Lying.

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SAINTS
THE WICKED
LEADS TO
Exemplified. The devil, Gen. 3:44And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: (Genesis 3:4). Cain, Gen. 4:99And the Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper? (Genesis 4:9). Sarah, Gen. 18:1515Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh. (Genesis 18:15). Jacob, Gen. 27:1919And Jacob said unto his father, I am Esau thy firstborn; I have done according as thou badest me: arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me. (Genesis 27:19). Joseph's brethren, Gen. 37:31,3231And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood; 32And they sent the coat of many colors, and they brought it to their father; and said, This have we found: know now whether it be thy son's coat or no. (Genesis 37:31‑32). Gibeonites, Josh. 9:9-139And they said unto him, From a very far country thy servants are come because of the name of the Lord thy God: for we have heard the fame of him, and all that he did in Egypt, 10And all that he did to the two kings of the Amorites, that were beyond Jordan, to Sihon king of Heshbon, and to Og king of Bashan, which was at Ashtaroth. 11Wherefore our elders and all the inhabitants of our country spake to us, saying, Take victuals with you for the journey, and go to meet them, and say unto them, We are your servants: therefore now make ye a league with us. 12This our bread we took hot for our provision out of our houses on the day we came forth to go unto you; but now, behold, it is dry, and it is mouldy: 13And these bottles of wine, which we filled, were new; and, behold, they be rent: and these our garments and our shoes are become old by reason of the very long journey. (Joshua 9:9‑13). Samson, Judg. 16:1010And Delilah said unto Samson, Behold, thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: now tell me, I pray thee, wherewith thou mightest be bound. (Judges 16:10). Saul. 1 Sam. 15:13. Michal, 1 Sam. 19:1414And when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, He is sick. (1 Samuel 19:14), David, 1 Sam. 21:2. Prophet of Bethel, 1 Kin. 13:18. Gehazi, 2 Kin. 5:22. Job's friends, Job 13:44But ye are forgers of lies, ye are all physicians of no value. (Job 13:4). Ninevites, Nah. 3:11Woe to the bloody city! it is all full of lies and robbery; the prey departeth not; (Nahum 3:1). Peter, Matt. 26:7272And again he denied with an oath, I do not know the man. (Matthew 26:72). Ananias, &c. Acts 5:55And Ananias hearing these words fell down, and gave up the ghost: and great fear came on all them that heard these things. (Acts 5:5). Cretans, Titus 1:1212One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies. (Titus 1:12).