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I. The FACULTY of lying. Man has a faculty for misrepresenting facts and for deceiving men. The mere possession of this faculty is not necessarily wrong; all depends upon the motives that inspire it, and the uses to which it is directed.

II. The PROFESSITY of lying. Most venal lies spring from the following wrong states of heart.

1. Fear.

2. Vanity.

3. Greed.

4. Ambition.

III. The HABIT of lying.

1. Popular. How rare are true men in this world of shams!

2. Dangerous. It is inimical to moral health, beset with perils, and leading to moral ruin.

(Homilist.)

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KJV: Remove from me the way of lying: and grant me thy law graciously.

WEB: Keep me from the way of deceit. Grant me your law graciously!