Lying

Lying is forbidden in the Ten Commandments and condemned throughout the Bible. This page lists verses on false witness, honesty, and the source of lies.

The commandment

• Exodus 20:16
  Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
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• Leviticus 19:11
  Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another.
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What God hates

• Proverbs 6:16-19
  ¹⁶These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: ¹⁷A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, ¹⁸An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief, ¹⁹A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.
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• Proverbs 12:22
  Lying lips are abomination to the Lord: but they that deal truly are his delight.
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Speak the truth

• Ephesians 4:25
  Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.
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• Colossians 3:9-10
  ⁹Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds; ¹⁰And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:
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• Zechariah 8:16
  These are the things that ye shall do; Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbour; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates:
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The father of lies

• John 8:44
  Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
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Judgment

• Revelation 21:8
  But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
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See also

• Murder
• Sin

Notes

1. Verses are quoted in the translation chosen in the Translation menu at the top of the page. See Translations for sources and copyright notices.
2. Each reference links to the full chapter so the verse can be read in context.