Bible Verses About Hope In Dishonesty & Being Dishonest

There are six things that the Lord hates, seven that are an abomination to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that make haste to run to evil, a false witness who breathes out lies, and one who sows discord among brothers. - Proverbs 6:16-19

Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator. - Colossians 3:9-10

You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. - Exodus 20:16

The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them. - Proverbs11:3

One who is faithful in a very little is also faithful in much, and one who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much. If then you have not been faithful in the unrighteous wealth, who will entrust to you the true riches And if you have not been faithful in that which is another's, who will give you that which is your own - Luke 16:10-12

Unequal weights are an abomination to the Lord, and false scales are not good. - Proverbs 20:23

A dishonest man spreads strife, and a whisperer separates close friends. - Proverbs 16:28

Pray for us, for we are sure that we have a clear conscience, desiring to act honorably in all things. - Hebrews 13:18

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs, which outwardly appear beautiful, but within are full of dead people's bones and all uncleanness. So you also outwardly appear righteous to others, but within you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness. -Matthew 23:27,28

On that day I will punish everyone who leaps over the threshold, and those who fill their master's house with violence and fraud - Zephaniah 1:9

Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven. Thus, when you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. - Matthew 6:1,2

Their tongue is a deadly arrow; it speaks deceitfully; with his mouth each speaks peace to his neighbor, but in his heart he plans an ambush for him. - Jeremiah 9:8

There is swearing, lying, murder, stealing, and committing adultery; they break all bounds, and bloodshed follows bloodshed. - Hosea 4:2

Therefore, putting away lying, Let each one of you speak truth with his neighbor, for we are members of one another. -Ephesians 4:25

Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, But those who deal truthfully are His delight. - Proverbs 12:22

You shall not steal, nor deal falsely, nor lie to one another. - Leviticus 19:11

He who walks in his uprightness fears the Lord, But he who is perverse in his ways despises Him. - Proverbs 14:2

Put away from you a deceitful mouth, And put perverse lips far from you. Let your eyes look straight ahead, And your eyelids look right before you. Ponder the path of your feet, And let all your ways be established. - Proverbs 4:24-26

The truthful lip shall be established forever, But a lying tongue is but for a moment. - Proverbs 12:19

He who is greedy for gain troubles his own house, But he who hates bribes will live. - Proverbs 15:27

Getting treasures by a lying tongue Is the fleeting fantasy of those who seek death. - Proverbs 21:6

Wealth gained by dishonesty will be diminished, But he who gathers by labor will increase. - Proverbs 13:11

For the commandments, You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not bear false witness, You shall not covet, and if there is any other commandment, are all summed up in this saying, namely, You shall love your neighbor as yourself. Love does no harm to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law. - Romans 13:9,10

Psalm 101:7 — He who works deceit shall not dwell within my house; He who tells lies shall not continue in my presence. - Psalm 101:7