They all mislead their friends, and no one tells the truth; they have taught their tongues to lie and will not give up their sinning. They do one violent thing after another, and one deceitful act follows another. The LORD says that his people reject him.

Their tongues are like deadly arrows; they always tell lies. Everyone speaks friendly words to their neighbors, but they are really setting a trap for them.

We have rebelled against you, rejected you, and refused to follow you. We have oppressed others and turned away from you. Our thoughts are false; our words are lies.

There is so little honesty that those who stop doing evil find themselves the victims of crime." The LORD has seen this, and he is displeased that there is no justice.

Your rich people exploit the poor, and all of you are liars.

No more lying, then! Each of you must tell the truth to the other believer, because we are all members together in the body of Christ.

Job, do you think we can't answer you? That your mocking words will leave us speechless?

They are always ready to tell lies; dishonesty instead of truth rules the land. The LORD says, "My people do one evil thing after another and do not acknowledge me as their God."

Your wickedness is evident by what you say; you are trying to hide behind clever words.

"You are always ready to speak evil; you never hesitate to tell lies.

They sharpen their tongues like swords and aim cruel words like arrows.

Their tongues are like deadly snakes; their words are like a cobra's poison.

Such teachings are spread by deceitful liars, whose consciences are dead, as if burnt with a hot iron.

Then they struck all the men outside with blindness, so that they couldn't find the door.

See how wicked people think up evil; they plan trouble and practice deception.

Wicked people cannot sleep unless they have done something wrong. They lie awake unless they have hurt someone.

You are doomed! You are unable to break free from your sins.

The skilled workers help and encourage each other.

The carpenter says to the goldsmith, 'Well done!' The one who beats the idol smooth encourages the one who nails it together. They say, 'The soldering is good'--- and they fasten the idol in place with nails.

The metalworker takes a piece of metal and works with it over a fire. His strong arm swings a hammer to pound the metal into shape. As he works, he gets hungry, thirsty, and tired.

He might cut down cedars to use, or choose oak or cypress wood from the forest. Or he might plant a laurel tree and wait for the rain to make it grow.

You wear yourselves out looking for other gods, but you never give up. You think your obscene idols give you strength, and so you never grow weak.

although all that corrosion will not disappear in the flames.

The LORD says, "My people, what have I done to you? How have I been a burden to you? Answer me.

The nations you conquered wore themselves out in useless labor, and all they have built goes up in flames. The LORD Almighty has done this.