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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: Hi Makarios, Exodus 20:16, "You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor" This is not what the midwives in Egypt were doing, so this is not the correct scripture to apply. I am one who takes this scripture in a straightforward, literal fashion, but more to the point, the scriptures such as Tim presented that speak directly against lies of any kind. Was God not able to bless the midwives, to multiply the Hebrews, and to establish the midwive's households, except that they lie, a thing that God hates? Now, I am not talking about volunteering or withholding information. That is a separate discussion. I am talking about speaking a falsehood intentionally. God said that David was a "man after God's own heart". Jesus was heir to the throne through Soloman, a man who wouldn't have been born except for David's adultery and murder. But I don't know of anyone using that to say that adultery and murder are ok. How is it that we use that same logic here? If God says He hates "a lying tongue", how can we say that certain lies are actually ok? I just don't understand that. Love in Christ, Mark |