God's commandments against lying bring great peace to those who love his law. [1] Always speak the truth honestly and candidly, with wisdom and discretion. [2] Peter justified his denial until the cock crowed. [3]
A sense of proportion is crucial in the exercise of virtue, as distortion or deception may lead to evil acts being perpetrated when the lesser is chosen over the greater, influenced by ignorance, immaturity, and delusion. [4]
Law is life itself, not a mere set of rules; evil is a transgression of law, not just a breach of conduct; falsehood is a premeditated distortion of truth, not merely a narrative technique. [5]