What does "Lie" mean in the Bible?
An intentional violation of the truth. Lies are emphatically condemned in Scripture (John 8:44; 1 Tim. 1:9, 10; Rev. 21:27; 22:15). Lie appears in 5 verses across 4 books of the Bible.
What does the Bible say about Lie?
An intentional violation of the truth. Lies are emphatically condemned in Scripture (John 8:44; 1 Tim. 1:9, 10; Rev. 21:27; 22:15). Mention is made of the lies told by good men, as by Abraham (Gen. 12:12, 13; 20:2), Isaac (26:7), and Jacob (27:24); also by the Hebrew midwives (Ex. 1:15-19), by Michal (1 Sam. 19:14), and by David (1 Sam. 20:6). (See ANANIAS.)
Definition text: Easton's Bible Dictionary · 1897. Public domain.
Compiled by Protos: the verse list on this page. Where one name belongs to more than one person or place, each of them gets a separate entry.
What is the Greek word for Lie?
Greek · G5579
ψεῦδος
pseudos
lie
TBESG, from Abbott-Smith (1922). Public domain.
Where does Lie appear in the Bible?
Lie is referenced in 5 verses across 4 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.
- 1 John 2:21
- 2 Thessalonians 2:11
- Revelation 14:5
- Revelation 21:27
- Romans 1:25
What else appears in these passages?
These turn up in the same passages as Lie.
Common questions
How many times does the Bible mention Lie?
Lie appears in 5 verses across 4 books, most often in Revelation, which accounts for 2 of them.
Which books of the Bible mention Lie?
Revelation, 1 John, 2 Thessalonians, Romans.
Where can I read every verse about Lie?
This page lists 5 of them. Protos carries all 5, and opens this entry on the verse you are reading rather than in a separate tab.
