Bible Verses About Falsehood

A scoundrel, a vicious man, lives by crooked speech,

winking his eyes, shuffling his feet, pointing with his fingers.

There are six things ADONAI hates, seven which he detests:

a haughty look, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,

a heart that plots wicked schemes, feet swift in running to do evil,

a false witness who lies with every breath, and him who sows strife among brothers.

He who walks purely walks securely, but he who walks in crooked ways will be found out.

He who winks his eye [instead of rebuking] causes pain, yet a babbling fool will have trouble.

Truthful words will stand forever, lying speech but a moment.

Deceit is in the hearts of those who plot evil, but for those advising peace there is joy.

Like a madman shooting deadly arrows and firebrands

is one who deceives another, then says, "It was just a joke."

He who hates may hide it with his speech; but inside, he harbors deceit.

He may speak pleasantly, but don't trust him; for seven abominations are in his heart.

His hatred may be concealed by deceit, but his wickedness will be revealed in the assembly.

For your hands are stained with blood and your fingers with crime; your lips speak lies, your tongues utter wicked things.

No one sues with just cause, no one pleads honestly in court, they trust in empty words and say worthless things; they conceive trouble and give birth to evil.

For our crimes multiply before you, our sins testify against us; for our crimes are present with us; and our sins, we know them well:

rebelling and denying ADONAI, turning away from following our God, talking about oppression and revolt, uttering lies which our hearts have conceived.

Everyone deceives his neighbor, no one speaks the truth; they have taught their tongues to lie, they wear themselves out with sinning.

"You inhabit a world of deceit; deceitfully they refuse to know me," says ADONAI.

Hear the word of ADONAI, people of Isra'el! For ADONAI has a grievance against the inhabitants of the land: there is no truth, no faithful love or knowledge of God in the land;

only swearing and lying, killing and stealing and committing adultery! They break all bounds, with one blood crime following another.

Then they too will reply, `Lord, when did we see you hungry, thirsty, a stranger, needing clothes, sick or in prison, and not take care of you?'

And he will answer them, `Yes! I tell you that whenever you refused to do it for the least important of these people, you refused to do it for me!'