"Truth vs Lying" (40 Days of Wisdom for Lent)

Let not mercy and truth forsake you;
Bind them around your neck,
Write them on the tablet of your heart,
And so find favor and high esteem
In the sight of God and man.
(Proverbs 3:3-4) 

These six things the Lord hates,
Yes, seven are an abomination to Him:
A proud look,
A lying tongue,
Hands that shed innocent blood,
A heart that devises wicked plans,
Feet that are swift in running to evil,
A false witness who speaks lies,
And one who sows discord among brethren.
(Proverbs 6:16-19)

Doesn’t Wisdom cry out
and Understanding shout?
Listen, for I speak things that are correct;
from my lips comes what is right.
My mouth utters the truth;
my lips despise wickedness.
All the words of my mouth are righteous;
nothing in them is twisted or crooked.
All of them are straightforward to those who understand,
and upright for the knowledgeable.
(Proverbs 8:1,6-9 CEB)

Those who state the truth speak justly,
but a false witness deceives.
Truthful lips endure forever,
but a lying tongue lasts only for a moment.
The Lord detests false lips;
he favors those who do what is true.
(Proverbs 12:17,19,22 CEB)

The righteous hate false words,
but the wicked create disgust and scorn.
(Proverbs 13:5 CEB)

A truthful witness doesn’t lie,
but a false witness spews lies.
A truthful witness saves lives,
but a deceiver proclaims lies.
(Proverbs 14:5,25 CEB)

Wholesome speech is a tree of life,
but dishonest talk breaks the spirit.
(Proverbs 15:4 CEB)

An evildoer pays attention to guilty lips;
a liar listens to a destructive tongue.
Too much talking isn’t right for a fool;
even less so, false speech for an honorable person.
Those with crooked hearts won’t prosper,
and those with twisted tongues will fall into trouble.
(Proverbs 17:4,7,20 CEB)

Better to be poor and walk in innocence
than to have dishonest lips and be a fool.
A false witness won’t go unpunished,
and a liar won’t escape.
False witnesses won’t go unpunished,
and liars will perish.
People long for trustworthiness;
it is better to be poor than a liar.
(Proverbs 19:1,5,9,22 CEB)

Those who gain treasure with lies
are like a drifting fog, leading to death.
A lying witness will perish,
but one who listens will testify successfully.
(Proverbs 21:6,28 CEB)

Buy truth and don’t sell it;
buy wisdom, instruction, and understanding.
(Proverbs 23:23 CEB)

An honest answer is as pleasing as a kiss on the lips.
(Proverbs 24:26 ERV)

All God’s words are tried and true;
a shield for those who take refuge in him.
Don’t add to his words,
or he will correct you and show you to be a liar.
Two things I ask of you;
don’t keep them from me before I die:
(Fraud and lies—
keep far from me!)
Don’t give me either poverty or wealth;
give me just the food I need.
Or I’ll be full and deny you,
and say, “Who is the Lord?”
Or I’ll be poor and steal,
and dishonor my God’s name.
(Proverbs 30:5-9 CEB)