Statements or answers which are untrue. Lying, false witness, deceit and false dealings are all condemned in Scripture.

Psalms 34:12-13

Lying is condemned

Ephesians 4:25
Colossians 3:9-10

See also

Exodus 20:16
Leviticus 19:11-12
Proverbs 6:16-17; 12:22

pp Dt 5:20

Jeremiah 17:9-10
Genesis 3:4-5

Examples of lying

Genesis 4:9

the serpent to Eve

Genesis 12:11-13

Cain to the LORD

Genesis 18:15

Abraham urges Sarah to lie to the Egyptians

Genesis 20:1-2

Sarah to the LORD

Genesis 26:6-7

Abraham to Abimelech

Genesis 27:18-19,24

Isaac to the men of Gerar

Genesis 39:14-18

Jacob to Isaac:

2 Kings 5:22-27

Potiphar's wife to her household servants

Acts 5:1-10

Gehazi to Naaman and then to Elisha

Acts 6:11,13

Ananias and Sapphira

Acts 25:7

Some Jews persuaded others to lie about Stephen:

Romans 3:8
Proverbs 19:9

Lying will not go unnoticed or unpunished

See also

Psalms 5:6; 52:2-5; 55:23; 101:7
Jeremiah 6:13-15; 23:32
Nahum 3:1
1 Timothy 1:9-10
Revelation 21:8,27; 22:15
Job 27:2-5

God's people should resist the temptation to lie

Revelation 2:2
Proverbs 26:24-28

Lying can be an act of malice

1 Timothy 4:1-2

Lying can be the sign of a dead conscience

See also

A lying spirit

1 Kings 22:21-23

pp 2Ch 18:20-22

John 8:44

Lying is the hallmark of the devil and the antichrist

See also

1 John 2:22
Revelation 13:14; 20:7-10

See also

4120 Satan
5203 acquittal
5864 futility
6146 deceit & God
8714 dishonesty
8750 false teachings
8751 false witness
8752 false worship
8767 hypocrisy