Bible Verses About Deceit
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The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?
Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.
For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.
He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.
But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.
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But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee.
He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight.
He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight.
Thou hast trodden down all them that err from thy statutes: for their deceit is falsehood.
Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue.
The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward.
The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit.
He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit.
A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.
The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.
A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful witness speaketh lies.
Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.
24He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him;
25When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart.
26Whose hatred is covered by deceit, his wickedness shall be shewed before the whole congregation.
27Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.
28A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth.
27As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxen rich.
28They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass the deeds of the wicked: they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.
Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return.
5And they will deceive every one his neighbour, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies, and weary themselves to commit iniquity.
6Thine habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me, saith the LORD.