Proverbs 6:19

Easy To Read Version

a person who tells lies in court\par and says things that are not true,\par a person who starts arguments\par and causes fights between other people.\par

Cross References

Psalm 27:12

My enemies have attacked me.\par They have told lies about me.\par They have told lies to hurt me.\par

Psalm 35:11

A group of witnesses {\cf2\super [217]} are planning\par to hurt me.\par Those people will ask me questions\par that I know nothing about.\par

Exodus 20:16

“You must not tell lies about other people. [129]

Exodus 23:1

“Don’t tell lies against other people. If you are a witness in court, then don’t agree to help a bad person tell lies.

Proverbs 12:17

If a person tells the truth, then he is honest in the things he says. But if a person lies, then that leads to trouble.

Proverbs 14:5

A truthful person does not lie—he is a good witness. But a person that can’t be trusted never tells the truth—he is a bad witness.

Proverbs 16:28

A troublemaker is always causing problems. That person spreads gossip and causes trouble between close friends.

Proverbs 19:5

A person who tells a lie against another person will be punished. The person who tells lies will not be safe.

Proverbs 19:9

A lying witness must be punished! The person who tells lies will be destroyed.

Proverbs 21:28

A person who tells lies will be destroyed. Any person who listens to those lies will be destroyed with him.

Proverbs 22:10

If a person thinks he is better than other people, force him to leave. When that person leaves, trouble will leave with him. Then arguments and bragging will end.

Proverbs 25:18

A person who does not tell the truth is dangerous. He is like a club, or a sword, or a sharp arrow.

Proverbs 26:20

If a fire has no wood, then the fire will become cold. In the same way, an argument without gossip is finished.

Proverbs 6:14

That person is a troublemaker. He is always planning to do something bad. He makes trouble everywhere.

Proverbs 8:13

If a person respects the Lord,\par then that person will hate evil.\par I (Wisdom) hate pride\par and people who think they are better\par than other people.\par I hate evil ways, and a lying mouth.\par

Matthew 15:19

All these bad things begin in a person’s mind: evil thoughts, murder, adultery, {\cf2\super [210]} sexual sins, stealing, lying, saying bad things against other people.

Matthew 26:59

The leading priests and the Jewish council tried to find something against Jesus so that they could kill him. They tried to find people to lie and say that Jesus had done wrong.

Acts 6:13

The Jews brought some men into the meeting. They told these men to tell lies about Stephen. The men said, “This man (Stephen) always says bad things about this holy place (the temple). And he always says bad things against the law \{of Moses\}.

2 Timothy 2:23

Stay away from foolish and stupid arguments. You know that those arguments grow into bigger arguments.

James 3:18

People who work for peace in a peaceful way get the good things that come from right living.