What Does The Bible Say About?

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Proverbs 6:16-19

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There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that run swiftly to evil, a false witness who gives false testimony, and one who stirs up discord among brothers.

Colossians 3:9-10

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Do not lie to one another, since you have taken off the old self with its practices, and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.

Proverbs 12:22

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Lying lips are detestable to the LORD, but those who deal faithfully are His delight.

2 Timothy 2:15

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Make every effort to present yourself approved to God, an unashamed workman who accurately handles the word of truth.

John 8:32

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Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

Ephesians 4:15

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Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Christ Himself, who is the head.

John 14:6

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Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

Numbers 23:19

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God is not a man, that He should lie, or a son of man, that He should change His mind. Does He speak and not act? Does He promise and not fulfill?

Ephesians 4:25

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Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one another.

John 8:44

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You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, because he is a liar and the father of lies.

Zechariah 8:16

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These are the things you must do: Speak truth to one another, render true and sound judgments in your gates,

1 John 3:18

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Little children, let us love not in word and speech, but in action and truth.

John 1:14

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The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.

John 4:24

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God is Spirit, and His worshipers must worship Him in spirit and in truth.”

John 8:31-32

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So He said to the Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, you are truly My disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

John 17:17

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Sanctify them by the truth; Your word is truth.

Psalm 25:5

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Guide me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; all day long I wait for You.

Galatians 4:16

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Have I now become your enemy by telling you the truth?

Hebrews 6:18

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Thus by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be strongly encouraged.

Revelation 21:8

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But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death.”

Exodus 20:16

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You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

James 1:18

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He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we would be a kind of firstfruits of His creation.

Proverbs 19:5

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A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who utters lies will not escape.

1 John 1:6

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If we say we have fellowship with Him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.

1 John 1:8

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If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

Proverbs 12:19

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Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.

Psalm 86:11

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Teach me Your way, O LORD, that I may walk in Your truth. Give me an undivided heart, that I may fear Your name.

Ephesians 6:14

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Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness arrayed,

Hebrews 11:1

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Now faith is the assurance of what we hope for and the certainty of what we do not see.

James 5:12

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Above all, my brothers, do not swear, not by heaven or earth or by any other oath. Simply let your “Yes” be yes, and your “No,” no, so that you will not fall under judgment.

Psalm 119:160

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The entirety of Your word is truth, and all Your righteous judgments endure forever.

1 John 2:4

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If anyone says, “I know Him,” but does not keep His commandments, he is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

Proverbs 14:5

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An honest witness does not deceive, but a dishonest witness pours forth lies.

Psalm 15:1-2

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A Psalm of David. O LORD, who may abide in Your tent? Who may dwell on Your holy mountain? He who walks with integrity and practices righteousness, who speaks the truth from his heart,

Psalm 43:3

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Send out Your light and Your truth; let them lead me. Let them bring me to Your holy mountain, and to the place where You dwell.

Romans 1:18

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The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness.

2 Corinthians 2:17

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For we are not like so many others, who peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God with sincerity, as men sent from God.

Jeremiah 13:25

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This is your lot, the portion I have measured to you,” declares the LORD, “because you have forgotten Me and trusted in falsehood.

John 1:17

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For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

John 14:17

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the Spirit of truth. The world cannot receive Him, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him. But you do know Him, for He abides with you and will be in you.

Psalm 5:6

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You destroy those who tell lies; the LORD abhors the man of bloodshed and deceit.

Psalm 51:6

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Surely You desire truth in the inmost being; You teach me wisdom in the inmost place.

1 Timothy 2:7

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For this reason I was appointed as a preacher, an apostle, and a faithful and true teacher of the Gentiles. I am telling the truth; I am not lying about anything.

John 18:37

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“Then You are a king!” Pilate said. “You say that I am a king,” Jesus answered. “For this reason I was born and have come into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to My voice.”

Matthew 4:4

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But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”

Proverbs 28:13

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He who conceals his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them will find mercy.

Psalm 23:1-6

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A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters. He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for the sake of His name. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. . . .

3 John 1:4

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I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.

Acts 5:1-11

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Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property. With his wife’s full knowledge, he kept back some of the proceeds for himself, but brought a portion and laid it at the apostles’ feet. Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and withhold some of the proceeds from the land? Did it not belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, was it not at your disposal? How could you conceive such a deed in your heart? You have not lied to men, but to God!” On hearing these words, Ananias fell down and died. And great fear came over all who heard what had happened. . . .

Hebrews 12:14

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Pursue peace with everyone, as well as holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.

Jeremiah 9:5

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Each one betrays his friend; no one tells the truth. They have taught their tongues to lie; they wear themselves out committing iniquity.

John 17:8

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For I have given them the words You gave Me, and they have received them. They knew with certainty that I came from You, and they believed that You sent Me.

Leviticus 19:11

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You must not steal. You must not lie or deceive one another.

Malachi 2:13-16

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And this is another thing you do: You cover the altar of the LORD with tears, with weeping and groaning, because He no longer regards your offerings or receives them gladly from your hands. Yet you ask, “Why?” It is because the LORD has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have broken faith, though she is your companion and your wife by covenant. Has not the LORD made them one, having a portion of the Spirit? And why one? Because He seeks godly offspring. So guard yourselves in your spirit and do not break faith with the wife of your youth. “For I hate divorce,” says the LORD, the God of Israel. “He who divorces his wife covers his garment with violence,” says the LORD of Hosts. So guard yourselves in your spirit and do not break faith.

Matthew 22:16

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They sent their disciples to Him along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and that You teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You seek favor from no one, because You pay no attention to external appearance.

Proverbs 14:25

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A truthful witness saves lives, but one who utters lies is deceitful.

Proverbs 24:28

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Do not testify against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your lips.

Psalm 34:13

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Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from deceitful speech.

Titus 1:2

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in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.

1 John 1:1-10

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That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our own eyes, which we have gazed upon and touched with our own hands—this is the Word of life. And this is the life that was revealed; we have seen it and testified to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life that was with the Father and was revealed to us. We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And this fellowship of ours is with the Father and with His Son, Jesus Christ. We write these things so that our joy may be complete. And this is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you: God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all. . . .

1 John 2:27

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And as for you, the anointing you received from Him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But just as His true and genuine anointing teaches you about all things, so remain in Him as you have been taught.

2 Corinthians 11:31

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The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, who is forever worthy of praise, knows that I am not lying.

Colossians 3:9

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Do not lie to one another, since you have taken off the old self with its practices,

Ephesians 4:21

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Surely you heard of Him and were taught in Him—in keeping with the truth that is in Jesus—

Ephesians 4:29

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Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen.

John 16:7

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But I tell you the truth, it is for your benefit that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you.

John 8:46

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Which of you can prove Me guilty of sin? If I speak the truth, why do you not believe Me?

Matthew 5:37

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Simply let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.’ Anything more comes from the evil one.

Proverbs 19:22

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The desire of a man is loving devotion; better to be poor than a liar.

Proverbs 30:6

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Do not add to His words, lest He rebuke you and prove you a liar.

Psalm 15:2-3

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He who walks with integrity and practices righteousness, who speaks the truth from his heart, who has no slander on his tongue, who does no harm to his neighbor, who casts no scorn on his friend,

Romans 10:17

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Consequently, faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.

1 John 2:22

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Who is the liar, if it is not the one who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, who denies the Father and the Son.

2 Corinthians 4:2

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Instead, we have renounced secret and shameful ways. We do not practice deceit, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by open proclamation of the truth, we commend ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.

Ephesians 4:2

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with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,

Galatians 1:20

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I assure you before God that what I am writing to you is no lie.

Genesis 20:1-18

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Now Abraham journeyed from there to the region of the Negev and settled between Kadesh and Shur. While he was staying in Gerar, Abraham said of his wife Sarah, “She is my sister.” So Abimelech king of Gerar had Sarah brought to him. One night, however, God came to Abimelech in a dream and told him, “You are as good as dead because of the woman you have taken, for she is a married woman.” Now Abimelech had not gone near her, so he replied, “Lord, would You destroy a nation even though it is innocent? Didn’t Abraham tell me, ‘She is my sister’? And she herself said, ‘He is my brother.’ I have done this in the integrity of my heart and the innocence of my hands.” . . .

Genesis 3:4

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“You will not surely die,” the serpent told her.

Proverbs 3:3

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Never let loving devotion or faithfulness leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.

Revelation 1:1-20

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This is the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants what must soon come to pass. He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John, who testifies to everything he saw. This is the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ. Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear and obey what is written in it, because the time is near. John, To the seven churches in the province of Asia: Grace and peace to you from Him who is and was and is to come, and from the seven Spirits before His throne, and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood, . . .

Zephaniah 3:13

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The remnant of Israel will no longer do wrong or speak lies, nor will a deceitful tongue be found in their mouths. But they will feed and lie down, with no one to make them tremble.”

1 Peter 3:10

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For, “Whoever would love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful speech.

Matthew 6:5

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And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.

Proverbs 13:5

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The righteous hate falsehood, but the wicked bring shame and disgrace.

Proverbs 19:9

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A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who pours out lies will perish.

Psalm 33:4

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For the word of the LORD is upright, and all His work is trustworthy.

Romans 9:1

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I speak the truth in Christ; I am not lying, as confirmed by my conscience in the Holy Spirit.

1 John 3:6

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No one who remains in Him keeps on sinning. No one who continues to sin has seen Him or known Him.

1 John 4:20

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If anyone says, “I love God,” but hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen.

1 Peter 1:22

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Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have a genuine love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from a pure heart.

1 Timothy 4:2

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influenced by the hypocrisy of liars, whose consciences are seared with a hot iron.

Acts 5:3

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Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and withhold some of the proceeds from the land?

Ephesians 1:22

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And God put everything under His feet and made Him head over everything for the church,

Ephesians 1:4

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For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence. In love

Ephesians 4:16

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From Him the whole body, fitted and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love through the work of each individual part.

John 14:7

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If you had known Me, you would know My Father as well. From now on you do know Him and have seen Him.”

John 16:13

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However, when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. For He will not speak on His own, but He will speak what He hears, and He will declare to you what is to come.

John 8:45

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But because I speak the truth, you do not believe Me!

Proverbs 17:4

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A wicked man listens to evil lips; a liar gives ear to a destructive tongue.

Proverbs 17:7

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Eloquent words are unfit for a fool; how much worse are lying lips to a ruler!

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