to My voice.” “What is truth?” Pilate asked. And having said this, he went out again to the Jews and told them, “I find no basis for a charge against Him.

John 18:37

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“Then You are a king!” Pilate said. “You say that I am a king,” Jesus answered. “For this reason I was born and have come into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to My voice.”

Genesis 1:1

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In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

John 12:24

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Truly, truly, I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a seed; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.

Acts 5:3-5

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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.

John 17:3-26

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Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent. I have glorified You on earth by accomplishing the work You gave Me to do. And now, Father, glorify Me in Your presence with the glory I had with You before the world existed. I have revealed Your name to those You have given Me out of the world. They were Yours; You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word. Now they know that everything You have given Me comes from You. . . .

Psalm 52:1-9

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For the choirmaster. A Maskil of David. After Doeg the Edomite went to Saul and told him, “David has gone to the house of Ahimelech.” Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man? The loving devotion of God endures all day long. Your tongue devises destruction like a sharpened razor, O worker of deceit. You love evil more than good, falsehood more than speaking truth. Selah You love every word that devours, O deceitful tongue. Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin; He will snatch you up and tear you away from your tent; He will uproot you from the land of the living. Selah . . .

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