Proverbs 12:22
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Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly are his delight.
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God hates liars (6:16-19). Don't ever think otherwise. All liars shall have their part in the Lake of Fire (Rev 21:8). There are no liars in heaven (Rev 22:15). Liars are an abomination to the LORD. He will destroy liars (Ps 5:6). He loves men of truth, and He delights in them. God will judge all liars, but He will bless men who deal truly.
The LORD Jehovah, the only living and true God, is a God of truth. Moses wrote of Him, "He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he" (Deut 32:4). While nothing is too hard for the LORD, He cannot lie; it is impossible for Him to lie (Titus 1:2; Heb 6:18).
Lying originated with Satan, the devil himself. God made him a rational creature - a very high-ranking angel. He used his volition, or will, to rebel in pride against the Most High God. For this profane sin, he was thrown out of his office in heaven; and he came and lied to our first parents, deceiving Eve into eating the forbidden fruit. He is a liar and the father of it; when you tell a lie, you are submitting to him as your father (John 8:44).
When something is an abomination, it is disgusting and hateful. When you abominate something, you abhor, detest, and loathe it. God abominates lying - He finds it abhorrent, detestable, and loathsome. He considers lying disgusting, and He hates it with holy hatred. He loves truth, honesty, integrity, sincerity, and the men who love these things.
Ananias and his wife Sapphira were members in the church at Jerusalem. They sold some property and gave a large offering to the apostles. But they lied in keeping back some for themselves. What did the blessed God do about this fudging of the facts? He killed them both in the church (Acts 5:1-11). Do not even think about compromising truth!
God expects more than just telling the truth; He demands our dealings to be in truth. This is honesty in word and action. All conduct should be governed by integrity and sincerity.
A family can only be blessed when lying and liars are rejected (Ps 101:1-8). A church can only be blessed when hypocrites and liars are exposed and eliminated (Ps 144:11-15). But when God delights in either a truthful family or church, He will bless them graciously.
Children must learn to hate lying; they must be punished severely for it. Conversations must be checked for confirmed truth without exaggeration. Let no man speak who has not verified his facts with absolute certainty and limits his words accordingly.
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