LIES
(See also Deception; Dishonesty; Falsehoods; Misinformation)
(Note centered heading below: Quotations)
about God: w13 11/1 3-7; w11 10/1 3-9
about Witnesses:
Communists: g88 8/8 10
rape and kill in satanic rite: g89 7/8 25
Witness view: w19.11 15-16; w98 5/15 20; w95 4/1 26-29
Ananias and Sapphira: bt 35; w18.10 8; it-1 104; it-2 200, 862; w13 3/1 15; w08 10/15 5-6; w06 6/15 27-28; lr 117-120; w95 1/1 27-29; w90 6/1 14
Bible view: mrt article 72; scl 70; w18.05 28; w18.10 6-9; it-2 244-245; w17.08 20-21; wp16.1 5; w10 9/15 19-20; w07 2/1 4-7; w06 1/15 22-23; w06 11/15 6; w03 3/15 26-29; lr 117-121; wt 58; w01 8/15 20; rq 20; w92 12/15 22-23; w91 8/15 22; yp 213-217; g87 10/8 19-21; tp 112
angel becomes “deceptive spirit” in false prophets (1Ki 22:22): it-2 245
benefit of Bible view: gm 167
deceptive or misleading speech: w16.12 11-12; jd 115-116; w87 9/15 17-18
hated: w03 9/15 23
Rahab misleads soldiers: w13 11/1 14; w93 12/15 25
whether ever justified: g00 2/8 20-21; g00 10/8 30
whether grounds for removal from the congregation: lv 163; w09 6/15 18-19; g00 2/8 21
whether not giving truth to those not entitled is lying: w18.10 10; it-2 245; w09 6/15 17; w07 2/1 6; w04 11/15 28; w04 12/1 9; g00 2/8 21
children: g 11/14 10-11
defendants in court: g88 9/8 30
discussion: w18.10 6-9; it-2 244-245; g97 2/22 17-19
effects: w07 2/1 3; w92 12/15 22
on brain: g03 2/22 29
examining one’s own: w01 10/15 23-24
experiences:
12-year-old stops lying: g04 8/22 32
priest’s lie about Witnesses backfires: yb07 51-52
gossipers: w89 10/15 13
Law covenant:
false testimony: it-2 794
ninth commandment: it-2 1086
penalty for lying: it-2 245
marriage mates: g 12/06 29; g03 10/8 32
meaning of term: w18.10 6; it-2 244; wp16.1 5; w07 2/1 6; w92 12/15 22
motivation: it-2 245
on maps: g98 10/22 18
Persian attitude: it-2 613
Peter denies Jesus: w13 3/1 14-15
politics: w18.10 8; w92 12/15 21
prevalence: wp16.1 3; w04 2/15 15
“refuge” (Isa 28:15, 17): w11 1/15 3, 6-7; w03 3/1 13-14; w91 6/1 15-20
religious lies: w18.10 7-8; it-2 245
Satan: mrt article 72; w19.04 21-22; sp 8; w03 8/1 9, 13; w01 9/1 5-6
“father of” (Joh 8:44): mrt article 72; it-2 245; w07 2/1 4-5; w06 1/15 22; w03 8/1 9; w01 9/1 5-6
first lie: w20.06 4; mwb20.01 4; w18.10 6-7; it-2 245, 963; lr 120; g97 2/22 17-18; g86 2/22 8
lies about Jehovah: mwb23.09 12; mwb16.04 4
lies about the dead: w19.04 14-16
use of lies: w18.10 7-8
survey on permissibility: w07 2/1 3
when applying for a job: g02 7/22 28
why people lie: w18.10 8; w07 2/1 5; w92 12/15 21-23
youths: yp 212-217
Quotations
can travel halfway around the world while truth is putting on its shoes: g00 6/22 3
hurt the liars and the lied-to at the profoundest level of their being: gm 167
one falsehood spoils a thousand truths: w03 8/1 16
psychological impact can be devastating: gm 167