Lying
57 verses in 23 books of the King James Bible.
By Book
The First Thirty
Genesis 29:2And he looked, and behold a well in the field, and, lo, there were three flocks of sheep lying by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks: and a great stone was upon the well’s mouth.
Genesis 34:7And the sons of Jacob came out of the field when they heard it: and the men were grieved, and they were very wroth, because he had wrought folly in Israel in lying with Jacob’s daughter; which thing ought not to be done.
Exodus 23:5If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under his burden, and wouldest forbear to help him, thou shalt surely help with him.
Numbers 31:17Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him.
Numbers 31:18But all the women children, that have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.
Numbers 31:35And thirty and two thousand persons in all, of women that had not known man by lying with him.
Deuteronomy 21:1If one be found slain in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee to possess it, lying in the field, and it be not known who hath slain him:
Deuteronomy 22:22If a man be found lying with a woman married to an husband, then they shall both of them die, both the man that lay with the woman, and the woman: so shalt thou put away evil from Israel.
Judges 9:35And Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entering of the gate of the city: and Abimelech rose up, and the people that were with him, from lying in wait.
Judges 16:9Now there were men lying in wait, abiding with her in the chamber. And she said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he brake the withs, as a thread of tow is broken when it toucheth the fire. So his strength was not known.
Judges 21:12And they found among the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead four hundred young virgins, that had known no man by lying with any male: and they brought them unto the camp to Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan.
1 Kings 22:22And 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.
1 Kings 22:23Now therefore, behold, the LORD hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets, and the LORD hath spoken evil concerning thee.
2 Chronicles 18:21And he said, I will go out, and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And the LORD said, Thou shalt entice him, and thou shalt also prevail: go out, and do even so.
2 Chronicles 18:22Now therefore, behold, the LORD hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of these thy prophets, and the LORD hath spoken evil against thee.
Psalms 31:6I have hated them that regard lying vanities: but I trust in the LORD.
Psalms 31:18Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.
Psalms 52:3Thou lovest evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah.
Psalms 59:12For 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.
Psalms 109:2For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me: they have spoken against me with a lying tongue.
Psalms 119:29Remove from me the way of lying: and grant me thy law graciously.
Psalms 119:163I hate and abhor lying: but thy law do I love.
Psalms 120:2Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue.
Psalms 139:3Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways.
Proverbs 6:17A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
Proverbs 10:18He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.
Proverbs 12:19The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment.
Proverbs 12:22Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly are his delight.
Proverbs 13:5A righteous man hateth lying: but a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame.
Proverbs 17:7Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.