Bible Verses About Lies

"They are prophesying lies to you in my name. I have not sent them,” declares the Lord."

"This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says about Ahab son of Kolaiah and Zedekiah son of Maaseiah, who are prophesying lies to you in my name: “I will hand them over to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and he will put them to death before your very eyes."

"For they have done outrageous things in Israel; they have committed adultery with their neighbors’ wives and in my name have spoken lies, which I did not tell them to do. I know it and am a witness to it,” declares the Lord."

"But if a man hates his neighbor and lies in wait for him, assaults and kills him, and then flees to one of these cities,"

"“Of what value is an idol, since a man has carved it? Or an image that teaches lies? For he who makes it trusts in his own creation; he makes idols that cannot speak."

"the elders and prominent men are the head, the prophets who teach lies are the tail."

"The ruined city lies desolate; the entrance to every house is barred."

"The scoundrel’s methods are wicked, he makes up evil schemes to destroy the poor with lies, even when the plea of the needy is just."

"For your hands are stained with blood, your fingers with guilt. Your lips have spoken lies, and your tongue mutters wicked things."

"No one calls for justice; no one pleads his case with integrity. They rely on empty arguments and speak lies; they conceive trouble and give birth to evil."

"rebellion and treachery against the Lord, turning our backs on our God, fomenting oppression and revolt, uttering lies our hearts have conceived."

"Our holy and glorious temple, where our fathers praised you, has been burned with fire, and all that we treasured lies in ruins."

"Disaster follows disaster; the whole land lies in ruins. In an instant my tents are destroyed, my shelter in a moment."

"The prophets prophesy lies, the priests rule by their own authority, and my people love it this way. But what will you do in the end?"

"“They make ready their tongue like a bow, to shoot lies; it is not by truth that they triumph in the land. They go from one sin to another; they do not acknowledge me,” declares the Lord."

"And you, Pashhur, and all who live in your house will go into exile to Babylon. There you will die and be buried, you and all your friends to whom you have prophesied lies.’”"

"The land is full of adulterers; because of the curse the land lies parched and the pastures in the desert are withered. The prophets follow an evil course and use their power unjustly."

"“I have heard what the prophets say who prophesy lies in my name. They say, ‘I had a dream! I had a dream!’"

"They prophesy lies to you that will only serve to remove you far from your lands; I will banish you and you will perish."

"Do not listen to the words of the prophets who say to you, ‘You will not serve the king of Babylon,’ for they are prophesying lies to you."

"‘I have not sent them,’ declares the Lord. ‘They are prophesying lies in my name. Therefore, I will banish you and you will perish, both you and the prophets who prophesy to you.’”"

"Then the prophet Jeremiah said to Hananiah the prophet, “Listen, Hananiah! The Lord has not sent you, yet you have persuaded this nation to trust in lies."

"How deserted lies the city, once so full of people! How like a widow is she, who once was great among the nations! She who was queen among the provinces has now become a slave."

"for Mount Zion, which lies desolate, with jackals prowling over it."

"“Lord,” he said, “my servant lies at home paralyzed and in terrible suffering.”"