Psalm 144:8

New International Reader's Version

They tell all kinds of lies with their mouths. Even when they make a promise by raising their right hands, they don’t mean it.

Cross References

Genesis 14:22

But Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I have raised my hand to make a promise to the Lord. He is the Most High God. He is the Creator of heaven and earth.

Psalm 10:7

His mouth is full of lies and warnings. With his tongue he speaks evil and makes trouble.

Psalm 106:26

So he lifted up his hand and promised that he would make them die in the desert.

Psalm 12:2

Everyone tells lies to their neighbors. With their lips they praise others, but they don’t really mean it.

Psalm 41:6

When one of them comes to see me, he says things that aren’t true. At the same time, he thinks up lies to tell against me. Then he goes out and spreads those lies around.

Psalm 58:3

Even from birth those who are evil go down the wrong path. From the day they are born they go the wrong way and spread lies.

Psalm 62:4

Surely my enemies only want to pull me down from my place of honor. They take delight in telling lies. They bless me with what they say. But in their hearts they ask for bad things to happen to me.

Isaiah 44:20

That’s as foolish as eating ashes! The mind of someone like that has led him astray. He can’t save himself. He can’t bring himself to say, “This thing I’m holding in my right hand isn’t really a god at all.”

Matthew 5:30

If your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. Your hand is only one part of your body. It is better to lose a hand than for your whole body to go into hell.

Deuteronomy 32:40

I raise my hand to heaven. Here is the promise I make. You can be sure that I live forever.