Dealing with a Liar
10 passages
- Proverbs 12:22
Lying lips are detestable to the LORD, but those who deal faithfully are His delight.
Read it in context - Exodus 20:16
You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
Read it in context - Proverbs 19:9
A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who pours out lies will perish.
Read it in context - John 8:44
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.
Read it in context - Proverbs 19:5
A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who utters lies will not escape.
Read it in context - Colossians 3:9
Do not lie to one another, since you have taken off the old self with its practices,
Read it in context - Proverbs 12:19
Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.
Read it in context - Matthew 12:36–37
36But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken. 37For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.”
Read it in context - Psalm 101:7
No one who practices deceit shall dwell in my house; no one who tells lies shall stand in my presence.
Read it in context - Proverbs 26:28
A lying tongue hates those it crushes, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.
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