“For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, slanders.”
(Matthew 15:19, NASB95)
Lying lips are an abomination to the LORD, But those who deal faithfully are His delight.
(Proverbs 12:22, NASB95)
A false witness will not go unpunished, And he who tells lies will not escape.
(Proverbs 19:5, NASB95)
“You shall not bear a false report; do not join your hand with a wicked man to be a malicious witness.”
(Exodus 23:1, NASB95)
There are six things which the LORD hates, Yes, seven which are an abomination to Him:
Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, And hands that shed innocent blood,
A heart that devises wicked plans, Feet that run rapidly to evil,
A false witness who utters lies, And one who spreads strife among brothers.
(Proverbs 6:16-19, NASB95)
The consistent picture: lying is not a small social shortcut. It is listed among the things the Lord hates, it proceeds from the same heart as murder and adultery, it aligns a person with the devil who is “the father of lies,” and Scripture repeatedly says it will not go unpunished.
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Just some wisdom from the Bible for all of us.
From that time Jesus began to preach and say, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”
(Matthew 4:17, NASB95)
and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.”
(Mark 1:15, NASB95)