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Bible Verses About Lying Tongue
Find Bible verses about lying tongue — curated from 31,000+ verses with emotional and contextual scoring. What Scripture actually says.
What does the Bible say about lying tongue?
The Bible addresses lying tongue with deep compassion and clarity. From the Psalms to the words of Jesus, Scripture meets you in this exact feeling and offers comfort, strength, and direction. Here are the most powerful verses — each chosen because they speak directly to what you're going through.
Most Powerful Verses
Proverbs 26:28
“A lying tongue hates those it hurts; and a flattering mouth works ruin.”
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Proverbs 6:17
“haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood;”
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Proverbs 21:6
“Getting treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor for those who seek death.”
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Psalms 120:2
“Deliver my soul, Yahweh, from lying lips, from a deceitful tongue.”
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James 3:8
“But nobody can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.”
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Psalms 109:2
“for they have opened the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of deceit against me. They have spoken to me with a lying tongue.”
James 3:5
“So the tongue is also a little member, and boasts great things. See how a small fire can spread to a large forest!”
Philippians 2:11
“and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”
Romans 14:11
“For it is written, "'As I live,' says the Lord, 'to me every knee will bow. Every tongue will confess to God.'"”
Proverbs 18:21
“Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who love it will eat its fruit.”
Isaiah 45:23
“I have sworn by myself, the word has gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and will not return, that to me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall take an oath.”
Psalms 126:2
“Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing. Then they said among the nations, "Yahweh has done great things for them."”
Proverbs 12:18
“There is one who speaks rashly like the piercing of a sword, but the tongue of the wise heals.”
Psalms 139:4
“For there is not a word on my tongue, but, behold, Yahweh, you know it altogether.”
Isaiah 35:6
“Then the lame man will leap like a deer, and the tongue of the mute will sing; for waters will break out in the wilderness, and streams in the desert.”
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