One of the most important things Christians need to know for our spiritual growth is the consequences of lying according to the Bible. The Bible says that lying is a sin that has very serious consequences.
From the beginning, God has called His followers to walk in the right path. In the garden, Eve was deceived by the serpent’s false promise, which resulted in the fall of mankind. This sin brought the first act of deception into the world. Lying is not just a small thing, but it is something that separates us from God.
In the New Testament of the Bible, we see serious warnings about lying. For example, we see Ananias and Sapphira being judged for lying about their gifts. Lying is not only harmful to the people around us, but it also destroys our relationship with God.
Jesus said that this lie originates with Satan. Lying is something that leads us to serious sin. To resort to lies is to distance ourselves from God. God knows and understands the hearts of each of us.
On the other hand, truth is something that brings us closer to God and strengthens our relationship with God. The Lord Jesus is the God of truth and He hates lies.
The Bible says that liars will be judged. That is why God tells us to live in the right way because God is the God of truth.
As believers in God, we should live in the right way and abandon the path of lies. We can come closer to God by walking in the truth.
Revelation 21:8 :—
“But the fearful, unbelieving, the abominable, murderers, whoremongers, sorcerers, idolaters, all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire brimstone: which is the second death”
Revelation 22:15 :—
“For without are dogs, sorcerers, whoremongers, murderers, idolaters, whosoever loveth maketh a lie”
Proverbs 10:18 :—
“He that hideth hatred with lying lips, he that uttereth a slander, is a fool”
Proverbs 12:22 :—
“Lying lips are abomination to the Lord : but they that deal truly are his delight”
Proverbs 14:5 :—
“A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies”
Proverbs 19:5 :—
“A false witness shall not be unpunished, he that speaketh lies shall not escape”
Proverbs 19:9 :—
“A false witness shall not be unpunished, he that speaketh lies shall perish”
Proverbs 21:6 :—
“The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to fro of them that seek death”
Proverbs 24:28 :—
“Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; deceive not with thy lips”
Proverbs 6:16-19 :—
“These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto himA proud look, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent bloodAn heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischiefA false witness that speaketh lies, he that soweth discord among brethren”
John 2:4 :—
“Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come”
John 8:44 :—
“Ye are of your father the devil, the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, 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, the father of it”
Psalm 101:7 :—
“He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight”
Psalm 119:163 :—
“I hate abhor lying: but thy law do I love”
Psalm 31:18 :—
“Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly contemptuously against the righteous”
Psalm 52:2-4 :—
“The tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfullyThou lovest evil more than good; lying rather than to speak righteousness. SelahThou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue”
Psalm 58:3 :—
“The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies”
Colossians 3:9 :—
“Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds”
Ephesians 4:25 :—
“Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another”
Zechariah 8:16-17 :—
“These are the things that ye shall do; Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbour; execute the judgment of truth peace in your gatesAnd let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbour; love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate, saith the Lord”
Exodus 20:16 :—
“Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour”
Leviticus 19:11 :—
“Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another”
Matthew 15:18-20 :—
“But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; they defile the manFor out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemiesThese are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man”
Mark 7:20-23 :—
“He said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the manFor from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murdersThefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishnessAll these evil things come from within, defile the man”
Acts 5:3-4 :—
“But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, to keep back part of the price of the land?Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God”
Romans 1:29 :—
“Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers”
Romans 3:13 :—
“Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips”
Titus 1:16 :—
“They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, disobedient, unto every good work reprobate”
James 3:14 :—
“But if ye have bitter envying strife in your hearts, glory not, lie not against the truth”
Jeremiah 14:14 :—
“Then the Lord said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spake unto them: they prophesy unto you a false vision divination, a thing of nought, the deceit of their heart”
Jeremiah 23:14 :—
“I have seen also in the prophets of Jerusalem an horrible thing: they commit adultery, 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, the inhabitants thereof as Gomorrah”
Jeremiah 7:8 :—
“Behold, ye trust in lying words, that cannot profit”
Jeremiah 9:5 :—
“They will deceive every one his neighbour, will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies, weary themselves to commit iniquity”
Isaiah 28:15 :—
“Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, under falsehood have we hid ourselves”
Isaiah 32:7 :—
“The instruments also of the churl are evil: he deviseth wicked devices to destroy the poor with lying words, even when the needy speaketh right”
Isaiah 57:4 :—
“Against whom do ye sport yourselves? against whom make ye a wide mouth, draw out the tongue? are ye not children of transgression, a seed of falsehood”
Isaiah 59:3-4 :—
“For your hands are defiled with blood, your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue hath muttered perversenessNone calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, speak lies; they conceive mischief, bring forth iniquity”
Micah 6:12 :—
“For the rich men thereof are full of violence, the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, their tongue is deceitful in their mouth”
Hosea 10:13 :—
“Ye have plowed wickedness, ye have reaped iniquity; ye have eaten the fruit of lies: because thou didst trust in thy way, in the multitude of thy mighty men”
Hosea 4:2 :—
“By swearing, lying, killing, stealing, committing adultery, they break out, blood toucheth blood”
Zephaniah 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 lie down, none shall make them afraid”
Job 27:4 :—
“My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit”
Ezekiel 13:8-9 :—
“Therefore thus saith the Lord God ; Because ye have spoken vanity, seen lies, therefore, behold, I am against you, saith the Lord GodAnd mine hand shall be upon the prophets that see vanity, that divine lies: they shall not be in the assembly of my people, neither shall they be written in the writing of the house of Israel, neither shall they enter into the land of Israel; ye shall know that I am the Lord God”