Sunday, February 18, 2024

Proverbs 19:9

The book of Proverbs gives us a lot of instruction on a lot of different subjects. One subject that can keep us in God’s wisdom is Godly Follower-ship. Who we follow; where we follow; how we follow are all spoken about in Proverbs. Here is one of them about lying:

Proverbs 19:9

A false witness will not go unpunished,

And he who tells lies will perish.


It is doubtful that our society knows how serious God is about lying.  However, they should.   One of the Ten Commandments states plainly that, "Thou shalt not bear false witness."    When Christ was on the face of the earth He insulted the Pharisees, deliberately, that they were like their father the devil, a liar from the beginning.    Satan lied in the Garden.   That lead Adam and Eve astray.   God tells us in this proverb that a false witness will not go unpunished.   He who tells a lie will perish.   This is not soft speaking terms.   This is a bold declaration by God through the words of Solomon that He will not ignore false statements.   God is the God of truth.   He does not mix half-truth, or quarter-truth, or tenth-truths.  He is all truth.  Lying and stretching the truth are not different to Him.   We have to understand the importance of truth in God's character.   We are told that the "truth will set us free" by Christ.   That means that even a small lie can have a prison affect on us.   Don't get locked up in your own version of the truth.   It will only cause punishment.


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