What Does The Bible Say About?

Deceit

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Psalm 101:7

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No one who practices deceit shall dwell in my house; no one who tells lies shall stand in my presence.

Proverbs 20:17

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Food gained by fraud is sweet to a man, but later his mouth is full of gravel.

Proverbs 6:16-19

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There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that run swiftly to evil, a false witness who gives false testimony, and one who stirs up discord among brothers.

Proverbs 26:24-26

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A hateful man disguises himself with his speech, but he lays up deceit in his heart. When he speaks graciously, do not believe him, for seven abominations fill his heart. Though his hatred is concealed by deception, his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.

Psalm 120:2

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Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips and a deceitful tongue.

Romans 16:18

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For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.

Jeremiah 17:9

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The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?

Psalm 36:3

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The words of his mouth are wicked and deceitful; he has ceased to be wise and well-doing.

Colossians 2:8

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See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, which are based on human tradition and the spiritual forces of the world rather than on Christ.

Proverbs 19:9

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A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who pours out lies will perish.

Psalm 43:1

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Vindicate me, O God, and plead my case against an ungodly nation; deliver me from deceitful and unjust men.

1 Peter 3:10

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For, “Whoever would love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful speech.

Mark 7:20-23

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He continued: “What comes out of a man, that is what defiles him. For from within the hearts of men come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, greed, wickedness, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, arrogance, and foolishness. All these evils come from within, and these are what defile a man.”

Psalm 10:7

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His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and violence; trouble and malice are under his tongue.

1 Peter 2:1

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Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander.

Ephesians 5:6

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Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.

Proverbs 12:17

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He who speaks the truth declares what is right, but a false witness speaks deceit.

Jeremiah 9:6

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You dwell in the midst of deception; in their deceit they refuse to know Me,” declares the LORD.

Proverbs 12:5

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The plans of the righteous are just, but the counsel of the wicked leads to deceit.

Psalm 5:6

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You destroy those who tell lies; the LORD abhors the man of bloodshed and deceit.

Proverbs 24:28

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Do not testify against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your lips.

2 Timothy 3:12-15

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Indeed, all who desire to live godly lives in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, while evil men and imposters go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived. But as for you, continue in the things you have learned and firmly believed, since you know from whom you have learned them. From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

Proverbs 14:8

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The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way, but the folly of fools deceives them.

Colossians 3:9-10

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Do not lie to one another, since you have taken off the old self with its practices, and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.

2 Timothy 3:13

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while evil men and imposters go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.

Revelation 21:8

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But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death.”

Job 27:4

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my lips will not speak wickedness, and my tongue will not utter deceit.

1 Peter 2:22

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“He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in His mouth.”

2 Corinthians 4:2

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Instead, we have renounced secret and shameful ways. We do not practice deceit, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by open proclamation of the truth, we commend ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.

Ephesians 4:14

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Then we will no longer be infants, tossed about by the waves and carried around by every wind of teaching and by the clever cunning of men in their deceitful scheming.

Job 15:35

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They conceive trouble and give birth to evil; their womb is pregnant with deceit.”

John 8:44

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You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, because he is a liar and the father of lies.

Romans 3:13

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“Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.” “The venom of vipers is on their lips.”

Proverbs 14:25

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A truthful witness saves lives, but one who utters lies is deceitful.

Psalm 32:2

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Blessed is the man whose iniquity the LORD does not count against him, in whose spirit there is no deceit.

2 Corinthians 11:13

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For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as apostles of Christ.

Proverbs 11:18

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The wicked man earns an empty wage, but he who sows righteousness reaps a true reward.

Proverbs 27:6

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The wounds of a friend are faithful, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

Psalm 35:20

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For they do not speak peace, but they devise deceitful schemes against those who live quietly in the land.

2 Thessalonians 2:10

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and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them.

1 Thessalonians 2:3

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For our appeal does not arise from deceit or ulterior motives or trickery.

Romans 1:29

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They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice. They are gossips,

2 John 1:7

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For many deceivers have gone out into the world, refusing to confess the coming of Jesus Christ in the flesh. Any such person is the deceiver and the antichrist.

Jeremiah 5:27

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Like cages full of birds, so their houses are full of deceit. Therefore they have become powerful and rich.

Zephaniah 3:13

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The remnant of Israel will no longer do wrong or speak lies, nor will a deceitful tongue be found in their mouths. But they will feed and lie down, with no one to make them tremble.”

Psalm 24:4

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He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to an idol or swear deceitfully.

Jeremiah 14:14

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“The prophets are prophesying lies in My name,” replied the LORD. “I did not send them or appoint them or speak to them. They are prophesying to you a false vision, a worthless divination, the futility and delusion of their own minds.

Leviticus 19:11

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You must not steal. You must not lie or deceive one another.

Psalm 55:23

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But You, O God, will bring them down to the Pit of destruction; men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days. But I will trust in You.

Mark 7:22

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greed, wickedness, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, arrogance, and foolishness.

Exodus 20:16

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You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

Psalm 119:118

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You reject all who stray from Your statutes, for their deceitfulness is in vain.

Jeremiah 9:5

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Each one betrays his friend; no one tells the truth. They have taught their tongues to lie; they wear themselves out committing iniquity.

Psalm 38:12

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Those who seek my life lay snares; those who wish me harm speak destruction, plotting deceit all day long.

Isaiah 53:9

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He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with a rich man in His death, although He had done no violence, nor was any deceit in His mouth.

Jeremiah 8:5

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Why then have these people turned away? Why does Jerusalem always turn away? They cling to deceit; they refuse to return.

John 1:47

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When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, He said of him, “Here is a true Israelite, in whom there is no deceit.”

Proverbs 12:22

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Lying lips are detestable to the LORD, but those who deal faithfully are His delight.

Revelation 22:15

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But outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.

Revelation 14:5

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And no lie was found in their mouths; they are blameless.

Jeremiah 23:26

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How long will this continue in the hearts of these prophets who prophesy falsehood, these prophets of the delusion of their own minds?

1 Timothy 2:14

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And it was not Adam who was deceived, but the woman who was deceived and fell into transgression.

Colossians 3:9

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Do not lie to one another, since you have taken off the old self with its practices,

Galatians 5:19-21

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The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions, and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

Hosea 11:12

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Ephraim surrounds Me with lies, the house of Israel with deceit; but Judah still walks with God and is faithful to the Holy One.

Obadiah 1:3-7

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The pride of your heart has deceived you, O dwellers in the clefts of the rocks whose habitation is the heights, who say in your heart, ‘Who can bring me down to the ground?’ Though you soar like the eagle and make your nest among the stars, even from there I will bring you down,” declares the LORD. “If thieves came to you, if robbers by night—oh, how you will be ruined—would they not steal only what they wanted? If grape gatherers came to you, would they not leave some gleanings? But how Esau will be pillaged, his hidden treasures sought out! All the men allied with you will drive you to the border; the men at peace with you will deceive and overpower you. Those who eat your bread will set a trap for you without your awareness of it.

Revelation 12:9

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And the great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.

James 1:26

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If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not bridle his tongue, he deceives his heart and his religion is worthless.

Mark 10:19

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You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness, do not cheat others, honor your father and mother.’”

2 Corinthians 4:4

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The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.

Matthew 24:24

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For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders that would deceive even the elect, if that were possible.

James 1:22

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Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves.

Psalm 72:14

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He will redeem them from oppression and violence, for their blood is precious in his sight.

2 Corinthians 11:3

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I am afraid, however, that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may be led astray from your simple and pure devotion to Christ.

Ephesians 4:25

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Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one another.

Psalm 52:2

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Your tongue devises destruction like a sharpened razor, O worker of deceit.

2 Peter 2:13

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The harm they will suffer is the wages of their wickedness. They consider it a pleasure to carouse in broad daylight. They are blots and blemishes, reveling in their deception as they feast with you.

Genesis 3:4

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“You will not surely die,” the serpent told her.

Matthew 7:15

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Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.

Deuteronomy 11:16

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But be careful that you are not enticed to turn aside to worship and bow down to other gods,

Job 31:5

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If I have walked in falsehood or my foot has rushed to deceit,

Matthew 5:27-28

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You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’ But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

Proverbs 21:6

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Making a fortune by a lying tongue is a vanishing mist, a deadly pursuit.

Psalm 119:163

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I hate and abhor falsehood, but Your law I love.

Obadiah 1:3

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The pride of your heart has deceived you, O dwellers in the clefts of the rocks whose habitation is the heights, who say in your heart, ‘Who can bring me down to the ground?’

John 1:14

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The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.

Psalm 12:2

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They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart.

John 8:32

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Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

Proverbs 14:5

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An honest witness does not deceive, but a dishonest witness pours forth lies.

Proverbs 26:18-19

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Like a madman shooting firebrands and deadly arrows, so is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, “I was only joking!”

Jeremiah 5:28

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They have grown fat and sleek, and have excelled in the deeds of the wicked. They have not taken up the cause of the fatherless, that they might prosper; nor have they defended the rights of the needy.

Jeremiah 9:7-9

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Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Behold, I will refine them and test them, for what else can I do because of the daughter of My people? Their tongues are deadly arrows; they speak deception. With his mouth a man speaks peace to his neighbor, but in his heart he sets a trap for him. Should I not punish them for these things? declares the LORD. Should I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this?”

Proverbs 26:24

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A hateful man disguises himself with his speech, but he lays up deceit in his heart.

1 Peter 3:10-12

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For, “Whoever would love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful speech. He must turn from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it. For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”

Jeremiah 37:9

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This is what the LORD says: Do not deceive yourselves by saying, ‘The Chaldeans will go away for good,’ for they will not!

Numbers 23:19

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God is not a man, that He should lie, or a son of man, that He should change His mind. Does He speak and not act? Does He promise and not fulfill?

1 Corinthians 15:33

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Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good character.”

James 3:18

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Peacemakers who sow in peace reap the fruit of righteousness.

Psalm 24:5

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He will receive blessing from the LORD and vindication from the God of his salvation.

John 14:6

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Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

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