Psalms 78:36

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

But they deceived him with their words, and lied to him.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ezek 33:31 : 31 They come to you in crowds, and they sit in front of you as my people. They hear your words, but do not obey them. For they talk lustfully, and their heart is set on their own advantage.
  • Isa 29:13 : 13 The Lord says,“These people say they are loyal to me; they say wonderful things about me, but they are not really loyal to me. Their worship consists of nothing but man-made ritual.
  • Isa 57:11 : 11 Whom are you worried about? Whom do you fear, that you would act so deceitfully and not remember me or think about me? Because I have been silent for so long, you are not afraid of me.
  • Deut 5:28-29 : 28 When the LORD heard you speaking to me, he said to me,“I have heard what these people have said to you– they have spoken well. 29 If only it would really be their desire to fear me and obey all my commandments in the future, so that it may go well with them and their descendants forever.
  • Ps 18:44 : 44 When they hear of my exploits, they submit to me. Foreigners are powerless before me;
  • Ps 106:12-13 : 12 They believed his promises; they sang praises to him. 13 They quickly forgot what he had done; they did not wait for his instructions.
  • Hos 11:12 : 12 God’s Lawsuit against Israel: Breach of Covenant(12:1) Ephraim has surrounded me with lies; the house of Israel has surrounded me with deceit. But Judah still roams about with God; he remains faithful to the Holy One.

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  • Ps 78:37
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    37They were not really committed to him, and they were unfaithful to his covenant.

  • Ps 5:9
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    9For they do not speak the truth; their stomachs are like the place of destruction, their throats like an open grave, their tongues like a steep slope leading into it.

  • Ps 12:2-3
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    2People lie to one another; they flatter and deceive.

    3May the LORD cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that boasts!

  • Prov 26:28
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    28A lying tongue hates those crushed by it, and a flattering mouth works ruin.

  • Ps 62:4
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    4They spend all their time planning how to bring him down. They love to use deceit; they pronounce blessings with their mouths, but inwardly they utter curses.(Selah)

  • Jer 9:5-6
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    5One friend deceives another and no one tells the truth. These people have trained themselves to tell lies. They do wrong and are unable to repent.

    6They do one act of violence after another, and one deceitful thing after another. They refuse to pay attention to me,” says the LORD.

  • Hos 7:3
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    3Political Intrigue and Conspiracy in the Palace The royal advisers delight the king with their evil schemes, the princes make him glad with their lies.

  • Ps 36:2-3
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    2for he is too proud to recognize and give up his sin.

    3The words he speaks are sinful and deceitful; he does not care about doing what is wise and right.

  • Ps 59:12
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    12They speak sinful words. So let them be trapped by their own pride and by the curses and lies they speak!

  • Ps 144:8
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    8who speak lies, and make false promises.

  • Ps 78:30
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    30They were not yet filled up, their food was still in their mouths,

  • Ps 78:56-57
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    56Yet they challenged and defied God Most High, and did not obey his commands.

    57They were unfaithful and acted as treacherously as their ancestors; they were as unreliable as a malfunctioning bow.

  • Jer 9:3
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    3The Lord Laments That He Has No Choice But to Judge Them The LORD says,“These people are like soldiers who have readied their bows. Their tongues are always ready to shoot out lies. They have become powerful in the land, but they have not done so by honest means. Indeed, they do one evil thing after another and do not pay attention to me.

  • Ps 109:2
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    2For they say cruel and deceptive things to me; they lie to me.

  • Rom 3:13
    70%

    13“Their throats are open graves, they deceive with their tongues, the poison of asps is under their lips.”

  • Ps 50:19
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    19You do damage with words, and use your tongue to deceive.

  • Prov 12:22
    70%

    22The LORD abhors a person who lies, but those who deal truthfully are his delight.

  • Ps 78:35
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    35They remembered that God was their protector, and that God Most High was their deliverer.

  • Ps 73:8-9
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    8They mock and say evil things; they proudly threaten violence.

    9They speak as if they rule in heaven, and lay claim to the earth.

  • Jer 9:8
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    8Their tongues are like deadly arrows. They are always telling lies. Friendly words for their neighbors come from their mouths. But their minds are thinking up ways to trap them.

  • Ps 52:3-4
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    3You love evil more than good, lies more than speaking the truth.(Selah)

    4You love to use all the words that destroy, and the tongue that deceives.

  • Ps 140:3
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    3Their tongues wound like a serpent; a viper’s venom is behind their lips.(Selah)

  • Ps 120:2-3
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    2I said,“O LORD, rescue me from those who lie with their lips and those who deceive with their tongue.

    3How will he severely punish you, you deceptive talker?

  • Ps 10:7
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    7His mouth is full of curses and deceptive, harmful words; his tongue injures and destroys.

  • Prov 26:24
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    24The one who hates others disguises it with his lips, but he stores up deceit within him.

  • Mic 6:12
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    12The city’s wealthy people readily resort to violence; her inhabitants tell lies, their tongues speak deceptive words.

  • Ps 78:17-18
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    17Yet they continued to sin against him, and rebelled against the Most High in the desert.

    18They willfully challenged God by asking for food to satisfy their appetite.

  • Isa 57:4
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    4At whom are you laughing? At whom are you opening your mouth and sticking out your tongue? You are the children of rebels, the offspring of liars,

  • Ps 78:32
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    32Despite all this, they continued to sin, and did not trust him to do amazing things.

  • Prov 29:5
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    5The one who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his steps.

  • Ps 78:10
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    10They did not keep their covenant with God, and they refused to obey his law.

  • Prov 12:19
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    19The one who tells the truth will endure forever, but the one who lies will last only for a moment.

  • Job 20:12
    68%

    12“If evil is sweet in his mouth and he hides it under his tongue,

  • Ps 106:33
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    33for they aroused his temper, and he spoke rashly.

  • Ps 106:24
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    24They rejected the fruitful land; they did not believe his promise.

  • Isa 59:13
    67%

    13We have rebelled and tried to deceive the LORD; we turned back from following our God. We stir up oppression and rebellion; we tell lies we concocted in our minds.

  • Ps 78:40
    67%

    40How often they rebelled against him in the wilderness, and insulted him in the wastelands!

  • Jer 7:8
    67%

    8“‘But just look at you! You are putting your confidence in a false belief that will not deliver you.

  • Ps 35:20
    67%

    20For they do not try to make peace with others, but plan ways to deceive those who live peacefully in the land.

  • Job 17:5
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    5If a man denounces his friends for personal gain, the eyes of his children will fail.

  • Ps 63:11
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    11But the king will rejoice in God; everyone who takes oaths in his name will boast, for the mouths of those who speak lies will be shut up.

  • Ps 31:18
    67%

    18May lying lips be silenced– lips that speak defiantly against the innocent with arrogance and contempt!