Topic
Lying
72 passages cited, from 3 classic reference works.
These works date from 1896–1915 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.
The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Genesis 3:4Torrey Exemplified — The devil
And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:
- Genesis 4:9Torrey Exemplified — Cain
¶ And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother’s keeper?
- Genesis 18:15Torrey Exemplified — Sarah
Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh.
- Genesis 27:19Torrey Exemplified — Jacob
And Jacob said unto his father, I am Esau thy firstborn; I have done according as thou badest me: arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me.
- Genesis 37:31Torrey Exemplified — Joseph's brethren
And they took Joseph’s coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood;
- Genesis 37:32Torrey Exemplified — Joseph's brethren
And they sent the coat of many colours, and they brought it to their father; and said, This have we found: know now whether it be thy son’s coat or no.
- Leviticus 19:11Torrey Forbidden
¶ Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another.
- Joshua 9:9–13Torrey Exemplified — Gibeonites
And they said unto him, From a very far country thy servants are come because of the name of the LORD thy God: for we have heard the fame of him, and all that he did in Egypt, And all that he did to the two kings of the Amorites, that were beyond Jordan,…
- Judges 16:10Torrey Exemplified — Samson
And Delilah said unto Samson, Behold, thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: now tell me, I pray thee, wherewith thou mightest be bound.
- 1 Samuel 15:13Torrey Exemplified — Saul
And Samuel came to Saul: and Saul said unto him, Blessed be thou of the LORD: I have performed the commandment of the LORD.
- 1 Samuel 19:14Torrey Exemplified — Michal
And when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, He is sick.
- 1 Samuel 21:2Torrey Exemplified — David
And David said unto Ahimelech the priest, The king hath commanded me a business, and hath said unto me, Let no man know any thing of the business whereabout I send thee, and what I have commanded thee: and I have appointed my servants to such and such a place.
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- 1 Kings 13:18 Torrey Exemplified — Prophet of Bethel
- 1 Kings 22:21–23 Nave Lying spirit from God
- 1 Kings 22:22 Torrey The devil excites men to
- 2 Kings 5:22 Torrey Exemplified — Gehazi
- 2 Chronicles 18:20–22 Nave Lying spirit from God
- Job 13:4 Torrey Exemplified — Job's friends
- Psalms 4:2 Torrey THE WICKED — Seek after
- Psalms 5:6 Torrey Punishment for
- Psalms 7:14 Torrey THE WICKED — Bring forth
- Psalms 40:4 Torrey SAINTS — Respect not those who practise
- Psalms 52:3 Torrey THE WICKED — Love
- Psalms 58:3 Torrey THE WICKED — Addicted to, from their infancy
- Psalms 62:4 Torrey THE WICKED — Delight in
- Psalms 101:7 Torrey SAINTS — Reject those who practise
- Psalms 119:29 Torrey SAINTS — Pray to be preserved from
- Psalms 119:163 Torrey SAINTS — Hate
- Psalms 120:3 Torrey Punishment for
- Psalms 120:4 Torrey Punishment for
- Proverbs 6:16–19 Torrey Hateful to God
- Proverbs 10:18 Torrey Folly of concealing hatred by
- Proverbs 12:19 Torrey Shall be detected
- Proverbs 12:22 Torrey An abomination to God
- Proverbs 13:5 Torrey SAINTS — Hate
- Proverbs 14:5 Torrey False witnesses addicted to
- Proverbs 14:25 Torrey False witnesses addicted to
- Proverbs 17:4 Torrey THE WICKED — Give heed to
- Proverbs 17:7 Torrey Unbecoming in rulers
- Proverbs 19:5 Torrey Punishment for
- Proverbs 19:22 Torrey Poverty preferable to
- Proverbs 21:6 Torrey Vanity of getting riches by
- Proverbs 26:28 Torrey LEADS TO — Hatred
- Proverbs 29:12 Torrey The evil of rulers hearkening to
- Proverbs 30:8 Torrey SAINTS — Pray to be preserved from
- Isaiah 57:4 Torrey Hypocrites, a seed of
- Isaiah 59:2 Torrey A hindrance to prayer
- Isaiah 59:3 Torrey A hindrance to prayer
- Isaiah 63:8 Torrey SAINTS — Avoid
- Jeremiah 9:3 Torrey THE WICKED — Prepare their tongues for
- Jeremiah 9:5 Torrey THE WICKED — Prepare their tongues for
- Jeremiah 23:14 Torrey False prophets addicted to
- Jeremiah 50:36 Torrey Punishment for
- Ezekiel 22:28 Torrey False prophets addicted to
- Hosea 4:1 Torrey Often accompanied by gross crimes
- Hosea 4:2 Torrey Often accompanied by gross crimes
- Hosea 11:12 Torrey Hypocrites addicted to
- Nahum 3:1 Torrey Exemplified — Ninevites
- Zephaniah 3:13 Torrey SAINTS — Avoid
- Matthew 26:72 Torrey Exemplified — Peter
- John 8:44 Torrey The devil, the father of
- Acts 5:3 Torrey The devil excites men to
- Acts 5:5 Torrey Exemplified — Ananias, &c
- Colossians 3:9 Torrey Forbidden
- 2 Thessalonians 2:9 Torrey A characteristic of the Apostasy
- 1 Timothy 4:2 Torrey A characteristic of the Apostasy
- Titus 1:12 Torrey Exemplified — Cretans
- 1 John 1:6 Torrey Antinomians guilty of
- 1 John 2:4 Torrey Antinomians guilty of
- Revelation 21:8 Torrey They who are guilty of, shall be cast into hell
- Revelation 21:27 Torrey Excludes from heaven
- Revelation 22:15 Torrey Excludes from heaven
In the reference works
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 0 references
li'-ing.
See LIE.
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 2 references, grouped by sub-topic
- → Lying spirit from God 1Ki 22:21-23; 2Ch 18:20-22
- → See FALSEHOOD
- → See HYPOCRISY
Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897) · 71 references, grouped by sub-topic
- Forbidden Le 19:11; Col 3:9
- Hateful to God Pr 6:16-19
- An abomination to God Pr 12:22
- A hindrance to prayer Isa 59:2,3
- The devil, the father of Joh 8:44
- The devil excites men to 1Ki 22:22; Ac 5:3
- SAINTS
- Unbecoming in rulers Pr 17:7
- The evil of rulers hearkening to Pr 29:12
- False prophets addicted to Jer 23:14; Eze 22:28
- False witnesses addicted to Pr 14:5,25
- Antinomians guilty of 1Jo 1:6; 2:4
- Hypocrites addicted to Ho 11:12
- Hypocrites, a seed of Isa 57:4
- THE WICKED
- A characteristic of the Apostasy 2Th 2:9; 1Ti 4:2
- LEADS TO
- Often accompanied by gross crimes Ho 4:1,2
- Folly of concealing hatred by Pr 10:18
- Vanity of getting riches by Pr 21:6
- Shall be detected Pr 12:19
- Poverty preferable to Pr 19:22
- Excludes from heaven Re 21:27; 22:15
- They who are guilty of, shall be cast into hell Re 21:8
- Punishment for Ps 5:6; 120:3,4; Pr 19:5; Jer 50:36
- Exemplified
Texts: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896); Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.