Psalm 119:163
I hate and abhor lying: but thy law do I love.
Cross-references
Psalm 119:29 prays to be removed from falsehood and granted God's law, directly mirroring the hatred of falsehood and love for law here.
Psalm 119:113 uses the same antithetical structure: 'I hate the double-minded, but I love your law,' matching the hatred of falsehood and love for law here.
Psalm 119:128 declares 'I hate every false way,' directly paralleling the hatred of falsehood expressed here, both from the same psalm.
Psalm 101:7 reinforces that lying excludes from God's presence — the same hatred of deceit expressed here.
Psalm 62:4 describes enemies who take pleasure in falsehood — the opposite attitude to the psalmist's hatred of lying.
Psalm 97:10 commands those who love the Lord to hate evil — the same principle as hating lying and loving God's law.
Proverbs 6:16-19 lists a lying tongue among things the Lord hates — aligning with the psalmist's abhorrence.
Proverbs 30:8 prays to be kept from lying — a practical petition that echoes the psalmist's hatred of deceit.
Romans 12:9 commands abhorring evil and holding to good — directly mirroring the psalmist's hatred of lying and love for the law.
Ephesians 4:25 commands putting away falsehood and speaking truth — the NT application of the psalmist's hatred of lying.
Revelation 22:15 excludes those who practice falsehood from God's city — underscoring why the psalmist hates lying.
Proverbs 13:5 similarly contrasts hating lies with righteousness, reinforcing the psalmist's stance against falsehood.
1 Samuel 27:10 records David lying to Achish — a stark contrast to the psalmist's hatred of lying, showing human failure.
Amos 5:15 calls to hate evil and love good — the same moral framework underlying the psalmist's stance on lying and God's law.