Why do Jews lie?

Answer 1

First of all . Define the word Jew.. It does not mean an Israelite.

From my understanding Kenite is the word you are looking for when you ask about a Jew that lies.. And kenite means the sons of Cain..

And who lied about their brother and he did not know where his brother was.. Because he was not his brothers keeper.. ?? So I’m answering a question with a question..

Answer 2

1. There's no reason to believe that Jews would lie more than any other group of people
2. they're humans, just like the rest of us. And when they lie, they do it for the same sorry old reasons that all of us lie for - To get out of trouble, to make ourselves look better than we are. Because at the moment of telling, the lie is less embarrassing/painful than the truth. etc etc.

Answer 3

Answer 1

While there could be people who are Jewish could be liars that doesn't mean all of them are perfect. There are a lot of people out there who are "liars" and depending on a person's morals, he or she will take some measures to either protect themselves or someone else, or has another interest for the reason of their lie. Generalizing that Jewish men and women are liars isn't correct because there are a lot of "liars" out in the world and we have to deal with this in life because that's how it is. There are both nice, and mean people in the world but generalizing them is never going to work.

Answer 2

The premise of the question is likely the pervasive Anti-Semitic belief that Jews lie and deceive to gain advantages in the world. It is an incredibly useful assertion to make because it is essentially irrefutable in normal conversation. Follow the logic here: a liar will not admit to lying, so a Jew's arguments in favor of his truthfulness do not count, and any non-Jew who claims that Jews do not lie will be said to be the unwitting recipient of a Jew's deception. Or course, the proper way to determine whether or not Jews lie as a community and as individuals would be to examine the claims that they make about their lives and societies and determine whether or not they are lying.

In most cases, you will find that Jews, like all other peoples of the world, are overwhelmingly truthful.

Answer 4

Select people are liars and coincidentally, you think some Jews lie. Many people lie, not only Jews.

Answer 5

Jews are required to tell the truth, it's one of the 10 commandments (Exodus 20:16). However, there are other commandments that take precedence at opposite extremes. Saving life takes priority over telling the truth; for example, if someone holds a gun to you, you may tell a lie to avoid being shot. You may even lie to prevent someone else from being shot. At the other extreme, what people call white lies have a place. Note, for example, in Genesis 18:12, Sarah laughs when told she will have a child, in part because Abraham is so old. In Genesis 18:13, however, God, speaking with Abraham, said that she laughed because she was so old. God, here, misrepresents Sarah's reasoning for the sake of peace within the household. Making peace between husband and wife is more important, here, than scrupulous truth telling.