שֶׁקֶר sheqer

Hebrew · Strong's H8267 · pronounced sheh'-ker · used 113 times in 109 verses

Meaning

an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial)

In the King James Version: without a cause, deceit(-ful), false(-hood, -ly), feignedly, liar, [phrase] lie, lying, vain (thing), wrongfully.

Derivation: from H8266 (שָׁקַר);

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Where it is used

Exodus 5:9 Make the work harder on the men so they will be occupied and pay no attention to these lies.”
Exodus 20:16 You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
Exodus 23:7 Stay far away from a false accusation. Do not kill the innocent or the just, for I will not acquit the guilty.
Leviticus 6:3 or finds lost property and lies about it and swears falsely, or if he commits any such sin that a man might commit—
Leviticus 6:5 or anything else about which he has sworn falsely. He must make restitution in full, add a fifth of the value, and pay it to the owner on the day he acknowledges his guilt.
Leviticus 19:12 You must not swear falsely by My name and so profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.
Deuteronomy 19:18 The judges shall investigate thoroughly, and if the witness is proven to be a liar who has falsely accused his brother,
1 Samuel 25:21 Now David had just said, “In vain I have protected all that belonged to this man in the wilderness. Nothing that belongs to him has gone missing, yet he has paid me back evil for good.
2 Samuel 18:13 If I had jeopardized my own life—and nothing is hidden from the king—you would have abandoned me.”
1 Kings 22:22 And he replied, ‘I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets.’ ‘You will surely entice him and prevail,’ said the LORD. ‘Go and do it.’
1 Kings 22:23 So you see, the LORD has put a lying spirit in the mouths of all these prophets of yours, and the LORD has pronounced disaster against you.”
2 Kings 9:12 “That is a lie!” they said. “Tell us now!” So Jehu answered, “He talked to me about this and that, saying, ‘This is what the LORD says: I anoint you king over Israel.’”
2 Chronicles 18:21 And he replied, ‘I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets.’ ‘You will surely entice him and prevail,’ said the LORD. ‘Go and do it.’
2 Chronicles 18:22 So you see, the LORD has put a lying spirit in the mouths of these prophets of yours, and the LORD has pronounced disaster against you.”
Job 13:4 You, however, smear with lies; you are all worthless physicians.
Job 36:4 For truly my words are free of falsehood; one perfect in knowledge is with you.
Psalms 7:14 Behold, the wicked man travails with evil; he conceives trouble and births falsehood.
Psalms 27:12 Do not hand me over to the will of my foes, for false witnesses rise up against me, breathing out violence.
Psalms 31:18 May lying lips be silenced—lips that speak with arrogance against the righteous, full of pride and contempt.
Psalms 33:17 A horse is a vain hope for salvation; even its great strength cannot save.
Psalms 35:19 Let not my enemies gloat over me without cause, nor those who hate me without reason wink in malice.
Psalms 38:19 Many are my enemies without cause, and many hate me without reason.
Psalms 52:3 You love evil more than good, falsehood more than speaking truth. Selah
Psalms 63:11 But the king will rejoice in God; all who swear by Him will exult, for the mouths of liars will be shut.
Psalms 69:4 Those who hate me without cause outnumber the hairs of my head; many are those who would destroy me—my enemies for no reason. Though I did not steal, I must repay.
Psalms 101:7 No one who practices deceit shall dwell in my house; no one who tells lies shall stand in my presence.
Psalms 109:2 For wicked and deceitful mouths open against me; they speak against me with lying tongues.
Psalms 119:29 Remove me from the path of deceit and graciously grant me Your law.
Psalms 119:69 Though the arrogant have smeared me with lies, I keep Your precepts with all my heart.
Psalms 119:78 May the arrogant be put to shame for subverting me with a lie; I will meditate on Your precepts.
Psalms 119:86 All Your commandments are faithful; I am persecuted without cause—help me!
Psalms 119:104 I gain understanding from Your precepts; therefore I hate every false way.
Psalms 119:118 You reject all who stray from Your statutes, for their deceitfulness is in vain.
Psalms 119:128 Therefore I admire all Your precepts and hate every false way.
Psalms 119:163 I hate and abhor falsehood, but Your law I love.
Psalms 120:2 Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips and a deceitful tongue.
Psalms 144:8 whose mouths speak falsehood, whose right hands are deceitful.
Psalms 144:11 Set me free and rescue me from the grasp of foreigners, whose mouths speak falsehood, whose right hands are deceitful.
Proverbs 6:17 haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,
Proverbs 6:19 a false witness who gives false testimony, and one who stirs up discord among brothers.
Proverbs 10:18 The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.
Proverbs 11:18 The wicked man earns an empty wage, but he who sows righteousness reaps a true reward.
Proverbs 12:17 He who speaks the truth declares what is right, but a false witness speaks deceit.
Proverbs 12:19 Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.
Proverbs 12:22 Lying lips are detestable to the LORD, but those who deal faithfully are His delight.
Proverbs 13:5 The righteous hate falsehood, but the wicked bring shame and disgrace.
Proverbs 14:5 An honest witness does not deceive, but a dishonest witness pours forth lies.
Proverbs 17:4 A wicked man listens to evil lips; a liar gives ear to a destructive tongue.
Proverbs 17:7 Eloquent words are unfit for a fool; how much worse are lying lips to a ruler!
Proverbs 19:5 A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who utters lies will not escape.
Proverbs 19:9 A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who pours out lies will perish.
Proverbs 20:17 Food gained by fraud is sweet to a man, but later his mouth is full of gravel.
Proverbs 21:6 Making a fortune by a lying tongue is a vanishing mist, a deadly pursuit.
Proverbs 25:14 Like clouds and wind without rain is the man who boasts of gifts never given.
Proverbs 25:18 Like a club or sword or sharp arrow is a man who bears false witness against his neighbor.
Proverbs 26:28 A lying tongue hates those it crushes, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.
Proverbs 29:12 If a ruler listens to lies, all his officials will be wicked.
Proverbs 31:30 Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.
Isaiah 9:15 The head is the elder and honorable man, and the tail is the prophet who teaches lies.
Isaiah 28:15 For you said, “We have made a covenant with death; we have fashioned an agreement with Sheol. When the overwhelming scourge passes through it will not touch us, because we have made lies our refuge and falsehood our hiding place.”