VerseD: Exodus 20:16
“You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.”
Exodus 20:16, ESV
False witness – lying – is devaluing the person you lie to or about, and it blaspheme their maker, in whose image we are all made.
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it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth.
1 Corinthians 13:6, ESV
Lies. Abuse. Theft. Adultery. Dishonor. Idolatry. Envy. Lust.
All of these distort God’s truth.
But love can see past all of these and love the one made in God’s image.
But now, O Lord, you are our Father; we are the clay, and you are our potter; we are all the work of your hand.
Isaiah 64:8, ESV
We are made in God’s image by God’s hand. He deserves our praise and obedience.
Choose this day and every day to love and worship Him!
When words are many, transgression is not lacking, but whoever restrains his lips is prudent.
Proverbs 10:19 ESV
We live in a society of blaming, shaming, and excusing (ourselves) without much thought or care for others.
Choose your words wisely. You are God’s image-bearer speaking to fellow image bearers.
