9 Bible Verses about Deceit
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No one who acts deceitfully
will live in my palace;
no one who tells lies
will remain in my presence.
So rid yourselves of all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all slander.
So when he came, he went right up to Him and said, “Rabbi!”—and kissed Him.
Let no one deceive you with empty arguments, for God’s wrath is coming on the disobedient because of these things.
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Deceit » The wicked full of » The prevalence of
they deceive with their tongues.
Vipers’ venom is under their lips.
and we have made an agreement with Sheol;
when the overwhelming scourge passes through,
it will not touch us,
because we have made falsehood our refuge
and have hidden behind treachery.”
and its residents speak lies;
the tongues in their mouths are deceitful.
“Everyone is a liar.”
Deceit » Saints » Free from
who has not set his mind
and who has not sworn deceitfully.
do wrong or tell lies;
a deceitful tongue will not be found
in their mouths.
But they will pasture and lie down,
with nothing to make them afraid.
Deceit » The wicked » Use, to themselves
you who live in clefts of the rock
in your home on the heights,
who say to yourself,
“Who can bring me down to the ground?”
This is what the Lord says: Don’t deceive yourselves by saying, ‘The Chaldeans will leave us for good,’ for they will not leave.
will drive you to the border;
everyone at peace with you
will deceive and conquer you.
Those who eat your bread
will set
He will be unaware of it.
Deceit » The wicked » Devise
and those who want to harm me threaten to destroy me;
they plot treachery all day long.
but contrive deceitful schemes
against those who live peacefully in the land.
Deceit » Ministers should lay aside
Instead, we have renounced shameful secret things, not walking
For our exhortation didn’t come from error or impurity
Deceit » False teachers » Preach
But the Lord said to me, “These prophets are prophesying a lie in My name. I did not send them, nor did I command them or speak to them. They are prophesying to you a false vision, worthless divination, the deceit
How long will this continue in the minds of the prophets prophesying lies, prophets of the deceit of their own minds?
Deceit » Saints » Should beware of those who teach
Let no one deceive you with empty arguments, for God’s wrath
Be careful that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deceit based on human tradition,
Deceit » False witnesses use
Deceit » False teachers » Impose on others by
Then we will no longer be little children, tossed by the waves and blown around by every wind of teaching,
for such people do not serve our Lord Christ
Deceit » Forbidden
and to see good days
must keep his tongue from evil
and his lips from speaking deceit,
Deceit » Exemplified » Rebecca and jacob
Go to the flock and bring me two choice young goats, and I will make them into a delicious meal for your father—the kind he loves.
Jacob replied to his father, “I am Esau, your firstborn. I have done as you told me. Please sit up and eat some of my game so that you may bless me.”
Deceit » Punishment of
to the Pit of destruction;
men of bloodshed and treachery
will not live out half their days.
But I will trust in You.
Therefore, this is what the Lord of Hosts says: I am about to refine them and test them, for what else can I do because of My dear people? Their tongues are deadly arrows- they speak deception. With his mouth a man speaks peaceably with his friend, but inwardly he sets up an ambush. Should I not punish them for these things? [This is]*The bracketed text has been added for clarity. the Lord's declaration. Should I not take My revenge against a nation such as this?
Deceit » Exemplified
"No! You will not die," the serpent said to the woman. "In fact, God knows that when you eat it your eyes will be opened and you will be like God, knowing good and evil."
Now the serpent was the most cunning of all the wild animals that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You can’t eat from any tree in the garden’?”
Why brag about evil, you hero! God's faithful love is constant. Like a sharpened razor, your tongue devises destruction, working treachery.
Deceit » Christ was perfectly free from
and with a rich man at His death,
although He had done no violence
and had not spoken deceitfully.
and no deceit
Deceit » Devise
and those who want to harm me threaten to destroy me;
they plot treachery all day long.
but contrive deceitful schemes
against those who live peacefully in the land.
Deceit » Saints » Pray for deliverance from those who use
Vindicate me, God, and defend my cause
against an ungodly nation;
rescue me from the deceitful and unjust man.
and a deceitful tongue.”
Deceit » The wicked » Utter
he has stopped acting wisely and doing good.
Deceit » Often accompanied by fraud and injustice
Vindicate me, God, and defend my cause
against an ungodly nation;
rescue me from the deceitful and unjust man.
Deceit » Blessedness of being free from
who has not set his mind
and who has not sworn deceitfully.
The one who has clean hands and a pure heart, who has not set his mind on what is false, and who has not sworn deceitfully. He will receive blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.
Deceit » A characteristic of the apostacy
and with every unrighteous deception among those who are perishing. They perish because they did not accept the love of the truth in order to be saved.
Deceit » False teachers » Are workers of
For such people are false apostles,
Deceit » Impose on others by
Then we will no longer be little children, tossed by the waves and blown around by every wind of teaching,
for such people do not serve our Lord Christ
Deceit » Use, to themselves
This is what the Lord says: Don’t deceive yourselves by saying, ‘The Chaldeans will leave us for good,’ for they will not leave.
Your presumptuous heart has deceived you, you who live in clefts of the rock in your home on the heights, who say to yourself: Who can bring me down to the ground? Though you seem to soar like an eagle and make your nest among the stars, even from there I will bring you down. [This is]*The bracketed text has been added for clarity. the Lord's declaration. If thieves came to you, if marauders by night- how ravaged you will be!- wouldn't they steal only what they wanted? If grape pickers came to you, wouldn't they leave some grapes? read more.
How Esau will be pillaged, his hidden treasures searched out! Everyone who has a treaty with you will drive you to the border; everyone at peace with you will deceive and conquer you. Those who eat your bread will set a trap for you. He will be unaware of it.
Deceit » Hatred often concealed by
A hateful person disguises himself with his speech and harbors deceit within. When he speaks graciously, don't believe him, for there are seven abominations in his heart. Though his hatred is concealed by deception, his evil will be revealed in the assembly. read more.
The one who digs a pit will fall into it, and whoever rolls a stone- it will come back on him. A lying tongue hates those it crushes, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.
A hateful person disguises himself with his speech and harbors deceit within. When he speaks graciously, don't believe him, for there are seven abominations in his heart. Though his hatred is concealed by deception, his evil will be revealed in the assembly.
Deceit » Exemplified » Joseph's brethren
So they took Joseph's robe, slaughtered a young goat, and dipped the robe in its blood. They sent the robe of many colors to their father and said, "We found this. Examine it. Is it your son's robe or not?"
Deceit » Evil of » Leads to pride and oppression
Like a cage full of birds, so their houses are full of deceit. Therefore they have grown powerful and rich. They have become fat and sleek. They have also excelled in evil matters. They have not taken up cases, such as the case of orphans, so they might prosper, and they have not defended the rights of the needy.
Deceit » Preach
But the Lord said to me, “These prophets are prophesying a lie in My name. I did not send them, nor did I command them or speak to them. They are prophesying to you a false vision, worthless divination, the deceit
How long will this continue in the minds of the prophets prophesying lies, prophets of the deceit of their own minds?
Deceit » Exemplified » David
so he pretended to be insane in their presence.
Deceit » The wicked » Work
but the one who sows righteousness, a true reward.
Deceit » The wicked » Increase in
Deceit » The wicked » Delight in
Deceit » Evil of » Leads to lying
but one who utters lies is deceitful.
Deceit » The wicked full of » Their counsels
Deceit » The wicked full of » Their houses
so their houses are full of deceit.
Therefore they have grown powerful and rich.
Deceit » The wicked full of » Their kisses
but the kisses of an enemy are excessive.
Deceit » Utter
he has stopped acting wisely and doing good.
Deceit » Characteristic of the heart
and incurable—who can understand it?
Deceit » The kisses of an enemy are
but the kisses of an enemy are excessive.
Deceit » The folly of fools is
but the stupidity of fools deceives them.
Deceit » Is falsehood
Deceit » False teachers » Sport themselves with
suffering harm as the payment for unrighteousness. They consider it a pleasure to carouse in the daytime. They are spots and blemishes, delighting in their deceptions
Deceit » Exemplified » Laban
and that he has cheated me and changed my wages 10 times. But God has not let him harm me.
Deceit » The wicked » Use, to each other
no one tells the truth.
They have taught their tongues to speak lies;
they wear themselves out doing wrong.
Deceit » Evil of » Keeps from knowledge of God
In their deception they refuse to know Me.
This is the Lord’s declaration.
Deceit » Evil of » Keeps from turning to God
Why is Jerusalem always turning away?
They take hold of deceit;
they refuse to return.
Deceit » The wicked » Being Full of
They are filled with all unrighteousness,
Deceit » Exemplified » Pharaoh
“As soon as I leave you,” Moses said, “I will appeal to the Lord, and tomorrow the swarms of flies will depart from Pharaoh, his officials, and his people. But Pharaoh must not act deceptively again by refusing to let the people go and sacrifice to the Lord.”
Deceit » Exemplified » Herod
He sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search carefully for the child. When you find Him, report back to me so that I too can go and worship Him.”
Deceit » Saints » Should lay aside, in seeking truth
So rid yourselves of
Deceit » Saints » Delivered from those who use
for their lives are
Deceit » Saints » Shun those addicted to
will live in my palace;
no one who tells lies
will remain in my presence.
Deceit » Leads » To pride and oppression
Like a cage full of birds, so their houses are full of deceit. Therefore they have grown powerful and rich. They have become fat and sleek. They have also excelled in evil matters. They have not taken up cases, such as the case of orphans, so they might prosper, and they have not defended the rights of the needy.
Deceit » The tongue, the instrument of
they deceive with their tongues.
Vipers’ venom is under their lips.
Deceit » Hypocrites practice
the house of Israel, with deceit.
Judah still wanders with God
and is faithful to the holy ones.
Deceit » The wicked full of » Their words
he has stopped acting wisely and doing good.
Deceit » A characteristic of antiChrist
Many deceivers have gone out into the world; they do not confess the coming of Jesus Christ in the flesh.
Deceit » The wicked full of » Their hearts
Deceit » Exemplified » Chief priests
After
Deceit » False teachers are workers of
For such people are false apostles,
Deceit » Hypocrites devise
their womb
Deceit » Comes from the heart
Deceit » God abhors
Deceit » Exemplified » Job's friends
Deceit » Saints » Purposed against
Deceit » Saints » Avoid
Deceit » Saints » Purpose against
Deceit » Leads » To lying
but one who utters lies is deceitful.
Deceit » Characteristic of the apostasy
and with every unrighteous deception among those who are perishing. They perish because they did not accept the love of the truth in order to be saved.
Deceit » Sport themselves with
suffering harm as the payment for unrighteousness. They consider it a pleasure to carouse in the daytime. They are spots and blemishes, delighting in their deceptions
Deceit » Increase in
Deceit » Delight in
Deceit » Work
but the one who sows righteousness, a true reward.
Deceit » Characteristic of » AntiChrist
Many deceivers have gone out into the world; they do not confess the coming of Jesus Christ in the flesh.
Deceit » Evil of » Hinders knowledge of God
In their deception they refuse to know Me.
This is the Lord’s declaration.
Deceit » The tongue is an instrument of
they deceive with their tongues.
Vipers’ venom is under their lips.
Deceit » The wicked are full of
They are filled with all unrighteousness,
Deceit » Keeps from turning to God
Why is Jerusalem always turning away?
They take hold of deceit;
they refuse to return.
Deceit » Use, to each other
no one tells the truth.
They have taught their tongues to speak lies;
they wear themselves out doing wrong.
Early rising » Practised by the wicked, for » Deceit
with a loud voice early in the morning,
it will be counted as a curse to him.
Servants » Characteristics of wicked servants: » Deceit
My eyes [favor] the faithful of the land so that they may sit down with me. The one who follows the way of integrity may serve me. No one who acts deceitfully will live in my palace; no one who tells lies will remain in my presence.
“My lord the king,” he replied, “my servant Ziba betrayed me. Actually your servant said: ‘I’ll saddle the donkey for myself
Topics on Deceit
Avoiding Deceit
Leviticus 6:2“When someone sins and offends the Lord by deceiving
Deceit Leading to Judgment
Psalm 5:6
the Lord abhors a man of bloodshed and treachery.
Deceit, Practice Of
Leviticus 19:11“You must not steal.
Examples Of Deceit
Genesis 4:9Then the Lord said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?”
“I don’t know,” he replied. “Am I my brother’s guardian?”