Scriptures On Lying

Do not lie. Do not deceive one another. Leviticus 19:11

No one who practices deceit will dwell in my house; no one who speaks falsely will stand in my presence. Psalm 101:7

The LORD detests lying lips, but he delights in men who are truthful. Proverbs 12:22

You destroy those who tell lies; bloodthirsty and deceitful men the LORD abhors. Psalm 5:6

Better to be poor than a liar. Proverbs 19:22

He whose tongue is deceitful falls into trouble. Proverbs 17:20

O Lord, do not your eyes look for truth? Jeremiah 5:3

Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment. Proverbs 12:19

An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips. Proverbs 24:26

The righteous hate what is false, but the wicked bring shame and disgrace. Proverbs 13:5

The integrity of the upright guides them, but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity. Proverbs 11:3

I hate and abhor falsehood but I love your law. Psalm 119:163

A lying tongue hates those it hurts, and a flattering mouth works ruin. Proverbs 26:28

Friend deceives friend, and no one speaks the truth. They have taught their tongues to lie; they weary themselves with sinning. Jeremiah 9:5

You love evil rather than good, falsehood rather than speaking the truth. Psalm 52:3

Like a club or a sword or a sharp arrow is the man who gives false testimony against his neighbor. Proverbs 25:18

Like a madman shooting firebrands or deadly arrows is a man who deceives his neighbor and says, “I was only joking!” Proverbs 26:18, 19

Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one body. Ephesians 4:25

You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor. Deuteronomy 5:20

Keep falsehood and lies far from me. Proverbs 30:7, 8

Keep me from deceitful ways; be gracious to me through your law. Psalm 119:29

Whoever of you loves life and desires to see many good days, keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking lies. Psalm 34:12-13

For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned. Matthew 12:37