What is not lying not telling the truth?

Prevarication is when someone tells a lie, especially in a sneaky way. While the noun prevarication is mostly just a fancy way to say “lie,” it can also mean skirting around the truth, being vague about the truth, or even delaying giving someone an answer, especially to avoid telling them the whole truth.

Why is it better to tell the truth than to lie?

Telling the truth means that your position is out in the open and you are more likely to get what you want. Lying, on the other hand, doesn’t give people a chance to fix the problem. Lying will only makes things worse, but being honest is much more likely to result in a happy ending.

How can lies be avoided?

8 Practical Steps to Stop Lying

1. Admit you have a problem.
2. Remind yourself how lying messes up your life.
3. Try to figure out what pressured you to lie.
4. Tell someone when you lie.
5. Be realistic about what you promise to others.
6. Talk to others about their expectations of you.
7. Practice telling the truth.

What is it called when you lie without lying?

Obfuscate: To obscure, confuse. This word seems to fit the OPs examples because it touches on two aspects of information exchange that is less than completely transparent, without outright lying: Obfuscation hides or makes unclear necessary information, or provides information in a way that confuses.

What do you call someone who doesn’t tell the whole truth?

In formal contexts, disingenuous can be used when someone doesn’t tell the whole truth about something. Disingenuous is often modified by phrases like a little or a tad to show the speaker is being sarcastic. Duplicitous is used especially to refer hiding the truth by telling different people different things.

How do you not lie?

How can I avoid the sin of lying?

One way to avoid the sin of lying is to pray and ask God for His help and merciful guidance. We cannot do it alone. If we are sincere and ready to do all we can to change and live a life of truth as He wishes for us, He will grant to us the strength and grace to be victorious in overcoming this temptation.

Is God perfect if he lies?

Lying is a sin, and so is only something that can be done by a morally imperfect being. God, however, is perfect. Lying is a sin, and thus imperfect. Because of this, God cannot lie and still be perfect.

Why are we capable of lying?

In short, we are capable of lying because we are imperfect. Lying is a sin, and so is only something that can be done by a morally imperfect being. God, however, is perfect. Lying is a sin, and thus imperfect. Because of this, God cannot lie and still be perfect. It would be contradictory to His own nature. This should give us great comfort.

Is it wrong to tell the first lie?

If 10 lies are worse than 1 lie then it would seem to be a good thing to tell the first lie, but if lying is always wrong then it’s wrong to tell the first lie… Nobody who writes about lying nowadays can do so without acknowledging an enormous debt to this groundbreaking book: Lying: Moral choice in public and private life, by Sisela Bok, 1978.