dealing with a liar
What does the Bible say about dealing with a liar? These are the passages readers found most helpful — tap any citation to read it in context.
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9A false witness shall not go unpunished. And whoever speaks lies will perish.
16Six things there are that the Lord hates, and the seventh, his soul detests: 17haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, 18a heart that devises the most wicked thoughts, feet running swiftly unto evil, 19a deceitful witness bringing forth lies, and he who sows discord among brothers.
22Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord. But whoever acts faithfully pleases him.
36But I say to you, that for every idle word which men will have spoken, they shall render an account in the day of judgment. 37For by your words shall you be justified, and by your words shall you be condemned.”
16You shall not speak false testimony against your neighbor.
7He who has acted arrogantly will not dwell in the midst of my house. He who has spoken iniquity was not guided with the sight of my eyes.
44You are of your father, the devil. And you will carry out the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning. And he did not stand in the truth, because the truth is not in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks it from his own self. For he is a liar, and the father of lies.
5A false witness shall not go unpunished. And whoever speaks lies will not escape.
28A false tongue does not love truth. And a slippery mouth works ruin.
9Do not lie to one another. Strip yourselves of the old man, with his deeds,
19The lips of truth shall be steadfast forever. But a hasty witness readies a lying tongue.
20If anyone says that he loves God, but hates his brother, then he is a liar. For he who does not love his brother, whom he does see, in what way can he love God, whom he does not see?
5A faithful witness will not lie. But a deceitful witness offers a lie.
9If we confess our sins, then he is faithful and just, so as to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all iniquity.
8But the fearful, and the unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and fornicators, and drug users, and idolaters, and all liars, these shall be a part of the pool burning with fire and sulphur, which is the second death.”