100 Bible Verses about Liars

Here are 100 Bible verses about liars, curated from both the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, King James Version, arranged from most to least relevant.

Proverbs 19:9 KJV

9 A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish.

John 8:44 KJV

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.

Revelation 21:8 KJV

8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.

Exodus 20:16 KJV

16 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.

Proverbs 12:22 KJV

22 Lying lips are abomination to the Lord: but they that deal truly are his delight.

Proverbs 12:19 KJV

19 The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment.

1 John 1:9 KJV

9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

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Colossians 3:9 KJV

9 Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;

Proverbs 14:5 KJV

5 A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.

Proverbs 6:16-19 KJV

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 innocent blood, 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.

Revelation 22:15 KJV

15 For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.

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Leviticus 19:11 KJV

11 Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another.

Proverbs 13:5 KJV

5 A righteous man hateth lying: but a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame.

Proverbs 26:28 KJV

28 A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.

Proverbs 19:5 KJV

5 A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.

Ephesians 4:25 KJV

25 Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.

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Psalm 101:7 KJV

7 He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight.

Romans 12:19 KJV

19 Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.

Proverbs 19:22 KJV

22 The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.

Psalm 119:163 KJV

163 I hate and abhor lying: but thy law do I love.

Proverbs 17:4 KJV

4 A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.

1 Timothy 4:2 KJV

2 Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;

John 14:6 KJV

6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

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Proverbs 25:18 KJV

18 A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.

Psalm 116:11 KJV

11 I said in my haste, All men are liars.

Proverbs 21:6 KJV

6 The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.

Psalm 5:6 KJV

6 Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the Lord will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.

Acts 5:3 KJV

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?

Proverbs 17:7 KJV

7 Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.

Matthew 7:21-23 KJV

21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. 22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? 23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work …

Hebrews 6:18 KJV

18 That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:

Proverbs 14:25 KJV

25 A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful witness speaketh lies.

Genesis 3:4 KJV

4 And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:

Proverbs 24:28 KJV

28 Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.

Revelation 21:27 KJV

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.

Exodus 23:1 KJV

1 Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.

James 1:26 KJV

26 If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain.

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Proverbs 10:18 KJV

18 He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.

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Psalm 58:3 KJV

3 The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies.

Titus 1:2 KJV

2 In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;

Proverbs 26:18-19 KJV

18 As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death, 19 So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport?

Psalm 63:11 KJV

11 But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that sweareth by him shall glory: but the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.

Psalm 119:69 KJV

69 The proud have forged a lie against me: but I will keep thy precepts with my whole heart.

Psalm 109:2 KJV

2 For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me: they have spoken against me with a lying tongue.

Numbers 23:19 KJV

19 God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?

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Proverbs 30:5 KJV

5 Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.

Psalm 119:29 KJV

29 Remove from me the way of lying: and grant me thy law graciously.

Psalm 31:18 KJV

18 Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.

Deuteronomy 5:20 KJV

20 Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbour.

Matthew 15:19 KJV

19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:

Zephaniah 3:13 KJV

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.

Colossians 3:9-10 KJV

9 Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds; 10 And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:

Psalm 59:12 KJV

12 For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips let them even be taken in their pride: and for cursing and lying which they speak.

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James 3:14 KJV

14 But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.

Isaiah 32:7 KJV

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.

Psalm 55:23 KJV

23 But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee.

Psalm 1:1-6 KJV

1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. 2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. 3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he …

Revelation 2:2 KJV

2 I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars:

1 Timothy 1:10 KJV

10 For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine;

Ephesians 4:15 KJV

15 But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:

John 17:17 KJV

17 Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.

Matthew 15:18-20 KJV

18 But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man. 19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies: 20 These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man.

Zechariah 8:16 KJV

16 These are the things that ye shall do; Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbour; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates:

Nahum 3:1 KJV

1 Woe to the bloody city! it is all full of lies and robbery; the prey departeth not;

1 John 2:4 KJV

4 He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

Romans 3:4 KJV

4 God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.

1 Peter 3:10 KJV

10 For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:

Hosea 4:2 KJV

2 By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood.

Jeremiah 23:32 KJV

32 Behold, I am against them that prophesy false dreams, saith the Lord, and do tell them, and cause my people to err by their lies, and by their lightness; yet I sent them not, nor commanded them: therefore they shall not profit this people at all, saith the Lord.

Leviticus 19:11-12 KJV

11 Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another. 12 And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the Lord.

Revelation 21:7-8 KJV

7 He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son. 8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.

Proverbs 30:6 KJV

6 Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.

Psalm 120:2 KJV

2 Deliver my soul, O Lord, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue.

Psalm 12:2 KJV

2 They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.

1 Timothy 1:9-10 KJV

9 Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers, 10 For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine;

Ezekiel 13:19 KJV

19 And will ye pollute me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, to slay the souls that should not die, and to save the souls alive that should not live, by your lying to my people that hear your lies?

1 John 4:20 KJV

20 If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?

Proverbs 11:1 KJV

1 A false balance is abomination to the Lord: but a just weight is his delight.

Psalm 51:6 KJV

6 Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.

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1 Timothy 3:1-16 KJV

1 This is a true saying, if a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. 2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; 3 Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; 4 One that ruleth well his own house, …

Proverbs 6:17 KJV

17 A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,

Hosea 11:12 KJV

12 Ephraim compasseth me about with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit: but Judah yet ruleth with God, and is faithful with the saints.

Galatians 6:7-8 KJV

7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. 8 For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.

John 3:16 KJV

16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

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1 John 2:22 KJV

22 Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son.

Proverbs 26:24 KJV

24 He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him;

Ephesians 4:29 KJV

29 Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

John 8:55 KJV

55 Yet ye have not known him; but I know him: and if I should say, I know him not, I shall be a liar like unto you: but I know him, and keep his saying.

Psalm 62:4 KJV

4 They only consult to cast him down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.

Revelation 12:9 KJV

9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

1 John 2:21 KJV

21 I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth.

James 3:1 KJV

1 My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.

Jeremiah 17:9 KJV

9 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?

Proverbs 30:8 KJV

8 Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:

2 Timothy 3:16 KJV

16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

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Philippians 4:8 KJV

8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

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Romans 6:23 KJV

23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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Philippians 4:6 KJV

6 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

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Psalm 52:3 KJV

3 Thou lovest evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah.

Psalm 23:1-6 KJV

1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. 3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. 4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. …