Lying - There's A Scripture For That (NLT) Version

Wealth created by a lying tongue is a vanishing mist and a deadly trap.

Synonyms for Lying: dishonest, deceitful, false, mendacious, untruthful, deceiving, dissembling, double-dealing, perfidious, two-faced, deceptive, and guileful

Psalms 7:14 (NLT)
The wicked conceive evil; they are pregnant with trouble and give birth to lies.

Psalms 31:17-18 (NLT)
Don’t let me be disgraced, O Lord, for I call out to you for help. Let the wicked be disgraced; let them lie silent in the grave. 18. Silence their lying lips— those proud and arrogant lips that accuse the godly.

Psalms 78:35-37 (NLT)
Then they remembered that God was their rock, that God Most High was their redeemer. 36. But all they gave him was lip service; they lied to him with their tongues. 37. Their hearts were not loyal to him. They did not keep his covenant.

Psalms 109:2-4 (NLT)
while the wicked slander me and tell lies about me. 3. They surround me with hateful words and fight against me for no reason. 4. I love them, but they try to destroy me with accusations even as I am praying for them!

Psalms 120:2 (NLT)
Rescue me, O Lord, from liars and from all deceitful people.

Proverbs 4:24 (NLT)
Avoid all perverse talk; stay away from corrupt speech.

Proverbs 6:16-19 (NLT)
There are six things the Lord hates— no, seven things he detests: 17. haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that kill the innocent, 18. a heart that plots evil, feet that race to do wrong, 19. a false witness who pours out lies, a person who sows discord in a family.

Proverbs 10:18-19 (NLT)
Hiding hatred makes you a liar; slandering others makes you a fool. 19. Too much talk leads to sin. Be sensible and keep your mouth shut.

Proverbs 12:19 (NLT)
Truthful words stand the test of time, but lies are soon exposed.

Proverbs 12:22 (NLT)
The Lord detests lying lips, but he delights in those who tell the truth.

Proverbs 17:7 (NLT)
Eloquent words are not fitting for a fool; even less are lies fitting for a ruler.

Proverbs 21:6 (NLT)
Wealth created by a lying tongue is a vanishing mist and a deadly trap.

Proverbs 26:28 (NLT)
A lying tongue hates its victims, and flattering words cause ruin.

Isaiah 32:7 (NLT)
The smooth tricks of scoundrels are evil. They plot crooked schemes. They lie to convict the poor, even when the cause of the poor is just.

Jeremiah 8:8 (NLT)
“‘How can you say, “We are wise because we have the word of the Lord,” when your teachers have twisted it by writing lies?

Ezekiel 13:8 (NLT)
“Therefore, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: Because what you say is false and your visions are a lie, I will stand against you, says the Sovereign Lord .

Acts of the Apostles 5:3-5 (NLT)
Then Peter said, “Ananias, why have you let Satan fill your heart? You lied to the Holy Spirit, and you kept some of the money for yourself. 4. The property was yours to sell or not sell, as you wished. And after selling it, the money was also yours to give away. How could you do a thing like this? You weren’t lying to us but to God!” 5. As soon as Ananias heard these words, he fell to the floor and died. Everyone who heard about it was terrified.

James 3:14 (NLT)
But if you are bitterly jealous and there is selfish ambition in your heart, don’t cover up the truth with boasting and lying.

1 John 1:6 (NLT)
So we are lying if we say we have fellowship with God but go on living in spiritual darkness; we are not practicing the truth.