22 Bible Verses about Men Deceiving
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As a madman who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death, so is a man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am I not in sport?
And they act deceitfully every one with his neighbour, and speak not the truth: they teach their tongue to speak falsehood, they weary themselves with perverse dealing.
Behold, all the women that are left in the king of Judah's house shall be brought forth to the king of Babylon's princes; and they shall say, Thy familiar friends have set thee on, and have prevailed over thee; thy feet are sunk in the mire, they are turned away back.
Why hath this people of Jerusalem slidden back with a perpetual backsliding? They hold fast deceit, they refuse to return.
Therefore will I give their wives unto others, their fields to those that shall possess them; for every one, from the least even unto the greatest, is given to covetousness; from the prophet even unto the priest, every one dealeth falsely.
But wicked men and juggling impostors shall advance in evil, leading and being led astray.
He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, but he layeth up deceit within him:
said, O full of all deceit and all craft: son of the devil, enemy of all righteousness; wilt thou not cease perverting the right paths of the Lord?
being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, covetousness, malice; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil dispositions; whisperers,
As a cage full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and have enriched themselves.
For such serve not our Lord Christ, but their own belly, and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting.
Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man, but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
And after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully, and he shall come up, and shall become strong with a small people.
For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ.
For there are many and disorderly vain speakers and deceivers of people's minds, specially those of the circumcision,
Behold, the wages of your labourers, who have harvested your fields, wrongfully kept back by you, cry, and the cries of those that have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth.
If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not practise the truth.
Thy prophets have seen vanity and folly for thee; and they have not revealed thine iniquity, to turn away thy captivity; but have seen for thee burdens of falsehood and causes of expulsion.
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- Deceiving (26 instances)