FALSEHOOD
General scriptures concerning
In deceiving Eve
In impugning Job’s motives for being righteous
In his false pretensions to Jesus
Adam and Eve, in attempting to evade responsibility
Cain, in denying knowledge of his brother
Abraham, in denying that Sarah was his wife
To the angels, denying her derisive laugh of unbelief
In denying to the king of Gerar, that she was Abraham’s wife
Isaac, denying that Rebekah was his wife
Rebekah and Isaac, in the conspiracy against Esau
Jacob’s sons, in the scheme to destroy the Shechemites by first having them circumcised
Joseph’s brothers, in deceiving their father into a belief that Joseph was killed by wild beasts
Potiphar’s wife, in falsely accusing Joseph
Joseph, in the deception he carried on with his brothers
Pharaoh, in dealing deceitfully with the Israelites
Aaron, in attempting to shift responsibility for the making of the golden calf
Rahab, in denying that the spies were in her house
The Gibeonites, ambassadors, in the deception they perpetrated upon Joshua and the elders of Israel in leading them to believe that they came from a distant region, when in fact they lived in the immediate vicinity
Ehud, in pretending to carry secret messages to Eglon, king of Moab, while his real objective was to assassinate him
Sisera, who instructed Jael to mislead his pursuers
Saul, in professing to Samuel to have obeyed the commandment to destroy all spoils of the Amalekites, when in fact he had not obeyed
In accusing Ahimelech of conspiring with David against himself
David lied to Ahimelech, professing to have a mission from the king, in order that he might obtain provisions and armor
David in feigning madness
David’s other deceits with the Philistines
The falsehood of friendship to Absalom that David put in the mouth of Hushai
Michal, in the false statement that David was sick, in order to save him from Saul’s violence
The Amalekite who claimed to have killed Saul
In false professions to Absalom
In his deceitful counsel to Absalom
The wife of the Bahurimite who saved the lives of Hushai’s messengers, sent to apprise David of the movements of Absalom’s army
Of Adonijah
Of Shimei
Of Jeroboam’s wife
The old prophet of Beth-el who misguided the prophet of Judah
Jeroboam’s wife, feigning herself to be another woman
The conspirators against Naboth
Gehazi, when he ran after Naaman, and misrepresented that Elisha wanted a talent of silver and two changes of clothes
Hazael, servant of the king of Syria, lied to the king in misstating the prophet Elisha’s message with regard to the king’s recovery
Jehu lied to the worshipers of Baal in order to gain the advantage over them and destroy them
Zedekiah, in violating his oath of allegiance to Nebuchadnezzer
Samaritans, in their efforts to hinder the rebuilding of the temple at Jerusalem
Sanballat in trying to obstruct the rebuilding of Jerusalem
Haman, in his conspiracy against the Jews
Jeremiah’s adversaries, in accusing him of joining the Chaldeans
Princes of Israel, when they went to Jeremiah for a vision from the Lord
Herod the Great, to the wise men, in professing to desire to worship Jesus
In falsely accusing Jesus of being gluttonous and a winebibber (a wino)
In refusing to bear truthful testimony concerning John the Baptist
Falsely accusing Jesus of blasphemy, when he forgave sin
And when Jesus announced that he was the Son of God
Peter, in denying Jesus
The Roman soldiers, who said the disciples stole the body of Jesus
The disobedient son, who promised to work in the vineyard, but did not
Ananias and Sapphira falsely state that they had sold their land for a given sum
Stephen’s accusers, who falsely accused him of blaspheming Moses and God
Paul’s traducers, falsely accusing him of treason to Caesar
The Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, slow bellies