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NASB | Exodus 20:16 ¶ "You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Exodus 20:16 ¶ "You shall not testify falsely [that is, lie, withhold, or manipulate the truth] against your neighbor (any person). [Ex 23:1; Prov 19:9; 24:28] |
Subject: Is it always a sin to lie? |
Bible Note: Dear Mark, Of course the big problem with ethical teology is the presumption that we actually know what a better end state will be. Furthermore, it leans heavily on the very non-scriptural position made famous by Niccolo Machiavelli that "the end justifies the means." Such considerations are interesting in an academic way, perhaps... but it is much better to simply follow the dictates of Deut 13:4 than the philosophical meanderings of men! In Him, Doc |