שֶׁ֫קֶר (she.qer) means “deception” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: sheh'-ker Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
שֶׁ֫קֶר · she.qer · deception
1) lie, deception, disappointment, falsehood 1a) deception (what deceives or disappoints or betrays one) 1b) deceit, fraud, wrong 1b1) fraudulently, wrongfully (as adverb) 1c) falsehood (injurious in testimony) 1c1) testify falsehood, false oath, swear falsely 1d) falsity (of false or self-deceived prophets) 1e) lie, falsehood (in general) 1e1) false tongue 1f) in vain
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from H8266 (שָׁקַר); an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial)
KJV glosses: without a cause, deceit(-ful), false(-hood, -ly), feignedly, liar, [phrase] lie, lying, vain (thing), wrongfully.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| lies | 13 |
| falsely | 9 |
| a lie | 6 |
| a lying | 6 |
| false | 6 |
| falsehood | 5 |
| a false | 4 |
| deceit | 3 |
| are a fraud | 2 |
| are deceitful | 2 |
| are lying | 2 |
| deceptive | 2 |
| of deceit | 2 |
| that is a lie | 2 |
| with lies | 2 |
| without cause | 2 |
| a deception | 1 |
| a liar | 1 |
| an empty | 1 |
| and falsehood | 1 |
| but a dishonest | 1 |
| but a false | 1 |
| but a lying | 1 |
| by a lying | 1 |
| deception | 1 |
| for no reason | 1 |
| from a false | 1 |
| from lying | 1 |
| gained by fraud | 1 |
| has lying | 1 |
| illusions | 1 |
| in falsehood | 1 |
| in lies | 1 |
| in pretense | 1 |
| in vain | 1 |
| is a lie | 1 |
| is a vain hope | 1 |
| is deceptive | 1 |
| is in vain | 1 |
| is proven to be a liar | 1 |
| lying | 1 |
| may lying | 1 |
| never given | 1 |
| of lies | 1 |
| perjurers | 1 |
| the lying | 1 |
| to these lies | 1 |
| who has falsely | 1 |
| with a lie | 1 |
| with lying | 1 |
| with your lies | 1 |
| without reason | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| falsely | 13 |
| lies | 13 |
| a lie | 7 |
| false | 6 |
| falsehood | 6 |
| lying | 6 |
| a false | 4 |
| a lying | 4 |
| of falsehood | 4 |
| in vain | 3 |
| but a false | 2 |
| every false | 2 |
| in a lie | 2 |
| me wrongfully | 2 |
| of lies | 2 |
| wrongfully | 2 |
| a deceitful | 1 |
| a liar | 1 |
| a vain thing | 1 |
| against me with a lying | 1 |
| and against false | 1 |
| and be a lying | 1 |
| and falsehood | 1 |
| and i will be a lying | 1 |
| and under falsehood | 1 |
| because with lies | 1 |
| but a lying | 1 |
| but feignedly | 1 |
| by a lying | 1 |
| by their lies | 1 |
| deceitful | 1 |
| for false | 1 |
| from a false | 1 |
| from lying | 1 |
| himself of a false | 1 |
| in falsehood | 1 |
| in lies | 1 |
| in lying | 1 |
| let the lying | 1 |
| much less do lying | 1 |
| no false | 1 |
| not a lie | 1 |
| of deceit | 1 |
| of lying | 1 |
| surely in vain | 1 |
| to lies | 1 |
| unto you a false | 1 |
| vain | 1 |
| with lying | 1 |
| with me without a cause | 1 |
| ye not in lying | 1 |
Page 1 of 3. 109 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
Make the work harder on the men so they will be occupied and pay no attention to these lies.”
Read word by wordYou shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
Read word by wordStay far away from a false accusation. Do not kill the innocent or the just, for I will not acquit the guilty.
Read word by wordor finds lost property and lies about it and swears falsely, or if he commits any such sin that a man might commit—
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 5.22
or anything else about which he has sworn falsely. He must make restitution in full, add a fifth of the value, and pay it to the owner on the day he acknowledges his guilt.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 5.24
You must not swear falsely by My name and so profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.
Read word by wordThe judges shall investigate thoroughly, and if the witness is proven to be a liar who has falsely accused his brother,
Read word by wordNow David had just said, “In vain I have protected all that belonged to this man in the wilderness. Nothing that belongs to him has gone missing, yet he has paid me back evil for good.
Read word by wordIf I had jeopardized my own life—and nothing is hidden from the king—you would have abandoned me.”
Read word by wordAnd he replied, ‘I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets.’ ‘You will surely entice him and prevail,’ said the LORD. ‘Go and do it.’
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 22.21
So you see, the LORD has put a lying spirit in the mouths of all these prophets of yours, and the LORD has pronounced disaster against you.”
Read word by word“That is a lie!” they said. “Tell us now!” So Jehu answered, “He talked to me about this and that, saying, ‘This is what the LORD says: I anoint you king over Israel.’”
Read word by wordAnd he replied, ‘I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets.’ ‘You will surely entice him and prevail,’ said the LORD. ‘Go and do it.’
Read word by wordSo you see, the LORD has put a lying spirit in the mouths of these prophets of yours, and the LORD has pronounced disaster against you.”
Read word by wordYou, however, smear with lies; you are all worthless physicians.
Read word by wordFor truly my words are free of falsehood; one perfect in knowledge is with you.
Read word by wordBehold, the wicked man travails with evil; he conceives trouble and births falsehood.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 7.15
Do not hand me over to the will of my foes, for false witnesses rise up against me, breathing out violence.
Read word by wordMay lying lips be silenced—lips that speak with arrogance against the righteous, full of pride and contempt.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 31.19
A horse is a vain hope for salvation; even its great strength cannot save.
Read word by wordLet not my enemies gloat over me without cause, nor those who hate me without reason wink in malice.
Read word by wordMany are my enemies without cause, and many hate me without reason.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 38.20
You love evil more than good, falsehood more than speaking truth. Selah
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 52.5
But the king will rejoice in God; all who swear by Him will exult, for the mouths of liars will be shut.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 63.12
Those who hate me without cause outnumber the hairs of my head; many are those who would destroy me—my enemies for no reason. Though I did not steal, I must repay.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 69.5
No one who practices deceit shall dwell in my house; no one who tells lies shall stand in my presence.
Read word by wordFor wicked and deceitful mouths open against me; they speak against me with lying tongues.
Read word by wordRemove me from the path of deceit and graciously grant me Your law.
Read word by wordThough the arrogant have smeared me with lies, I keep Your precepts with all my heart.
Read word by wordMay the arrogant be put to shame for subverting me with a lie; I will meditate on Your precepts.
Read word by wordAll Your commandments are faithful; I am persecuted without cause—help me!
Read word by wordI gain understanding from Your precepts; therefore I hate every false way.
Read word by wordYou reject all who stray from Your statutes, for their deceitfulness is in vain.
Read word by wordTherefore I admire all Your precepts and hate every false way.
Read word by wordI hate and abhor falsehood, but Your law I love.
Read word by wordDeliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips and a deceitful tongue.
Read word by wordwhose mouths speak falsehood, whose right hands are deceitful.
Read word by wordSet me free and rescue me from the grasp of foreigners, whose mouths speak falsehood, whose right hands are deceitful.
Read word by wordhaughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,
Read word by worda false witness who gives false testimony, and one who stirs up discord among brothers.
Read word by wordThe one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.
Read word by wordThe wicked man earns an empty wage, but he who sows righteousness reaps a true reward.
Read word by wordHe who speaks the truth declares what is right, but a false witness speaks deceit.
Read word by wordTruthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.
Read word by wordLying lips are detestable to the LORD, but those who deal faithfully are His delight.
Read word by wordThe righteous hate falsehood, but the wicked bring shame and disgrace.
Read word by wordAn honest witness does not deceive, but a dishonest witness pours forth lies.
Read word by wordA wicked man listens to evil lips; a liar gives ear to a destructive tongue.
Read word by wordEloquent words are unfit for a fool; how much worse are lying lips to a ruler!
Read word by wordA false witness will not go unpunished, and one who utters lies will not escape.
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