Ephesians 4:25

New Century Version

So you must stop telling lies. Tell each other the truth, because we all belong to each other in the same body.

Cross References

1 Kings 13:18

Then the old prophet said, “But I also am a prophet like you.” Then he told a lie. He said, “An angel from the Lord came to me and told me to bring you to my home. He said you should eat and drink with me.”

Psalm 119:29

Don’t let me be dishonest; have mercy on me by helping me obey your teachings.

Psalm 15:2

Only those who are innocent and who do what is right. Such people speak the truth from their hearts

Psalm 52:3

You love wrong more than right and lies more than truth.Selah

Exodus 23:7

You must not lie when you accuse someone in court. Never allow an innocent or honest person to be put to death as punishment, because I will not treat guilty people as if they were innocent.

Proverbs 12:17

An honest witness tells the truth, but a dishonest witness tells lies.

Proverbs 12:19

Truth will continue forever, but lies are only for a moment.

Proverbs 12:22

The Lord hates those who tell lies but is pleased with those who keep their promises.

Proverbs 21:6

Wealth that comes from telling lies vanishes like a mist and leads to death.

Proverbs 24:28

Don’t testify against your neighbor for no good reason. Don’t say things that are false.

Proverbs 6:17

a proud look, a lying tongue, hands that kill innocent people,

Proverbs 8:7

What I say is true, I refuse to speak evil.

Isaiah 63:8

He said, “These are my people; my children will not lie to me.” So he saved them.

Isaiah 9:15

The elders and important men were the head, and the prophets who speak lies were the tail.

Hosea 4:2

Cursing, lying, killing, stealing and adultery are everywhere. One murder follows another.

Leviticus 19:11

“ ‘You must not steal. You must not cheat people, and you must not lie to each other.

Zechariah 8:16

These are the things you should do: Tell each other the truth. In the courts judge with truth and complete fairness.

Zechariah 8:19

This is what the Lord All-Powerful says: “The special days when you fast in the fourth, fifth, seventh, and tenth months will become good, joyful, happy feasts in Judah. But you must love truth and peace.”

John 8:44

You belong to your father the devil, and you want to do what he wants. He was a murderer from the beginning and was against the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he tells a lie, he shows what he is really like, because he is a liar and the father of lies.

Romans 12:5

In the same way, we are many, but in Christ we are all one body. Each one is a part of that body, and each part belongs to all the other parts.

1 Corinthians 10:17

Because there is one loaf of bread, we who are many are one body, because we all share that one loaf.

2 Corinthians 7:14

I bragged to Titus about you, and you showed that I was right. Everything we said to you was true, and you have proved that what we bragged about to Titus is true.

Ephesians 4:15

No! Speaking the truth with love, we will grow up in every way into Christ, who is the head.

Ephesians 4:22

You were taught to leave your old self—to stop living the evil way you lived before. That old self becomes worse, because people are fooled by the evil things they want to do.

Ephesians 4:31

Do not be bitter or angry or mad. Never shout angrily or say things to hurt others. Never do anything evil.

Ephesians 5:30

because we are parts of his body.

Colossians 3:8

But now also put these things out of your life: anger, bad temper, doing or saying things to hurt others, and using evil words when you talk.

Colossians 3:9

Do not lie to each other. You have left your old sinful life and the things you did before.

1 Timothy 1:10

who take part in sexual sins, who have sexual relations with people of the same sex, who sell slaves, who tell lies, who speak falsely, and who do anything against the true teaching of God.

1 Timothy 4:2

Such teachings come from the false words of liars whose consciences are destroyed as if by a hot iron.

Titus 1:12

Even one of their own prophets said, “Cretans are always liars, evil animals, and lazy people who do nothing but eat.”

Titus 1:2

That faith and that knowledge come from the hope for life forever, which God promised to us before time began. And God cannot lie.

Hebrews 12:1

We are surrounded by a great cloud of people whose lives tell us what faith means. So let us run the race that is before us and never give up. We should remove from our lives anything that would get in the way and the sin that so easily holds us back.

James 1:21

So put out of your life every evil thing and every kind of wrong. Then in gentleness accept God’s teaching that is planted in your hearts, which can save you.

1 Peter 2:1

So then, rid yourselves of all evil, all lying, hypocrisy, jealousy, and evil speech.

Revelation 21:8

But cowards, those who refuse to believe, who do evil things, who kill, who sin sexually, who do evil magic, who worship idols, and who tell lies—all these will have a place in the lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.”

Revelation 22:15

Outside the city are the evil people, those who do evil magic, who sin sexually, who murder, who worship idols, and who love lies and tell lies.

Judges 16:11

Samson said, “They would have to tie me with new ropes that have not been used before. Then I would become as weak as any other man.”