Bible Verses About Liars
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for liars, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 12,078 votes, led by Proverbs 19:9. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Liars
Proverbs 19:9496 votes
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish.
John 8:44427 votes
Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
Revelation 21:8400 votes
But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
Proverbs 12:22316 votes
Lying lips are abomination to the Lord: but they that deal truly are his delight.
Exodus 20:16312 votes
Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
Proverbs 12:19217 votes
The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment.
1 John 1:9197 votes
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Proverbs 6:16-19188 votes
These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:
Proverbs 14:5181 votes
A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.
Colossians 3:9179 votes
Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;
Revelation 22:15170 votes
For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.
Leviticus 19:11161 votes
Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another.
Proverbs 13:5154 votes
A righteous man hateth lying: but a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame.
Proverbs 19:5150 votes
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.
Proverbs 26:28149 votes
A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.
Psalms 101:7140 votes
He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight.
Ephesians 4:25139 votes
Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.
Proverbs 19:22137 votes
The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.
Romans 12:19137 votes
Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
Psalms 119:163130 votes
I hate and abhor lying: but thy law do I love.
Proverbs 17:4127 votes
A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.
1 Timothy 4:2118 votes
Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;
John 14:6112 votes
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
Psalms 116:11111 votes
I said in my haste, All men are liars.
Proverbs 21:6111 votes
The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.
What does the Bible say about liars?
Readers most often cite Proverbs 19:9 on the subject of liars. Across 12,078 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including John 8:44, Revelation 21:8, Proverbs 12:22. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.