This document discusses the sin of lying from both a biblical and practical perspective. It begins by listing several biblical passages that condemn lying. It then provides numerous examples from the Bible where people lied, such as the devil, Cain, Sarah, Jacob, Joseph's brothers, Saul, Gehazi, and Peter. The document emphasizes that lying is hateful to God, an abomination, hinders prayer, and is characteristic of the wicked, false prophets, false witnesses, and hypocrites. It notes that lying often leads to other sins and will be punished both in this life and the next. In contrast, the document states that saints should hate lying, avoid it, and respect the truth. It concludes by quoting a

1. THE TRUTH ABOUT LYING
Lev 19:11 Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another.
Col 3:9 Lie not one to another, seeingthat ye have put off the old man
with his deeds;
• Exemplified
- The devil
Gen 3:4 And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:
- Cain
Gen 4:9 And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he
said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper?
- Sarah
Gen 18:15 Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid.
And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh.
- Jacob
Gen 27:19 And Jacobsaid unto his father, I am Esau thy firstborn; I have
done accordingas thou badest me: arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my
venison, that thy soul may bless me.
- Joseph's brethren
Gen 37:31 And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and
dipped the coat in the blood;
Gen 37:32 And they sent the coat of many colours, and they brought it to
their father; and said, This have we found:know now whether it be thy
son's coat or no.

2. - Saul
1Sam 15:13-14 13 And Samuel came to Saul: and Saul said unto him,
Blessed be thou of the LORD: I have performed the commandmentof
the LORD.
14 And Samuel said, What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine
ears, and the lowingof the oxen which I hear?
- Gehazi
2Kgs 5:22 And he said, All is well. My master hath sent me, saying,
Behold, even now there be come to me from mount Ephraimtwo young
men of the sons of the prophets: give them, I pray thee, a talent of silver,
and two changes of garments.
- Peter
Matt 26:72 And again he denied with an oath, I do not know the man.
• Hateful to God
Prov6:16-19 16 These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an
abomination unto him:
17 A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocentblood,
18 An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running
to mischief,
19 A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among
brethren.

3. • An abomination to God
Prov12:22 Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal
truly are his delight.
• A hindrance to prayer
Isa 59:2-3 2 But your iniquities have separatedbetween you and your
God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.
3 For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity;
your lips have spoken lies, your tongue hath muttered perverseness.
• The devil, the father of
John 8:44 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.
• The devil excites men to
1Kgs 22:22 And the LORD said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will
go forth, and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And
he said, Thou shalt persuade him, and prevail also: go forth, and do so.
Acts 5:3 But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie
to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land?
• Unbecoming in rulers
Prov17:7 Excellentspeech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a
prince.
• The evil of rulers hearkening to
Prov29:12 If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked.

4. • False prophets addicted to
Jer 23:14 I have seen also in the prophets of Jerusaleman horrible thing:
they commit adultery, and walk in lies: they strengthen also the hands of
evildoers, that none doth return from his wickedness: they are all of them
unto me as Sodom, and the inhabitants thereof as Gomorrah.
Ezek 22:28 And her prophets have daubed them with untempered morter,
seeing vanity, and divining lies unto them, saying, Thus saith the Lord
GOD, when the LORD hath not spoken.
• False witnesses addicted to
Prov 14:5 A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.
Prov 14:25 A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful witness
speaketh lies.
• Hypocrites addicted to
Hos 11:12 Ephraimcompasseth me about with lies, and the house of
Israel with deceit: but Judah yet ruleth with God, and is faithful with the
saints.
• Hypocrites the off spring of
Isa 57:4 Against whom do ye sport yourselves? againstwhom make ye a
wide mouth, and draw out the tongue? are ye not children of
transgression, a seed of falsehood,
• The wicked
- Addicted to, from their infancy
Ps 58:3 The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astrayas soon
as they be born, speaking lies.

5. - Love
Ps 52:3 Thou lovest evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak
righteousness. Selah.
- Delight in
Ps 62:4 They only consultto cast him down from his excellency: they
delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.
- Seek after
Ps 4:2 O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame? how
long will ye love vanity, and seek after leasing? Selah.
- Prepare their tongues for
Jer 9:3 And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies: but they are
not valiantfor the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil,
and they know not me, saith the LORD.
Jer 9:5 And they will deceive every one his neighbour, and will not speak
the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies, and weary
themselves to commit iniquity.
- Bring forth
Ps 7:14 Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief,
and broughtforth falsehood.
- Give heed to
Prov17:4 A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear
to a naughty tongue.

6. • A characteristic of the Apostasy
2Thess 2:9 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with
all power and signs and lying wonders,
1Tim 4:2 Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a
hot iron;
• Leads to
- Hatred
Prov26:28 A lying tongue hateth those that are afflictedby it; and a
flatteringmouth worketh ruin.
• Often accompanied by gross crimes
Hos 4:1-2 1 Hear the word of the LORD, ye children of Israel: for the
LORD hath a controversywith the inhabitants of the land, because there is
no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land.
2 By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing
adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood.
• Folly of concealing hatred by
Prov10:18 He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a
slander, is a fool.
• Vanity of getting riches by
Prov21:6 The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to
and fro of them that seek death.
• Shall be detected

7. Prov12:19 The lip of truth shall be establishedfor ever: but a lying
tongue is but for a moment.
• Poverty preferable to
Prov19:22 The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better
than a liar.
• Excludes from heaven
Rev 21:27 And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth,
neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which
are written in the Lamb's book of life.
Rev 22:15 For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and
murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.
• They who are guilty of, shall be cast into hell
Rev 21:8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, andthe abominable, and
murderers, and whoremongers, andsorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars,
shall have their part in the lake which burnethwith fire and brimstone:
which is the second death.
• Punishment for
Ps 5:6 Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the LORD will abhor
the bloody and deceitful man.
Ps 120:3-4 3 What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto
thee, thou false tongue?
4 Sharp arrowsof the mighty, with coals of juniper.
Prov 19:5 A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh
lies shall not escape.
Jer 50:36 A sword is upon the liars; and they shall dote: a sword is upon
her mighty men; and they shall be dismayed.

8. • Saints
- Hate
Ps 119:163 I hate and abhor lying: but thy law do I love.
Prov 13:5 A righteous man hateth lying: but a wicked man is loathsome,
and cometh to shame.
- Avoid
Isa 63:8 For he said, Surelythey are my people, children that will not lie:
so he was their Saviour.
Zeph 3:13 The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity, nor speak lies;
neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth: for they shall feed
and lie down, and none shall make them afraid.
- Respect not those who practise
Ps 40:4 Blessed is that man that maketh the LORD his trust, and
respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.
- Reject those who practise
Ps 101:7 He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: he
that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight.
- Pray to be preserved from
Ps 119:29 Remove from me the way of lying: and grant me thy law
graciously.
Prov 30:8 Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty
nor riches;feed me with food convenientfor me:

9. - Exhibit the characteristics of the Saviour
John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no
man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
John 14:16-18 16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another
Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;
17 Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannotreceive, because it
seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with
you, and shall be in you.
18 I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.
Poem by Isaac Watts
O 'tis a lovely thing for youth
To early walk in wisdom's way;
To fear a lie, to speak the truth,
That we may trust to all they say!
But liars we can never trust,
Even when they say what is true.
And he who does one fault at first
And lies to hide it, makes it two.
Have we not known, nor heard, nor read
How God does hate deceit and wrong?
How Ananias was struck dead,
Caught with a lie upon his tongue?
So did his wife Sapphira die,
When she came in, and grew so bold
As to confirm that wicked lie,
Which just before her husband told.
The Lord delights in them that speak

10. The words of truth; but every liar
Must have his portion in the lake
That burns with brimstone and with fire.
Isaac Watts