"And they will deceive every one his neighbour, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies, and weary themselves to commit iniquity."
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And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great: so that they wearied themselves to find the door.
Should thy lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?
Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.
Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit.
Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:
They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah.
For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.
Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it were with a cart rope:
They helped every one his neighbour; and every one said to his brother, Be of good courage.
The smith with the tongs both worketh in the coals, and fashioneth it with hammers, and worketh it with the strength of his arms: yea, he is hungry, and his strength faileth: he drinketh no water, and is faint.
Thou art wearied in the greatness of thy way; yet saidst thou not, There is no hope: thou hast found the life of thine hand; therefore thou wast not grieved.
In transgressing and lying against the LORD, and departing away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood.
And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies: but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith the LORD.
Their tongue is as an arrow shot out; it speaketh deceit: one speaketh peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but in heart he layeth his wait.
She hath wearied herself with lies, and her great scum went not forth out of her: her scum shall be in the fire.
O my people, what have I done unto thee? and wherein have I wearied thee? testify against me.
Behold, is it not of the LORD of hosts that the people shall labour in the very fire, and the people shall weary themselves for very vanity?
Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.
Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;
For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.
For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
Everyone will make sport of his neighbour with deceit, not saying what is true: their tongues have been trained to say false words; they are twisted, hating to come back.
And they act deceitfully every one with his neighbour, and speak not the truth: they teach their tongue to speak falsehood, they weary themselves with perverse dealing.
And they will deceive every one his neighbour, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies, and weary themselves to commit iniquity.
And they will deceive every one his neighbor, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies, and weary themselves to commit iniquity.
They will deceive everyone his neighbor, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies; they weary themselves to commit iniquity.
And each at his friend they mock, And truth they do not speak, They taught their tongue to speak falsehood, To commit iniquity they have laboured.