What other scriptures emphasize deliverance from deceitful tongues and falsehoods? Anchoring in Psalm 144:11 “Set me free and rescue me from the grasp of foreigners, whose mouths speak lies, whose right hands are deceitful.” A Widespread Biblical Theme The plea for deliverance from deceitful tongues runs like a golden thread through Scripture, reminding us that God both hears and rescues when deception threatens His people. Psalms: Repeated Pleas for Rescue - Psalm 120:2 — “Deliver me, O LORD, from lying lips, from a deceitful tongue.” - Psalm 31:18 — “May lying lips be silenced, which speak arrogantly against the righteous with pride and contempt.” - Psalm 52:2–4 — David exposes Doeg’s treachery: “Your tongue devises destruction, like a sharpened razor… You love every word that devours, O deceitful tongue.” - Psalm 55:21 — “His speech is smooth as butter, but war is in his heart; his words are softer than oil, yet they are drawn swords.” - Psalm 64:2–3 — “Hide me from the schemes of the wicked, from the mob of workers of iniquity, who sharpen their tongues like swords.” - Psalm 34:13–15 — A call both to self-restraint and reliance on God: “Keep your tongue from evil… The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous.” Wisdom Literature: Living in Truth - Proverbs 6:16-19 lists “a lying tongue” among seven abominations to the LORD. - Proverbs 12:19 — “Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue is only for a moment.” - Proverbs 19:5 — “A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who pours out lies will not escape.” - Job 27:4 — “My lips will not speak wickedness, and my tongue will utter no deceit.” Job’s resolve rests on confidence that God vindicates truth. Prophets: Confronting a Culture of Lies - Isaiah 59:3–4 — “Your lips have spoken lies… No one calls for justice; no one pleads his case with integrity.” The chapter ends with the Redeemer coming to Zion, proving God’s rescue. - Jeremiah 9:3–8 paints a society where “they bend their tongues like bows” yet promises impending judgment and eventual restoration. - Zephaniah 3:13 — Concerning the purified remnant: “They will do no wrong; they will tell no lies, nor will a deceitful tongue be found in their mouths.” Deliverance produces truthfulness. Jesus and the Apostles: Deliverance in Christ - Matthew 6:13 — “And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.” Satan is “a liar and the father of lies” (John 8:44); deliverance from him includes freedom from falsehood. - Matthew 24:24 — Warning about end-time deception: “False christs and false prophets will arise…” yet believers are kept by truth. - Ephesians 4:25 — “Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor.” - Colossians 3:9 — “Do not lie to one another, since you have taken off the old self with its practices.” - James 3:8-10 depicts the untamable tongue but anchors hope in the wisdom from above (3:17), pure and sincere. - 1 Peter 3:10 — Quoting Psalm 34, Peter links answered prayer to keeping “tongue from evil and lips from deceitful speech.” - Revelation 21:27; 22:15 — Final deliverance: nothing deceitful enters the New Jerusalem, while “everyone who loves and practices falsehood” remains outside. Practical Threads for Today - God’s people consistently ask Him to rescue them from the power of lies; He answers by protecting them, exposing deception, and shaping their own speech. - Deliverance is not merely defensive. It equips believers to embody truth so clearly that deceit finds no foothold among them (Ephesians 4:15). - From David’s battlefield prayers to the New Jerusalem’s gates, Scripture shows a straight line: God hears, intervenes, and ultimately removes all falsehood, proving Himself forever faithful. |
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