Let’s jump straight into this topic by asking the simple but important question: What is a lie? Many people think a lie is only something deliberately untrue, something spoken with intent to deceive. But biblically, that is not the full picture. A lie before God is any departure from truth, whether intentional or careless. If something is untrue and presented as truth, it is a lie. Man excuses lies based on intention, but God does not. “Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: