Quotes about Lying
A lying tongue hates those it crushes, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.
- Proverbs 26:28
Each one betrays his friend; no one tells the truth. They have taught their tongues to lie; they wear themselves out committing iniquity.
- Jeremiah 9:5
You have profaned Me among My people for handfuls of barley and scraps of bread. By lying to My people who would listen, you have killed those who should not have died and spared those who should not have lived.
- Ezekiel 13:19
Her prophets whitewash these deeds by false visions and lying divinations, saying, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says,’ when the LORD has not spoken.
- Ezekiel 22:28
They lie down beside every altar on garments taken in pledge. And in the house of their God, they drink wine obtained through fines.
- Amos 2:8
I speak the truth in Christ; I am not lying, as confirmed by my conscience in the Holy Spirit.
- Romans 9:1
The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, who is forever worthy of praise, knows that I am not lying.
- 2 Corinthians 11:31
for the sexually immoral, for homosexuals, for slave traders and liars and perjurers, and for anyone else who is averse to sound teaching
- 1 Timothy 1:10
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.
- 1 Timothy 2:7
However, one big obstacle to truth-telling is that believers in causes, including good causes, that don't place truth as a central value, will be very tempted to lie on behalf of their cause.
- Dennis Prager
Sin is a mirage, always overpromising and underdelivering. The Enemy works in your life by luring and lying. He promises things he can't fulfill. He challenges God's truth. He attacks God's character and intentions.
- Louie Giglio
See that you buy the field where the Pearl is; sell all, and make a purchase of salvation. Think it not easy: for it is a steep ascent to eternal glory: many are lying dead by the way, slain with security.
- Samuel Rutherford