Here you will find all biblical passages where / in which the word (or term) ‘False’ occurs and how often this word occurs per biblical book. We searched the New and Old Testaments to find all the verses and occurrences of the Word. his article is part of our small concordance.
The term ‘False’ occurs 108 times in the Bible. Below you will find all matching biblical passages divided according to the corresponding book.
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Bible passages with ‘False’ in the book Genesis
Genesis 26:9 And summoning him, he said: “It is clear that she is your wife. Why did you falsely claim her to be your sister?” He answered, “I was afraid, lest I might die because of her.”Genesis 26:9
Genesis 42:16 Send one of you and bring him. But you will be in chains, until what you have said is proven to be either true or false. Otherwise, by the health of Pharaoh, you are scouts.”Genesis 42:16
Genesis 43:18 And there, being terrified, they said one to another: “Because of the money, which we carried back the first time in our sacks, we have been brought in, so that he may unleash a false accusation against us, and by violence subjugate both us and our donkeys into servitude.”Genesis 43:18
Number of the word / term False in Genesis: 3
Bible passages with ‘False’ in the book Exodus
Exodus 20:7 You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain. For the Lord will not hold harmless one who takes the name of the Lord his God falsely.Exodus 20:7
Exodus 20:16 You shall not speak false testimony against your neighbor.Exodus 20:16
Exodus 23:1 “You shall not accept a lying voice. Neither shall you join your hand so as to give false testimony on behalf on the impious.Exodus 23:1
Number of the word / term False in Exodus: 3
Bible passages with ‘False’ in the book Leviticus
Leviticus 6:2 The soul who will have sinned, and, despising the Lord, will have denied to his neighbor the deposit which he had entrusted to his safekeeping, or who will have extorted anything by force, or who will have made a false accusation,Leviticus 6:2
Leviticus 6:3 or who will have found a lost thing and then also withheld it by swearing falsely, or who will have done any other of the many things by which men usually sin:Leviticus 6:3
Leviticus 26:30 I will destroy your high places, and I will break apart your false images. You will fall among the ruins of your idols, and my soul will abominate you:Leviticus 26:30
Number of the word / term False in Leviticus: 3
Bible passages with ‘False’ in the book Numbers
Numbers 5:14 if the spirit of jealousy stirs up the husband against his wife, who either has been polluted or is being assailed with a false suspicion,Numbers 5:14
Numbers 23:21 There is no idol in Jacob; neither is there a false image to be seen in Israel. The Lord his God is with him, and the resound of royal victory is in him.Numbers 23:21
Number of the word / term False in Numbers: 2
Bible passages with ‘False’ in the book Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 5:20 Neither shall you speak false testimony against your neighbor.Deuteronomy 5:20
Deuteronomy 19:18 And when, after a very diligent examination, they will have found that the false witness had told a lie against his brother,Deuteronomy 19:18
Number of the word / term False in Deuteronomy: 2
Bible passages with ‘False’ in the book Joshua
Joshua 9:20 But we shall do this to them: Certainly, let them be preserved so that they may live, lest the wrath of the Lord be stirred up against us, since we would have sworn falsely.Joshua 9:20
Number of the word / term False in Joshua: 1
Bible passages with ‘False’ in the book 1 Samuel
1 Samuel 12:3 Speak about me before the Lord, and before his Christ, as to whether I have taken anyone’s ox or donkey, or whether I have falsely accused anyone, or whether I have oppressed anyone, or whether I have accepted a bribe from the hand of anyone, and I will repudiate the same, this day, and I will restore it to you.”1 Samuel 12:3
1 Samuel 12:4 And they said, “You have not falsely accused us, nor oppressed us, nor have you taken anything from the hand of anyone.”1 Samuel 12:4
Number of the word / term False in 1 Samuel: 2
Bible passages with ‘False’ in the book 1 Kings
1 Kings 21:10 And send out two men, sons of Belial, against him. And let them speak the false testimony: ‘He has blasphemed God and king.’ And then lead him away, and stone him, and so let him die.”1 Kings 21:10
Number of the word / term False in 1 Kings: 1
Bible passages with ‘False’ in the book 2 Kings
2 Kings 9:12 But they responded, “That is false; instead, you should tell us.” And he said to them, “He said to me these certain things, and he said, ‘Thus says the Lord: I have anointed you as king over Israel.’ ”2 Kings 9:12
Number of the word / term False in 2 Kings: 1
Bible passages with ‘False’ in the book 1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles 16:21 He did not permit anyone to falsely accuse them. Instead, he reproved kings on their behalf:1 Chronicles 16:21
Number of the word / term False in 1 Chronicles: 1
Bible passages with ‘False’ in the book Job
Job 35:9 Because of the multitude of false accusers, they will cry out; and they will lament because of the strong arm of the tyrants.Job 35:9
Job 36:13 The false and the crafty provoke the wrath of God, yet they do not cry out to him when they are chained.Job 36:13
Number of the word / term False in Job: 2
Bible passages with ‘False’ in the book Psalm
Psalm 33:17 The horse is false safety; for he will not be saved by the abundance of his powers.Psalm 33:17
Psalm 72:4 He will judge the poor of the people, and he will bring salvation to the sons of the poor. And he will humble the false accuser.Psalm 72:4
Psalm 97:7 May all those who adore graven images be confounded, along with those who glory in their false images. All you his Angels: Adore him.Psalm 97:7
Number of the word / term False in Psalm: 3
Bible passages with ‘False’ in the book Proverbs
Proverbs 17:4 The evil obey an unjust tongue. And the false are submissive to lying lips.Proverbs 17:4
Proverbs 19:5 A false witness shall not go unpunished. And whoever speaks lies will not escape.Proverbs 19:5
Proverbs 19:9 A false witness shall not go unpunished. And whoever speaks lies will perish.Proverbs 19:9
Proverbs 25:18 A man who speaks false testimony against his neighbor is like a dart and a sword and a sharp arrow.Proverbs 25:18
Proverbs 26:28 A false tongue does not love truth. And a slippery mouth works ruin.Proverbs 26:28
Proverbs 28:16 A leader destitute of prudence will oppress many through false accusations. But whoever hates avarice shall prolong his days.Proverbs 28:16
Proverbs 31:30 Charm is false, and beauty is vain. The woman who fears the Lord, the same shall be praised.Proverbs 31:30
Number of the word / term False in Proverbs: 7
Bible passages with ‘False’ in the book Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes 4:1 I turned myself to other things, and I saw the false accusations which are carried out under the sun, and the tears of the innocent, and that there was no one to console them; and that they were not able to withstand their violence, being destitute of all help.Ecclesiastes 4:1
Ecclesiastes 5:8 If you see false accusations against the indigent, and violent judgments, and subverted justice in the government, do not be surprised over this situation. For those in high places have others who are higher, and there are still others, more eminent, over these.Ecclesiastes 5:8
Ecclesiastes 7:5 It is better to be corrected by a wise man, than to be deceived by the false praise of the foolish.Ecclesiastes 7:5
Ecclesiastes 7:7 A false accusation troubles the wise man and saps the strength of his heart.Ecclesiastes 7:7
Number of the word / term False in Ecclesiastes: 4
Bible passages with ‘False’ in the book Isaiah
Isaiah 10:10 In the same manner as my hand reached the kingdoms of the idol, so also will it reach their false images, those of Jerusalem and of Samaria.Isaiah 10:10
Isaiah 10:11 Should I not do to Jerusalem and her false images, just as I have done to Samaria and her idols?”Isaiah 10:11
Isaiah 19:1 The burden of Egypt. Behold, the Lord will ascend upon a lofty cloud, and he will enter into Egypt, and the false images of Egypt will be moved before his face, and the heart of Egypt will waste away in its midst.Isaiah 19:1
Isaiah 19:3 And the spirit of Egypt will be ruptured to its very core. And I will cast down their plan violently. And they will seek answers from their false images, and their diviners, and those led by demons, and their seers.Isaiah 19:3
Isaiah 28:15 For you have said: “We struck a deal with death, and we formed a pact with Hell. When the inundating scourge passes through, it will not overwhelm us. For we have placed our hope in lies, and we are protected by what is false.”Isaiah 28:15
Isaiah 28:17 And I will establish judgment in weights, and justice in measures. And a hailstorm will overturn hope in what is false; and waters will inundate its protection.Isaiah 28:17
Number of the word / term False in Isaiah: 6
Bible passages with ‘False’ in the book Jeremiah
Jeremiah 5:2 For even though they say, ‘As the Lord lives,’ in this, too, they swear falsely.”Jeremiah 5:2
Jeremiah 6:6 For thus says the Lord of hosts: “Cut down her trees, and build a rampart around Jerusalem. This is the city of visitation! Every kind of false claim is in her midst.Jeremiah 6:6
Jeremiah 7:8 Behold, you trust in false words, which will not benefit you,Jeremiah 7:8
Jeremiah 7:9 so as to steal, to murder, to commit adultery, to swear falsely, to offer libations to Baal, and to go after strange gods, which you do not know.Jeremiah 7:9
Jeremiah 8:5 Then why have this people in Jerusalem turned away with a contentious loathing? They have taken hold of what is false, and they are not willing to return.Jeremiah 8:5
Jeremiah 10:14 Every man has become a fool concerning knowledge; every artist has been confounded by his graven image. For what he has formed is false, and there is no spirit in these things.Jeremiah 10:14
Jeremiah 13:25 This is your lot, and this is the portion of your measure from me, says the Lord, because you have forgotten me, and you have had confidence in what is false.Jeremiah 13:25
Jeremiah 14:14 And the Lord said to me: “The prophets prophesy falsely in my name. I did not send them, and I did not instruct them, and I have not spoken to them. They prophesy to you a lying vision, and a divination, and a fraud, and a seduction from their own heart.Jeremiah 14:14
Jeremiah 21:12 O house of David! Thus says the Lord: Judge with judgment from early morning, and rescue anyone who is oppressed by violence from the hand of a false accuser. Otherwise, my indignation may go forth like a fire, and may flare up, and there will be no one who can extinguish it, because of the evil of your intentions.Jeremiah 21:12
Jeremiah 22:3 Thus says the Lord: Exercise judgment and justice, and free anyone who is oppressed by violence from the hand of a false accuser. And do not be willing to sadden the new arrival, or the orphan, or the widow, nor should you burden them unfairly. And you shall not shed innocent blood in this place.Jeremiah 22:3
Jeremiah 22:17 Yet truly, your eyes and your heart are toward avarice and the shedding of innocent blood, and toward false accusations and the pursuit of evil deeds.Jeremiah 22:17
Jeremiah 23:26 How long will this be in the heart of the prophets who predict what is false, and who prophesy deceptions from their own heart?Jeremiah 23:26
Jeremiah 23:32 Behold, I am against the prophets, who dream what is false, says the Lord; who explain and so seduce my people with their falsehoods and with their miracles, though I did not send them, nor did I command them. They have offer nothing beneficial to this people, says the Lord.Jeremiah 23:32
Jeremiah 27:15 For I have not sent them, says the Lord. And they prophesy falsely in my name, so that they may cast you out, and so that you may perish, both you and the prophets who make predictions for you.”Jeremiah 27:15
Jeremiah 29:9 For they prophesy falsely to you in my name, and I have not sent them, says the Lord.Jeremiah 29:9
Jeremiah 29:21 Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, to Ahab, the son of Kolaiah, and to Zedekiah, the son of Maaseiah, who prophesy falsely to you in my name: Behold, I will deliver them into the hands of Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, and he will strike them down before your eyes.Jeremiah 29:21
Jeremiah 37:14 And Jeremiah responded: “That is false. I am not fleeing to the Chaldeans.” But he did not listen to him. And so Irijah took Jeremiah, and he brought him to the leaders.Jeremiah 37:14
Jeremiah 40:16 And Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, said to Johanan, the son of Kareah: “Do not do this word. For what you have said about Ishmael is false.”Jeremiah 40:16
Number of the word / term False in Jeremiah: 18
Bible passages with ‘False’ in the book Lamentations
Lamentations 2:14 NUN. Your prophets have seen false and foolish things for you. And they have not laid open your iniquity, so as to provoke you to repentance. Yet they have seen for you false revelations and banishments.Lamentations 2:14
Number of the word / term False in Lamentations: 1
Bible passages with ‘False’ in the book Daniel
Daniel 2:9 Therefore, if you do not reveal to me the dream, there is only one conclusion to be reached about you, that the interpretation is likewise false, and packed full of deception, so as to speak before me until the time passes away. And so, tell me the dream, so that I will also know that the interpretation that you tell me is likewise true.”Daniel 2:9
Number of the word / term False in Daniel: 1
Bible passages with ‘False’ in the book Hosea
Hosea 12:7 Canaan, in his hand is a deceitful balance, he has chosen false accusations.Hosea 12:7
Number of the word / term False in Hosea: 1
Bible passages with ‘False’ in the book Amos
Amos 3:9 Let it be heard in the buildings of Ashdod and in the buildings of the land of Egypt, and say: Gather together across the mountains of Samaria, and see the many absurdities in its midst, and those who are suffering false accusations in its inner most places.Amos 3:9
Amos 4:1 Listen to this word, you fat cows that are on the mountain of Samaria, you who make false accusations against the destitute and crush the poor, who say to your nobles, “Bring, and we will drink.”Amos 4:1
Number of the word / term False in Amos: 2
Bible passages with ‘False’ in the book Micah
Micah 2:2 And they have desired fields and have taken them by violence, and they have stolen houses. And they have made false accusations against a man and his house, a man and his inheritance.Micah 2:2
Number of the word / term False in Micah: 1
Bible passages with ‘False’ in the book Zechariah
Zechariah 5:4 I will bring it forth, says the Lord of hosts, and it will approach to the house of the thief, and to the house of him who swears falsely by my name, and it will remain in the midst of his house and will consume it, with its wood and its stones.Zechariah 5:4
Zechariah 8:17 And let not anyone think up evil against his friend in your hearts. And do not choose to swear falsely. For all these are things that I hate, says the Lord.Zechariah 8:17
Zechariah 10:2 For the images have been speaking what is useless, and the diviners have seen a lie, and the dreamers have been speaking false hope: they have comforted in vain. For this reason, they have been led away like a flock; they will be afflicted, because they have no shepherd.Zechariah 10:2
Zechariah 13:2 And this shall be in that day, says the Lord of hosts: I will disperse the names of the idols from the earth, and they will not be remembered any longer. And I will take away the false prophets and the unclean spirit from the earth.Zechariah 13:2
Number of the word / term False in Zechariah: 4
Bible passages with ‘False’ in the book Matthew
Matthew 5:11 Blessed are you when they have slandered you, and persecuted you, and spoken all kinds of evil against you, falsely, for my sake:Matthew 5:11
Matthew 5:33 Again, you have heard that it was said to the ancients: ‘You shall not swear falsely. For you shall repay your oaths to the Lord.’Matthew 5:33
Matthew 7:15 Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves.Matthew 7:15
Matthew 15:19 For from the heart go out evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false testimonies, blasphemies.Matthew 15:19
Matthew 19:18 He said to him, “Which?” And Jesus said: “You shall not murder. You shall not commit adultery. You shall not steal. You shall not give false testimony.Matthew 19:18
Matthew 24:11 And many false prophets will arise, and they will lead many astray.Matthew 24:11
Matthew 24:24 For there will arise false Christs and false prophets. And they will produce great signs and wonders, so much so as to lead into error even the elect (if this could be).Matthew 24:24
Matthew 26:59 Then the leaders of the priests and the entire council sought false testimony against Jesus, so that they might deliver him to death.Matthew 26:59
Matthew 26:60 And they did not find any, even though many false witnesses had come forward. Then, at the very end, two false witnesses came forward,Matthew 26:60
Number of the word / term False in Matthew: 9
Bible passages with ‘False’ in the book Mark
Mark 10:19 You know the precepts: “Do not commit adultery. Do not kill. Do not steal. Do not speak false testimony. Do not deceive. Honor your father and mother.”Mark 10:19
Mark 13:22 For false Christs and false prophets will rise up, and they will present signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if it were possible, even the elect.Mark 13:22
Mark 14:56 For many spoke false testimony against him, but their testimony did not agree.Mark 14:56
Mark 14:57 And certain ones, rising up, bore false witness against him, saying:Mark 14:57
Number of the word / term False in Mark: 4
Bible passages with ‘False’ in the book Luke
Luke 3:14 Then the soldiers also questioned him, saying, “And what should we do?” And he said to them: “You should strike no one, and you should not make false accusations. And be content with your pay.”Luke 3:14
Luke 6:26 Woe to you when men will have blessed you. For these same things their fathers did to the false prophets.Luke 6:26
Luke 18:20 You know the commandments: You shall not kill. You shall not commit adultery. You shall not steal. You shall not give false testimony. Honor your father and mother.”Luke 18:20
Number of the word / term False in Luke: 3
Bible passages with ‘False’ in the book Acts
Acts 6:13 And they set up false witnesses, who said: “This man does not cease to speak words against the holy place and the law.Acts 6:13
Acts 13:6 And when they had traveled throughout the entire island, even to Paphos, they found a certain man, a magician, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Bar-Jesu.Acts 13:6
Acts 21:24 Take these and sanctify yourself with them, and require them to shave their heads. And then everyone will know that the things that they have heard about you are false, but that you yourself walk in keeping with the law.Acts 21:24
Acts 23:25 For he was afraid, lest perhaps the Jews might seize him and kill him, and that afterwards he would be falsely accused, as if he had accepted a bribe. And so he wrote a letter containing the following:Acts 23:25
Number of the word / term False in Acts: 4
Bible passages with ‘False’ in the book Romans
Romans 13:9 For example: You shall not commit adultery. You shall not kill. You shall not steal. You shall not speak false testimony. You shall not covet. And if there is any other commandment, it is summed up in this word: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.Romans 13:9
Number of the word / term False in Romans: 1
Bible passages with ‘False’ in the book 1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians 15:15 Then, too, we would be found to be false witnesses of God, because we would have given testimony against God, saying that he had raised up Christ, when he had not raised him up, if, indeed, the dead do not rise again.1 Corinthians 15:15
Number of the word / term False in 1 Corinthians: 1
Bible passages with ‘False’ in the book 2 Corinthians
2 Corinthians 11:13 For false apostles, such as these deceitful workers, are presenting themselves as if they were Apostles of Christ.2 Corinthians 11:13
2 Corinthians 11:26 I have made frequent journeys, through dangerous waters, in danger of robbers, in danger from my own nation, in danger from the Gentiles, in danger in the city, in danger in the wilderness, in danger in the sea, in danger from false brothers,2 Corinthians 11:26
Number of the word / term False in 2 Corinthians: 2
Bible passages with ‘False’ in the book Galatians
Galatians 2:4 but only because of false brothers, who were brought in unknowingly. They entered secretly to spy on our liberty, which we have in Christ Jesus, so that they might reduce us to servitude.Galatians 2:4
Number of the word / term False in Galatians: 1
Bible passages with ‘False’ in the book 2 Thessalonians
2 Thessalonians 2:9 him whose advent is accompanied by the works of Satan, with every kind of power and signs and false miracles,2 Thessalonians 2:9
Number of the word / term False in 2 Thessalonians: 1
Bible passages with ‘False’ in the book 1 Timothy
1 Timothy 6:20 O Timothy, guard what has been deposited with you, avoiding the voice of profane novelties and of opposing ideas, which are falsely called knowledge.1 Timothy 6:20
Number of the word / term False in 1 Timothy: 1
Bible passages with ‘False’ in the book 2 Timothy
2 Timothy 3:3 without affection, without peace, false accusers, unchaste, cruel, without kindness,2 Timothy 3:3
Number of the word / term False in 2 Timothy: 1
Bible passages with ‘False’ in the book Titus
Titus 2:3 Old women, similarly, should be in holy attire, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teaching well,Titus 2:3
Number of the word / term False in Titus: 1
Bible passages with ‘False’ in the book 1 Peter
1 Peter 3:16 But do so with meekness and fear, having a good conscience, so that, in whatever matter they may slander you, they shall be confounded, since they falsely accuse your good behavior in Christ.1 Peter 3:16
Number of the word / term False in 1 Peter: 1
Bible passages with ‘False’ in the book 2 Peter
2 Peter 2:1 But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be among you lying teachers, who will introduce divisions of perdition, and they will deny him who bought them, the Lord, bringing upon themselves swift destruction.2 Peter 2:1
2 Peter 2:3 And in avarice, they will negotiate about you with false words. Their judgment, in the near future, is not delayed, and their perdition does not sleep.2 Peter 2:3
Number of the word / term False in 2 Peter: 2
Bible passages with ‘False’ in the book 1 John
1 John 4:1 Most beloved, do not be willing to believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see if they are of God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world.1 John 4:1
1 John 5:21 Little sons, keep yourselves from false worship. Amen.1 John 5:21
Number of the word / term False in 1 John: 2
Bible passages with ‘False’ in the book Revelation
Revelation 16:13 And I saw, from the mouth of the dragon, and from the mouth of the beast, and from the mouth of the false prophetess, three unclean spirits go out in the manner of frogs.Revelation 16:13
Revelation 19:20 And the beast was apprehended, and with him the false prophetess, who in his presence caused the signs, by which she seduced those who accepted the character of the beast and who worshiped his image. These two were cast alive into the pool of fire burning with sulphur.Revelation 19:20
Revelation 20:10 where both the beast and the false prophetess shall be tortured, day and night, forever and ever.Revelation 20:10
Revelation 21:27 There shall not enter into it anything defiled, nor anything causing an abomination, nor anything false, but only those who have been written in the Book of Life of the Lamb.Revelation 21:27
Revelation 22:15 Outside are dogs, and drug users, and homosexuals, and murderers, and those who serve idols, and all who love and do what is false.Revelation 22:15
Number of the word / term ‘False’ in Revelation: 5
These texts are taken from the following version: Catholic Public Domain Version.
Number of Bible Verses found on the topic: 108
