Proverbs 6:17
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haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,
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Lying lips are detestable to the LORD, but those who deal faithfully are His delight.
When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; even though you multiply your prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood.
Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret, I will put to silence; the one with haughty eyes and a proud heart, I will not endure.
You destroy those who tell lies; the LORD abhors the man of bloodshed and deceit.
The expression on their faces testifies against them, and like Sodom they flaunt their sin; they do not conceal it. Woe to them, for they have brought disaster upon themselves.
Haughty eyes and a proud heart— the guides of the wicked—are sin.
‘Cursed is he who accepts a bribe to kill an innocent person.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’
A lying tongue hates those it crushes, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.
An honest witness does not deceive, but a dishonest witness pours forth lies.
You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, because he is a liar and the father of lies.