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5. Hateth lying. Lying breaks down confidence and destroys friendship; yet many people will use a falsehood when they deem it necessary to get themselves out of some difficulty or to escape more serious trouble. Man works up a bulwark against this evil only by developing a strong loathing for sin of every kind. Such loathing is developed by the presence of the Holy Spirit in the heart. The man who indulges in lying identifies himself with sin, and thus himself becomes loathsome and a thing of shame (see Ps. 101:7, 8; John 8:44; Rev. 21:27).