Therefore,laying asidefalsehood,SPEAKTRUTHEACH ONE[of you] WITH HIS NEIGHBOR,for we are membersof one another.
He saidto him, "I alsoam a prophetlikeyou, and an angelspoketo me by the wordof the LORD,saying,'Bringhim backwith you to your house,that he may eatbreadand drinkwater.'"[But] he liedto him.
Removethe false wayfrom me, And graciouslygrantme Your law.
He who walkswith integrity,and worksrighteousness,And speakstruthin his heart.
You loveevilmorethangood,Falsehoodmorethanspeakingwhatis right.Selah.
"Keepfarfrom a false charge,and do not killthe innocentor the righteous,for I will not acquitthe guilty.
He who speakstruthtellswhatis right,But a false witness,deceit.
Truthfullipswill be establishedforever,But a lyingtongueis onlyfor a moment.
Lyinglipsare an abominationto the LORD,But those who dealfaithfullyare His delight.
The acquisitionof treasuresby a lyingtongueIs a fleetingvapor,the pursuitof death.
Do not be a witnessagainst your neighborwithoutcause,And do not deceivewith your lips.
Haughtyeyes,a lyingtongue,And handsthat shedinnocentblood,
"For my mouthwill uttertruth;And wickednessis an abominationto my lips.
For He said,"Surely,they are My people,Sonswho will not dealfalsely."So He becametheir Savior.
The headis the elderand honorableman, And the prophetwho teachesfalsehoodis the tail.
[There is] swearing,deception,murder,stealingand adultery.They employviolence,so that bloodshedfollowsbloodshed.
You shall not steal,nordealfalsely,norlieto oneanother.
Theseare the thingswhichyou should do:speakthe truthto oneanother;judgewith truthand judgmentfor peacein your gates.
"Thussaysthe LORDof hosts,'The fastof the fourth,the fastof the fifth,the fastof the seventhand the fastof the tenth[months] will becomejoy,gladness,and cheerfulfeastsfor the houseof Judah;so lovetruthand peace.'
"You are of [your] fatherthe devil,and you wantto dothe desiresof your father.He was a murdererfrom the beginning,and does not standin the truthbecausethere is notruthin him. Wheneverhe speaksa lie,he speaksfrom his own[nature], for he is a liarand the fatherof lies.
sowe, who are many,are onebodyin Christ,and individuallymembersoneof another.
Sincethere is onebread,we who are manyare onebody;for we allpartakeof the onebread.
For ifin anythingI have boastedto him aboutyou, I was not put to shame;but as we spokeall thingsto you in truth,soalsoour boastingbeforeTitusprovedto be [the] truth.
but speaking the truthin love,we are to growup in all[aspects] into Him whois the head,[even] Christ,
that, in referenceto your formermanner of life,you lay asidethe oldself,which is being corruptedin accordancewith the lustsof deceit,
Let allbitternessand wrathand angerand clamorand slanderbe put awayfrom you, alongwith allmalice.
becausewe are membersof His body.
But nowyou also,putthem allaside:anger,wrath,malice,slander,[and] abusive speechfrom your mouth.
Do not lieto one another,since you laid asidethe oldselfwith its [evil] practices,
and immoral menand homosexualsand kidnappersand liarsand perjurers,and whateverelseis contraryto soundteaching,
by meansof the hypocrisyof liarssearedin their ownconscienceas with a branding iron,
Oneof themselves,a prophetof their own,said,"Cretansare alwaysliars,evilbeasts,lazygluttons."
in the hopeof eternallife,whichGod,who cannot lie,promisedlong agesago,
Therefore,since we haveso greata cloudof witnessessurroundingus, let us alsolay asideeveryencumbranceand the sinwhich so easily entanglesus, and let us runwith endurancethe racethat is set beforeus,
Therefore,putting asideallfilthinessand [all] that remainsof wickedness,in humilityreceivethe wordimplanted,which is ableto saveyour souls.
Therefore,putting asideallmaliceand alldeceitand hypocrisyand envyand allslander,
"But for the cowardlyand unbelievingand abominableand murderersand immoral personsand sorcerersand idolatersand allliars,their part[will be] in the lakethat burnswith fireand brimstone,whichis the seconddeath."
Outsideare the dogsand the sorcerersand the immoral personsand the murderersand the idolaters,and everyonewho lovesand practiceslying.
He saidto her, "Ifthey bindme tightlywith newropeswhichhave not been used,then I will becomeweakand be like any[other] man."
