Falsehood
FALSEHOOD
Untruth, deceit.
See LYING.
Fuente: Theological Dictionary
Falsehood
folshood. See LYING.
Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Falsehood
General references
Exo 23:1; Lev 6:2-7; Lev 19:11-12; Lev 19:16; Exo 20:16; Job 13:4; Job 21:34; Job 27:4; Job 31:5-6; Job 31:33; Job 36:4; Psa 5:6; Psa 5:9; Psa 10:7; Psa 12:2-3; Psa 28:3; Psa 31:18; Psa 34:13; 1Pe 3:10; Psa 36:3; Psa 50:19-20; Psa 52:2-5; Psa 55:21; Psa 55:23; Psa 58:3; Psa 59:12; Psa 62:4; Psa 63:11; Psa 101:5; Psa 101:7; Psa 109:2; Psa 116:11; Psa 119:29; Psa 119:69; Psa 119:163; Psa 120:2-4; Psa 144:8; Psa 144:11; Pro 2:12-15; Pro 3:3; Pro 6:12-13; Pro 6:16-19; Pro 10:9-10; Pro 10:18; Pro 10:31; Pro 11:9; Pro 12:17; Pro 12:19-20; Pro 12:22; Pro 13:5; Pro 14:5; Pro 14:8; Pro 14:25; Pro 17:4; Pro 17:7; Pro 19:5; Pro 19:9; Pro 19:22; Pro 19:28; Pro 20:17; Pro 21:6; Pro 26:18-19; Pro 26:24-26; Pro 26:28; Pro 27:14; Ecc 5:6; Isa 28:15; Isa 32:7; Isa 57:11; Isa 59:3-4; Isa 59:12-13; Isa 63:8; Jer 7:8; Jer 7:28; Jer 9:3; Jer 9:5-6; Jer 9:8; Jer 12:6; Jer 50:36; Eze 22:9; Hos 4:1-2; Oba 1:7; Mic 6:12; Nah 3:1; Zep 3:13; Mat 25:44-46; Joh 8:44-45; Eph 4:25; Eph 4:29; Col 3:9; 1Ti 1:9-10; 1Ti 4:2; 1Pe 3:16; Rev 21:8; Rev 21:27; Rev 22:15 Accusation, False; Conspiracy; Deceit; Deception; False Witness; Flattery; Hypocrisy; Perjury; Teachers, False
Instances of:
– Satan:
b In deceiving Eve
Gen 3:4-5
b In impugning Job’s motives for being righteous
Job 1:9-10; Job 2:4-5
b In his false pretensions to Jesus
Mat 4:8-9; Luk 4:6-7
– Adam and Eve, in attempting to evade responsibility
Gen 3:12-13
– Cain, in denying knowledge of his brother
Gen 4:9
– Abraham, in denying that Sarah was his wife
Gen 12:11-19; Gen 20:2
– Sarah:
b To the angels, denying her derisive laugh of unbelief
Gen 18:15
b In denying to the king of Gerar, that she was Abraham’s wife
Gen 20:5; Gen 20:16
– Isaac, denying that Rebekah was his wife
Gen 26:7-10
– Rebekah and Isaac, in the conspiracy against Esau
Gen 27:6-24; Gen 27:46
– Jacob’s sons, in the scheme to destroy the Shechemites by first having them circumcised
Gen 34
– Joseph’s brethren, in deceiving their father into a belief that Joseph was killed by wild beasts
Gen 37:29-35
– Potiphar’s wife, in falsely accusing Joseph
Gen 39:14-17
– Joseph, in the deception he carried on with his brethren
Gen 42
– Pharaoh, in dealing deceitfully with the Israelites
Exo 7
– Aaron, in attempting to shift responsibility for the making of the golden calf
Exo 32:1-24
– Rahab, in denying that the spies were in her house
Jos 2:4-6
– The Gibeonites, ambassadors, in the deception they perpetrated upon Joshua and the elders of Israel in leading them to believe that they came from a distant region, when in fact they dwelt in the immediate vicinity
Jos 9
– Ehud, in pretending to bear secret messages to Eglon, king of Moab, while his object was to assassinate him
Jdg 3:16-23
– Sisera, who instructed Jael to mislead his pursuers
Jdg 4:20
– Saul:
b In professing to Samuel to have obeyed the commandment to destroy all spoils of the Amalekites, when in fact he had not obeyed
1Sa 15:1-26
b In accusing Ahimelech of conspiring with David against himself
1Sa 22:11-16
– David:
b Lied to Ahimelech, professing to have a mission from the king, in order that he might obtain provisions and armor
1Sa 21:1-15
b In feigning madness
1Sa 21:13-15
b Other deceits with the Philistines
1Sa 27:8-12
b The falsehood he put in the mouth of Hushai, of friendship to Absalom
2Sa 15:34-37
– Michal, in the false statement that David was sick, in order to save him from Saul’s violence
1Sa 19:12-17
– The Amalekite who claimed to have slain Saul
2Sa 1:10-12
– Hushai:
b In false professions to Absalom
2Sa 16:16-19
b In his deceitful counsel to Absalom
2Sa 17:7-14
– The wife of the Bahurimite who saved the lives of Hushai’s messengers, sent to apprise David of the movements of Absalom’s army
2Sa 17:15-22
– The murder, under false pretense:
b Of Adonijah
1Ki 2:23
b Of Shimei
1Ki 2:42-43
b Of Jeroboam’s wife
1Ki 14:2
– The old prophet of Beth-El who misguided the prophet of Judah
1Ki 13:11-22
– Jeroboam’s wife, feigning herself another woman
1Ki 14:5-7
– The conspirators against Naboth
1Ki 21:7-13
– Gehazi, when he ran after Naaman, and misrepresented that Elisha wanted a talent of silver and two changes of raiment
2Ki 5:20-24
– Hazael, servant of the king of Syria, lied to the king in misstating the prophet Elisha’s message in regard to the king’s recovery
2Ki 8:7-15
– Jehu lied to the worshipers of Baal in order to gain advantage over them, and destroy them
2Ki 10:18-28
– Zedekiah, in violating his oath of allegiance to Nebuchadnezzer
2Ch 36:13; Eze 16:59; Eze 17:15-20
– Samaritans, in their efforts to hinder the rebuilding of the temple at Jerusalem
Ezr 4
– Sanballat, in trying to obstruct the rebuilding of Jerusalem
Neh 6
– Haman, in his conspiracy against the Jews
Est 3:8
– Jeremiah’s adversaries, in accusing him of joining the Chaldeans
Jer 37:13-15
– Princes of Israel, when they went to Jeremiah for a vision from the Lord
Jer 42:20
– Herod, to the wise men, in professing to desire to worship Jesus
Mat 2:8
– Jews:
b In falsely accusing Jesus of being gluttonous and a winebibber
Mat 11:19
b In refusing to bear truthful testimony concerning John the Baptist
Mat 21:24-27
b Falsely accusing Jesus of blasphemy, when he remitted sin
Mat 9:2-6; Mar 2:7; Luk 5:21
b Falsely accusing Jesus of blasphemy, when he announced that he was the Son of God
Mat 26:65; Mar 14:64; Joh 10:33-38
– Peter, in denying Jesus
Mat 26:69-75; Mar 14:68-71; Luk 22:56-62; Joh 18:25-27
– The Roman soldiers, who said the disciples stole the body of Jesus
Mat 28:13; Mat 28:15
– The disobedient son, who promised to work in the vineyard, but did not
Mat 21:30
– Ananias and Sapphira falsely state that they had sold their land for a given sum
Act 5:1-10
– Stephen’s accusers, who falsely accused him of blaspheming Moses and God
Act 6:11-14
– Paul’s traducers, falsely accusing him of treason to Caesar
Act 16:20-21; Act 17:5-7; Act 24:5; Act 25:7-8
– The Cretians are always liars, evil beasts, slow bellies
Tit 1:12 Accusation, False; Conspiracy; False Witness; Hypocrisy; Perjury; Teachers, False