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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: Greetings Mark, This is where you and Tim are wrong: you are saying that lying is a sin in all circumstances. What I am simply pointing out to you is that Scripture shows us and even provides an example of where lying is not necessarily the wrong thing to do. And God did not show in Exodus 1:20 His anger, but he gave the midwives families. So, you cannot say that lying is promoted in the Bible, because it is certainly not something for a Christian to make a practice of, as Tim so well pointed out. But where you and Tim are wrong is when the circumstances have a part to play, and Scripture plainly proves that. Blessings to you, Makarios |