Saint Augustine, in his work “Against Lies” breaks lies into 8 separate categories. The categories are as follows:

• Lies in religious teaching.
• Lies that harm others and help no one.
• Lies that harm others and help someone.
• Lies told for the pleasure of lying.
• Lies told to “please others in smooth discourse.”
• Lies that harm no one and that help someone.
• Lies that harm no one and that save someone’s life.
• Lies that harm no one and that save someone’s “purity.”

The Merriam-Webster definition for lie is “to make an untrue statement with intent to deceive”.

Proverbs 19:9 A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish.

As can be inferred from the verse above, God will punish lies just as he punishes all sin. Lies and telling untruths can be just as simple as a little white lie. Our jobs as Christians are to be witnesses and tellers of truth. We proclaim the gospel and preach truth and righteousness to a dead and decaying world. Those who can control their tongue can control every other facet of their lives.

Preach truth and be at peace within your soul!

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