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The act of lying is seen as contrary to the nature of God, who is described as the God of truth (<a href="/isaiah/65-16.htm">Isaiah 65:16</a>). Lying is associated with the devil, who is called "a liar and the father of lies" (<a href="/john/8-44.htm">John 8:44</a>). Throughout Scripture, lying is depicted as a destructive force that leads to broken relationships, mistrust, and divine judgment.<br><br><b>Old Testament References</b><br><br>The Old Testament contains numerous admonitions against lying. In the Ten Commandments, God commands, "You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor" (<a href="/exodus/20-16.htm">Exodus 20:16</a>). This commandment underscores the importance of truthfulness in maintaining justice and community integrity. Proverbs frequently warns against deceit, stating, "Lying lips are detestable to the LORD, but those who deal faithfully are His delight" (<a href="/proverbs/12-22.htm">Proverbs 12:22</a>).<br><br>Several narratives illustrate the consequences of lying. In Genesis, the account of Jacob deceiving his father Isaac to receive Esau's blessing (Genesis 27) demonstrates the familial strife and long-term repercussions that deceit can cause. Similarly, the account of Ananias and Sapphira in <a href="/acts/5.htm">Acts 5:1-11</a>, though in the New Testament, echoes this theme, as their lie to the Holy Spirit results in their immediate deaths.<br><br><b>New Testament Teachings</b><br><br>The New Testament continues to emphasize the importance of truthfulness. Jesus Christ, who is described as "the way, the truth, and the life" (<a href="/john/14-6.htm">John 14:6</a>), teaches His followers to be people of integrity. In the Sermon on the Mount, He instructs, "But let your 'Yes' be 'Yes,' and your 'No,' 'No.' For anything more comes from the evil one" (<a href="/matthew/5-37.htm">Matthew 5:37</a>).<br><br>The apostle Paul also addresses the issue of lying in his epistles. In <a href="/ephesians/4-25.htm">Ephesians 4:25</a>, he writes, "Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one another" . Paul emphasizes that lying is incompatible with the new life in Christ and the unity of the body of believers.<br><br><b>Consequences and Warnings</b><br><br>The Bible warns of severe consequences for those who persist in lying. <a href="/revelation/21-8.htm">Revelation 21:8</a> lists liars among those who will face the second death: "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" . This passage highlights the eternal ramifications of unrepentant deceit.<br><br><b>Encouragement to Truthfulness</b><br><br>Believers are encouraged to cultivate truthfulness as a reflection of their relationship with God. <a href="/psalms/15.htm">Psalm 15:1-2</a> asks, "LORD, who may dwell in Your tent? Who may dwell on Your holy hill? He who walks with integrity and practices righteousness, who speaks the truth from his heart" . This passage suggests that truthfulness is a key characteristic of those who live in fellowship with God.<br><br>In summary, the Bible consistently portrays lying as a sin that is contrary to God's nature and detrimental to human relationships. Believers are called to be people of truth, reflecting the character of God in their words and actions.<a name="top" id="top"></a><div class="vheading2">Topical Bible Verses</div><span class="rtext"><a href="/john/8-44.htm">John 8:44</a></span><br>You are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father you will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and stayed not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.<br><span class="source">Topicalbible.org</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/116-11.htm">Psalm 116:11</a></span><br>I said in my haste, All men are liars.<br><span class="source">Topicalbible.org</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/revelation/21-8.htm">Revelation 21:8</a></span><br>But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.<br><span class="source">Topicalbible.org</span><p><a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/4875.htm"><span class="l">4875. sunanapauomai -- to <b>lie</b> down to rest with, fig. to be <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> 4875 (from 4862 , "identified " and 373 , "pause completely") -- properly, , ie<br> when <b>people</b> enjoy God's <b>...</b> of anapauo Definition to <b>lie</b> down to rest with, fig. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4875.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_f/the_king_blessing_his_people.htm"><span class="l">The King 'Blessing' his <b>People</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> It is the Lord who 'hath given rest unto His <b>people</b>.' We look on the past most wisely<br> when we see in it all <b>...</b> From its height we understand the <b>lie</b> of the land. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture f/the king blessing his people.htm</font><p><a href="/library/josephus/the_wars_of_the_jews_or_history_of_the_destruction_of_jerusalem/chapter_12_titus_thought_fit.htm"><span class="l">Titus Thought Fit to Encompass the City Round with a Wall; after <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> further weakened them; for that besides this wall, he would not <b>lie</b> entirely at <b>...</b> Then<br> did the famine widen its progress, and devoured the <b>people</b> by whole houses <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chapter 12 titus thought fit.htm</font><p><a href="/library/josephus/the_wars_of_the_jews_or_history_of_the_destruction_of_jerusalem/chapter_6_how_the_romans.htm"><span class="l">How the Romans Carried their Ensigns to the Temple, and Made <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> But when the government was devolved upon us, and all other <b>people</b> did thereupon<br> <b>lie</b> quiet, and even foreign nations sent embassies, and congratulated our <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chapter 6 how the romans.htm</font><p><a href="/library/edersheim/the_life_and_times_of_jesus_the_messiah/chapter_iii_the_third_day.htm"><span class="l">The Third Day in Passion-Week - the Events of that Day - the <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> command rebellion; to have said simply Yes, would have been to give a painful shock<br> to keep feeling, and, in a sense, in the eyes of the <b>people</b>, the <b>lie</b> to His <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../edersheim/the life and times of jesus the messiah/chapter iii the third day.htm</font><p><a href="/library/spurgeon/spurgeons_sermons_volume_41_1895/a_people_prepared_for_the.htm"><span class="l">A <b>People</b> Prepared for the Lord</span></a> <br><b>...</b> is certainly nothing sanctifying about it; and the tendency seems to <b>lie</b> the other <b>...</b><br> disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a <b>people</b> prepared for <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 41 1895/a people prepared for the.htm</font><p><a href="/library/spurgeon/spurgeons_sermons_volume_32_1886/our_lords_prayer_for_his.htm"><span class="l">Our Lord's Prayer for his <b>People's</b> Sanctification</span></a> <br><b>...</b> He elected them that they might be a peculiar <b>people</b>, zealous for good works; he<br> ransomed <b>...</b> and not a creed: this is a part truth, and very near akin to a <b>lie</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 32 1886/our lords prayer for his.htm</font><p><a href="/library/josephus/the_wars_of_the_jews_or_history_of_the_destruction_of_jerusalem/chapter_16_cestius_sends_neopolitanus.htm"><span class="l">Cestius Sends Neopolitanus the Tribune to See in what Condition <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> as a grand temptation to a revolt, by reason it is so full of <b>people</b> and of <b>...</b> found<br> too strong for the Roman good fortune; however, two legions that <b>lie</b> in that <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chapter 16 cestius sends neopolitanus.htm</font><p><a href="/library/wesley/sermons_on_several_occasions/sermon_130_national_sins_and.htm"><span class="l">National Sins and Miseries</span></a> <br><b>...</b> And deluge all the guilty land: <b>People</b> and Priest <b>lie</b> drown'd in sin,. And Tophet<br> yawns to take them in. How innumerable are the violations of justice among us! <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../wesley/sermons on several occasions/sermon 130 national sins and.htm</font><p><a href="/library/spurgeon/spurgeons_sermons_volume_39_1893/christs_pastoral_prayer_for_his.htm"><span class="l">Christ's Pastoral Prayer for his <b>People</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> He is glorified by saving such sinners, taking these <b>people</b>, so sinful, so lost,<br> so <b>...</b> does, yet at length brings the one who was most unwilling to <b>lie</b> at his feet <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 39 1893/christs pastoral prayer for his.htm</font><p><a href="/library/manning/the_hymns_of_wesley_and_watts_five_papers/hymns_for_the_use_of.htm"><span class="l">Hymns for the Use of the <b>People</b> Called Methodists</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Here you have two <b>people</b> in contrast: the holy Saviour and the sinful speaker. <b>...</b> of<br> the literary power and skill and instinct for form that <b>lie</b> behind Wesley's <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../manning/the hymns of wesley and watts five papers/hymns for the use of.htm</font><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/black-people-cursed.html">Are black people cursed? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/evil-people.html">How should Christians react to the death of evil people? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/people-of-God.html">Who are the people of God? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/people.htm">People: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible 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