The Truth About Lying

“Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord,
But those who deal truthfully are His delight.” Proverbs 12:22

One day a homeless man told me he lied to people sometimes because he didn’t like their responses sometimes when he turned down some of the food they offered him. I told him lying was sin, and his thinking was that it was still okay to lie because of the way people responded to him. Our conversation was light, warm, and friendly, but the topic was entirely serious. He was justifying the...