Bible Verses About Telling a Lie
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for telling a lie, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 267 votes, led by Proverbs 6:16-19. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Telling a Lie
Proverbs 6:16-1937 votes
These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:
Proverbs 12:1935 votes
The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment.
Proverbs 19:526 votes
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.
Ephesians 4:2526 votes
Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.
Colossians 3:9-1021 votes
Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;
Deuteronomy 5:2020 votes
Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbour.
Proverbs 19:919 votes
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish.
Exodus 23:117 votes
Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.
1 John 2:417 votes
He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
Matthew 19:1814 votes
He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,
Revelation 21:813 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.
Numbers 23:1912 votes
God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?
Exodus 20:1610 votes
Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
What does the Bible say about telling a lie?
Readers most often cite Proverbs 6:16-19 on the subject of telling a lie. Across 267 votes, 13 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Proverbs 12:19, Proverbs 19:5, Ephesians 4:25. This page lists all 13 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.