35 Bible Verses About Hiding The Truth

Leviticus 19:11

“Do not steal. Do not lie. Do not deceive one another.”

Proverbs 12:22

“The LORD detests lying lips, but he delights in people who are trustworthy.”

Proverbs 14:5

“An honest witness does not deceive, but a false witness pours out lies.”

Proverbs 19:9

“A false witness will not go unpunished, and whoever pours out lies will perish.”

Proverbs 24:28

“Do not testify against your neighbor without cause—would you use your lips to mislead?”

Isaiah 33:15

“Those who walk righteously and speak what is right, who reject gain from extortion and keep their hands from accepting bribes, who stop their ears against plots of murder and shut their eyes against contemplating evil—”

Zechariah 8:16

“These are the things you are to do: Speak the truth to each other, and render true and sound judgment in your courts;”

Matthew 5:37

“All you need to say is simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything beyond this comes from the evil one.”

Matthew 15:19

“For out of the heart come evil thoughts—murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander.”

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Ephesians 4:25

“Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to your neighbor, for we are all members of one body.”

Colossians 3:9

“Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices”

1 Peter 2:1

“Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind.”

Proverbs 12:17

“An honest witness tells the truth, but a false witness tells lies.”

Proverbs 12:19

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

Proverbs 12:22

“The LORD detests lying lips, but he delights in people who are trustworthy.”

Proverbs 16:13

“Kings take pleasure in honest lips; they value the one who speaks what is right.”

Proverbs 19:5

“A false witness will not go unpunished, and whoever pours out lies will not go free.”

Proverbs 19:22

“What a person desires is unfailing love; better to be poor than a liar.”

Proverbs 21:6

“A fortune made by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a deadly snare.”

Proverbs 21:28

“A false witness will perish, but a careful listener will testify successfully.”

Proverbs 24:26

“An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips.”

Proverbs 25:18

“Like a club or a sword or a sharp arrow is one who gives false testimony against a neighbor.”

Proverbs 26:28

“A lying tongue hates those it hurts, and a flattering mouth works ruin.”

Isaiah 59:4

“No one calls for justice; no one pleads a case with integrity. They rely on empty arguments, they utter lies; they conceive trouble and give birth to evil.”

Zechariah 8:17

“Do not plot evil against each other, and do not love to swear falsely. I hate all this, declares the LORD.”

Matthew 15:19-20

“For out of the heart come evil thoughts—murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander. These are what defile a person…”

John 8:44

“You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.”

Acts 5:3-4

“Then Peter said, ‘Ananias, how is it that Satan has so filled your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit and have kept for yourself some of the money you received for the land? Didn’t it belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, wasn’t the money at your disposal? What made you think of doing such a thing? You have not lied just to human beings but to God.'”

Romans 1:25

“They exchanged the truth about God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator—who is forever praised. Amen.”

Ephesians 4:25

“Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to your neighbor, for we are all members of one body.”

Colossians 3:9

“Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices.”

1 Timothy 4:2

“Such teachings come through hypocritical liars, whose consciences have been seared as with a hot iron.”

1 Peter 3:10

“For, ‘Whoever would love life and see good days must keep their tongue from evil and their lips from deceitful speech.'”

Revelation 21:8

“But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars—they will be consigned to the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.”