Liars in Jest Face Judgment in Earnest

Psalm 5:6 pronounces the Divine judgment: "Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing"—those who traffic in falsehoods, whether spoken carelessly or with malicious intent. The distinction matters little to Yahweh's justice. A lie uttered in jest remains a lie; the speaker who treats deceit as mere entertainment reveals a heart careless toward truth itself. John Trapp's observation cuts to the bone: "Those that lie in jest will (without repentance) go to hell in earnest."…