Lexicon :: Strong's H8267 - šeqer

“Impose heavier work on the men. Then they will be occupied with it and not pay attention to deceptive words.”

Do not give false testimony against your neighbor.

“Stay far away from a false accusation. Do not kill the innocent and the just, because I will not justify the guilty.

“or finds something lost and lies about it; or swears falsely about any of the sinful things a person may do ​— ​

“or anything else about which he swore falsely. He will make full restitution for it and add a fifth of its value to it. He is to pay it to its owner on the day he acknowledges his guilt.

“Do not swear falsely by my name, profaning the name of your God; I am the LORD.

“The judges are to make a careful investigation, and if the witness turns out to be a liar who has falsely accused his brother,

David had just said, “I guarded everything that belonged to this man in the wilderness for nothing. He was not missing anything, yet he paid me back evil for good.

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

“The LORD asked him, ‘How? ’

“He said, ‘I will go and become a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.’

“Then he said, ‘You will certainly entice him and prevail. Go and do that.’

But they replied, “That’s a lie! Tell us! ”

So Jehu said, “He talked to me about this and that and said, ‘This is what the LORD says: I anoint you king over Israel.’ ”

“So he said, ‘I will go and become a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.’

“Then he said, ‘You will entice him and also prevail. Go and do that.’

You use lies like plaster;

you are all worthless healers.

Indeed, my words are not false;

one who has complete knowledge is with you.

See, the wicked one is pregnant with evil,

conceives trouble, and gives birth to deceit.

Do not give me over to the will of my foes,

for false witnesses rise up against me,

breathing violence.

Let lying lips

that arrogantly speak against the righteous

in proud contempt be silenced.

The horse is a false hope for safety;

it provides no escape by its great power.

Do not let my deceitful enemies rejoice over me;

do not let those who hate me without cause

wink at me maliciously.

But my enemies are vigorous and powerful;[fn]

many hate me for no reason.

You love evil instead of good,

lying instead of speaking truthfully.Selah

But the king will rejoice in God;

all who swear by him will boast,

for the mouths of liars will be shut.

Those who hate me without cause

are more numerous than the hairs of my head;

my deceitful enemies, who would destroy me,

are powerful.

Though I did not steal, I must repay.

No one who acts deceitfully

will live in my palace;

the one who tells lies

will not be retained here to guide me.[fn]

For wicked and deceitful mouths open against me;

they speak against me with lying tongues.

Keep me from the way of deceit

and graciously give me your instruction.

The arrogant have smeared me with lies,

but I obey your precepts with all my heart.

Let the arrogant be put to shame

for slandering me with lies;

I will meditate on your precepts.

All your commands are true;

people persecute me with lies ​— ​help me!

I gain understanding from your precepts;

therefore I hate every false way.

You reject all who stray from your statutes,

for their deceit is a lie.

I carefully follow all your precepts

and hate every false way.

I hate and abhor falsehood,

but I love your instruction.

“LORD, rescue me from lying lips

and a deceitful tongue.”

whose mouths speak lies,

whose right hands are deceptive.

Set me free and rescue me

from foreigners

whose mouths speak lies,

whose right hands are deceptive.

arrogant eyes, a lying tongue,

hands that shed innocent blood,

a lying witness who gives false testimony,

and one who stirs up trouble among brothers.

The one who conceals hatred has lying lips,

and whoever spreads slander is a fool.

The wicked person earns an empty wage,

but the one who sows righteousness, a true reward.

Whoever speaks the truth declares what is right,

but a false witness speaks deceit.

Truthful lips endure forever,

but a lying tongue, only a moment.

Lying lips are detestable to the LORD,

but faithful people are his delight.

The righteous hate lying,

but the wicked bring disgust and shame.

An honest witness does not deceive,

but a dishonest witness utters lies.

A wicked person listens to malicious talk;[fn]

a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.

Eloquent words are not appropriate on a fool’s lips;

how much worse are lies for a ruler.

A false witness will not go unpunished,

and one who utters lies will not escape.