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lies

Meaning of “lies”

Sense 1: False statements or deceptions. Sense 2: As a verb, reclines, remains, is situated, or speaks falsely.

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First occurrence: Judges 16:10

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Isaiah 9:15
The ancient and honourable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Isaiah 9:15 · retained source text

The ancient and honourable, hee is the head: and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the taile.

Isaiah 16:6
¶ We have heard of the pride of Moab; he is very proud: even of his haughtiness, and his pride, and his wrath: but his lies shall not be so.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Isaiah 16:6 · retained source text

¶ We haue heard of the pride of Moab (hee is very proud) euen of his hautines, and his pride, and his wrath: but his lies shall not be so.

1611 marginal noteIere.48.29.

Isaiah 28:15
Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Isaiah 28:15 · retained source text

Because ye haue said, Wee haue made a couenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement, when the ouerflowing scourge shall passe thorow, it shall not come vnto vs: for wee haue made lies our refuge, and vnder falsehood haue we hid our selues:

Isaiah 28:17
Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Isaiah 28:17 · retained source text

Iudgement also will I lay to the line, and righteousnesse to the plummet: and the haile shall sweepe away the refuge of lyes, and the waters shall ouerflow the hiding place.

Isaiah 59:3
For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue hath muttered perverseness.
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1611 witness · Isaiah 59:3 · retained source text

For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquitie, your lippes haue spoken lies, your tongue hath muttered peruersnesse.

1611 marginal noteChap. 1.15.

Isaiah 59:4
None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 59:4 · retained source text

None calleth for iustice, nor any pleadeth for trueth: they trust in vanity and speake lies; they conceiue mischiefe, and bring forth iniquitie.

1611 marginal noteIob. 15.35. psal. 7.15.

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