an intentional violation of the truth. Lies are emphatically condemned in Scripture (John 8:44; 1-Tim 1:9, 1-Tim 1: 10; Rev. 21:27;22:15). Mention is made of the lies told by good men, as by Abraham (Gen. 12:12, Gen. 12: 13;20:2), Isaac (26:7), and Jacob (27:24); also by the Hebrew midwives (Exo 1:15), by Michal (1-Sam 19:14), and by David (1-Sam 20:6). (See ANANIAS.)