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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 WOS, Was the fact that Moses lived to help deliver Israel from the Egyptians an example of misery, loss and judgment? Was Jacob not blessed by the Lord in Genesis 27? And can you find any mention in all of Genesis of Jacob being 'punished' for his lie? I agree with you that God blessed the midwives in spite of their lie, and not because of it. But can you argue that every single action of Pharaoh was the decree of God as well? Can you argue that everything that King Nebuchadnezzar did was the decree of God? What Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego did was outright defiance against the king, not lying, but they were also blessed. In spite of the decrees of these kings, sometimes it is necessary to tell a lie or be defiant to follow the higher law of God. Blessings to you, Makarios |