22 Bible Verses about Men Deceiving
Most Relevant Verses
Like a madman who throws flaming darts and deadly arrows,
so is the man who deceives his neighbor
and says, “I was only joking!”
Each one betrays his friend;
no one tells the truth.
They have taught their tongues to speak lies;
they wear themselves out doing wrong.
‘All the women who remain in the palace of Judah’s king will be brought out to the officials of the king of Babylon and will say:
Your trusted friends misled you
and overcame you.
Your feet sank into the mire,
and they deserted you.
Why have these people turned away?
Why is Jerusalem always turning away?
They take hold of deceit;
they refuse to return.
Therefore, I will give their wives to other men,
their fields to new occupants,
for from the least to the greatest,
everyone is making profit dishonestly.
From prophet to priest,
everyone deals falsely.
A hateful person disguises himself with his speech
and harbors deceit within.
and said, “You son of the Devil, full of all deceit and all fraud, enemy of all righteousness! Won’t you ever stop perverting the straight paths of the Lord?
They are filled with all unrighteousness, evil, greed, and wickedness. They are full of envy, murder, quarrels, deceit, and malice. They are gossips,
Like a cage full of birds,
so their houses are full of deceit.
Therefore they have grown powerful and rich.
for such people do not serve our Lord Christ but their own appetites. They deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting with smooth talk and flattering words.
After an alliance is made with him, he will act deceitfully. He will rise to power with a small nation.
For such people are false apostles, deceitful workers, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ.
For there are also many rebellious people, full of empty talk and deception, especially those from Judaism.
Look! The pay that you withheld from the workers who reaped your fields cries out, and the outcry of the harvesters has reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.
If we say, “We have fellowship with Him,” yet we walk in darkness, we are lying and are not practicing the truth.
I have written these things to you about those who are trying to deceive you.
נ NunYour prophets saw visions for you
that were empty and deceptive;
they did not reveal your guilt
and so restore your fortunes.
They saw oracles for you
that were empty and misleading.
Bible Theasaurus
- Deceiving (26 instances)