After the completion of the New Testament study of the word “truth” it became apparent that a study must also be done on the word “liar.”
At the fall of the first Adam [man], he was ‘fathered’ by Satan the father of lies. Self became enthroned in every person to be born after that first fallen man. As can be seen in many of the passages in this study, self’s opposition to God was common throughout the Old Testament as well as the New. Read the passages carefully and allow the Holy Spirit to reveal the wonders of our great and powerful God, as fleshly man is exposed for the liar he is, and his need for the Spirit of Truth to regenerate him and make His dwelling place within.
For the Old Testament passages, quotes are taken from an older KJV version which is the one we inherited from my husband’s grandmother. It has proven to be more accurate than the current KJV, and is available in the e-Sword program under the tab marked “RV”. The New Testament passages are quoted from the English Majority Text Version. Due to the fact that Strong’s Concordance is keyed to the ‘authorized’ KJV, the “translated” words listed are those which appear in that KJV.
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Old Testament Hebrew words:
1. Hebrew #391
'akzâb (ak-zawb')
Definition: “From H3576; falsehood; by implication treachery”
Translated: “liar, lie”
2. Hebrew #3538
kedab (ked-ab') (Aramaic)
Definition: “(Chaldee); from a root corresponding to H3576; false”
Translated: “lying”
3. Hebrew #3576
kâzab (kaw-zab')
Definition: “A primitive root; to lie (that is, deceive), literally or figuratively”
Translated: “fail, (be found a, make a) liar, lie, lying, be in vain”
4. Hebrew #3577
kâzâb (kaw-zawb')
Definition: “From H3576; falsehood; literally (untruth) or figuratively (idol)”
Translated: “deceitful, false, leasing, + liar, lie, lying”
5. Hebrew #3584
kâchash (kaw-khash')
Definition: “A primitive root; to be untrue, in word (to lie, feign, disown) or deed (to disappoint, fail, cringe)”
Translated: “deceive, deny, dissemble, fail, deal falsely, be found liars, (be-) lie, lying, submit selves”
6. Hebrew #3585
kachash (kakh'-ash)
Definition: “From H3584; literally a failure of flesh, that is, emaciation; figuratively hypocrisy”
Translated: “leanness, lies, lying”
7. Hebrew #3586
kechâsh (kekh-awsh')
Definition: “From H3584; faithless”
Translated: “lying”
8. Hebrew #4820
mirmâh (meer-maw')
Definition: “deceiving; fraud”
Translated: “craft, deceit (-ful, -fully), false, feigned, guile, subtilty, treachery”
9. Hebrew #7723
shâv' shav (shawv, shav)
Definition: “desolating; evil (as destructive), literally (ruin) or morally (especially guile); figuratively idolatry (as false, subjectively), uselessness (as deceptive, objectively; also adverbially in vain)”
Translated: “false (-ly), lie, lying, vain, vanity”
10. Hebrew #8267
sheqer (sheh'-ker)
Definition: “From H8266; an untruth; by implication a sham (often adverbially)”
Translated: “without a cause, deceit (-ful), false (-hood, -ly), feignedly, liar, + lie, lying, vain (thing), wrongfully”
11. Hebrew #8266
shâqar (shaw-kar')
Definition: “A primitive root; to cheat, that is, be untrue (usually in words)”
Translated: “fail, deal falsely, lie”
New Testament Greek words:
1. Greek #5574
pseudomai (psyoo'-dom-ahee)
Definition: “to utter an untruth or attempt to deceive by falsehood”
Translated: “falsely, lie”
2. Greek #5579
pseudos (psyoo'-dos)
Definition: “From G5574; a falsehood”
Translated: “lie, lying”
3. Greek #5582
pseusma (psyoos'-mah)
Definition: “From G5574; a fabrication, that is, falsehood”
Translated: “lie”
4. Greek #5583
pseustēs (psyoos-tace')
Definition: “From G5574; a falsifier”
Translated: “liar”
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