91 Bible Verses About Lies

And Delilah said unto Samson, Hitherto thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: tell me wherewith thou mightest be bound. And he said unto her, If thou weavest the seven locks of my head with the web.

An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity.

And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and said, because he had defiled Dinah their sister:

Now Rachel had taken the images, and put them in the camel’s furniture, and sat upon them. And Laban searched all the tent, but found them not.

Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the Lord will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.

My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.

Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.

And Samson said unto her, If they bind me with seven green withs that were never dried, then shall I be weak, and be as another man.

Whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

Which say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits:

Blessed is that man that maketh the Lord his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.

The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.

If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:

And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies: but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith the Lord.

He shutteth his eyes to devise froward things: moving his lips he bringeth evil to pass.

But turned back, and dealt unfaithfully like their fathers: they were turned aside like a deceitful bow.

If a false witness rise up against any man to testify against him that which is wrong;

They shall be ashamed, and also confounded, all of them: they shall go to confusion together that are makers of idols.

The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.

For the vile person will speak villany, and his heart will work iniquity, to practise hypocrisy, and to utter error against the Lord, to make empty the soul of the hungry, and he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.

Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.

The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit.

For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue hath muttered perverseness.

Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.

A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful witness speaketh lies.

And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it.

Wickedness is in the midst thereof: deceit and guile depart not from her streets.

Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better.

If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked.

It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.

And if he come to see me, he speaketh vanity: his heart gathereth iniquity to itself; when he goeth abroad, he telleth it.

Should thy lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?

A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.

The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, and to do good.

They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.

Then said the king, The one saith, This is my son that liveth, and thy son is the dead: and the other saith, Nay; but thy son is the dead, and my son is the living.

Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place.

Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother; thou slanderest thine own mother’s son.

To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things;

The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.

Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children, whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood:

(For they will come out after us) till we have drawn them from the city; for they will say, They flee before us, as at the first: therefore we will flee before them.

They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders’ poison is under their lips. Selah.

None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.

And he returned to Judah, and said, I cannot find her; and also the men of the place said, that there was no harlot in this place.

To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.

And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.

Will ye speak wickedly for God? and talk deceitfully for him?

Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.

The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.

Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be kept in prison, that your words may be proved, whether there be any truth in you: or else by the life of Pharaoh surely ye are spies.

They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.

Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not;

Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit.

That frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish;

A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish.

Thus saith the king, Let not Hezekiah deceive you: for he shall not be able to deliver you.

And Delilah said unto Samson, Behold, thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: now tell me, I pray thee, wherewith thou mightest be bound.

For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.

Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.

Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vain; he multiplieth words without knowledge.

And Delilah said to Samson, Tell me, I pray thee, wherein thy great strength lieth, and wherewith thou mightest be bound to afflict thee.

An hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered.

Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.

For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.

Mine enemies reproach me all the day; and they that are mad against me are sworn against me.

Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, which speak peace to their neighbours, but mischief is in their hearts.

And it came to pass, when his master heard the words of his wife, which she spake unto him, saying, After this manner did thy servant to me; that his wrath was kindled.

And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing?

His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.

The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.

Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords are in their lips: for who, say they, doth hear?

And the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, Let us go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and let us serve them;

Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.

For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.

Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:

Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:

Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return.

Their tongue is as an arrow shot out; it speaketh deceit: one speaketh peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but in heart he layeth his wait.

Therefore they commanded the children of Benjamin, saying, Go and lie in wait in the vineyards;

And when Absalom’s servants came to the woman to the house, they said, Where is Ahimaaz and Jonathan? And the woman said unto them, They be gone over the brook of water. And when they had sought and could not find them, they returned to Jerusalem.

Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty.

Should I lie against my right? my wound is incurable without transgression.

Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies: for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty.

And Joshua called for them, and he spake unto them, saying, Wherefore have ye beguiled us, saying, We are very far from you; when ye dwell among us?

Then came David to Nob to Ahimelech the priest: and Ahimelech was afraid at the meeting of David, and said unto him, Why art thou alone, and no man with thee?

And Saul said unto Michal, Why hast thou deceived me so, and sent away mine enemy, that he is escaped? And Michal answered Saul, He said unto me, Let me go; why should I kill thee?

And she spake unto him according to these words, saying, The Hebrew servant, which thou hast brought unto us, came in unto me to mock me:

And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the smooth of his neck: