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Make the work harder on the men so they will be occupied and pay no attention to these lies.”

You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

Stay far away from a false accusation. Do not kill the innocent or the just, for I will not acquit the guilty.

…or finds lost property and lies about it and swears falsely, or if he commits any such sin that a man might commit—

…or anything else about which he has sworn falsely. He must make restitution in full, add a fifth of the value, and pay it to the owner on the day he acknowledges his guilt.

You must not swear falsely by My name and so profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.

The judges shall investigate thoroughly, and if the witness is proven to be a liar who has falsely accused his brother,

Now David had just said, “In vain I have protected all that belonged to this man in the wilderness. Nothing that belongs to him has gone missing, yet he has paid me back evil for good.

If I had jeopardized my own life—and nothing is hidden from the king—you would have abandoned me.”

And he replied, ‘I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets.’ ‘You will surely entice him and prevail,’ said the LORD. ‘Go and do it.’

So you see, the LORD has put a lying spirit in the mouths of all these prophets of yours, and the LORD has pronounced disaster against you.”

“That is a lie!” they said. “Tell us now!” So Jehu answered, “He talked to me about this and that, saying, ‘This is what the LORD says: I anoint you king over Israel.’”

And he replied, ‘I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets.’ ‘You will surely entice him and prevail,’ said the LORD. ‘Go and do it.’

So you see, the LORD has put a lying spirit in the mouths of these prophets of yours, and the LORD has pronounced disaster against you.”

You, however, smear with lies; you are all worthless physicians.

For truly my words are free of falsehood; one perfect in knowledge is with you.

Behold, the wicked man travails with evil; he conceives trouble and births falsehood.

Do not hand me over to the will of my foes, for false witnesses rise up against me, breathing out violence.

May lying lips be silenced—lips that speak with arrogance against the righteous, full of pride and contempt.

A horse is a vain hope for salvation; even its great strength cannot save.

Let not my enemies gloat over me without cause, nor those who hate me without reason wink in malice.

Many are my enemies without cause, and many hate me without reason.

You love evil more than good, falsehood more than speaking truth. Selah

But the king will rejoice in God; all who swear by Him will exult, for the mouths of liars will be shut.

Those who hate me without cause outnumber the hairs of my head; many are those who would destroy me—my enemies for no reason. Though I did not steal, I must repay.

No one who practices deceit shall dwell in my house; no one who tells lies shall stand in my presence.

For wicked and deceitful mouths open against me; they speak against me with lying tongues.

Remove me from the path of deceit and graciously grant me Your law.

Though the arrogant have smeared me with lies, I keep Your precepts with all my heart.

May the arrogant be put to shame for subverting me with a lie; I will meditate on Your precepts.

All Your commandments are faithful; I am persecuted without cause—help me!

I gain understanding from Your precepts; therefore I hate every false way.

You reject all who stray from Your statutes, for their deceitfulness is in vain.

Therefore I admire all Your precepts and hate every false way.

I hate and abhor falsehood, but Your law I love.

Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips and a deceitful tongue.

…whose mouths speak falsehood, whose right hands are deceitful.

Set me free and rescue me from the grasp of foreigners, whose mouths speak falsehood, whose right hands are deceitful.

…haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,

…a false witness who gives false testimony, and one who stirs up discord among brothers.

The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.

The wicked man earns an empty wage, but he who sows righteousness reaps a true reward.

He who speaks the truth declares what is right, but a false witness speaks deceit.

Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.

Lying lips are detestable to the LORD, but those who deal faithfully are His delight.

The righteous hate falsehood, but the wicked bring shame and disgrace.

An honest witness does not deceive, but a dishonest witness pours forth lies.

A wicked man listens to evil lips; a liar gives ear to a destructive tongue.

Eloquent words are unfit for a fool; how much worse are lying lips to a ruler!