Deceit

For they that are such serve not our Lord Christ, but their own belly; and by their smooth and fair speech they beguile the hearts of the innocent.

Take heed lest there shall be any one that maketh spoil of you through his philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ:

For, He that would love life, And see good days, Let him refrain his tongue from evil, And his lips that they speak no guile:

And he said, That which proceedeth out of the man, that defileth the man. — read the full passage →

Putting away therefore all wickedness, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,

Let no man deceive you with empty words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the sons of disobedience.

Yea, and all that would live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. — read the full passage →

lie not one to another; seeing that ye have put off the old man with his doings, — read the full passage →

But for the fearful, and unbelieving, and abominable, and murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, their part shall be in the lake that burneth with fire and brimstone; which is the second death.

But evil men and impostors shall wax worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.

Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father it is your will to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and standeth not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father thereof.

who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:

that we may be no longer children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, in craftiness, after the wiles of error;

Their throat is an open sepulchre; With their tongues they have used deceit: The poison of asps is under their lips:

but we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by the manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.

For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, fashioning themselves into apostles of Christ.

and with all deceit of unrighteousness for them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

For our exhortation is not of error, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile:

being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malignity; whisperers,

For many deceivers are gone forth into the world, even they that confess not that Jesus Christ cometh in the flesh. This is the deceiver and the antichrist.

lie not one to another; seeing that ye have put off the old man with his doings,

covetings, wickednesses, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, railing, pride, foolishness:

If any man thinketh himself to be religious, while he bridleth not his tongue but deceiveth his heart, this man’s religion is vain.

And the great dragon was cast down, the old serpent, he that is called the Devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world; he was cast down to the earth, and his angels were cast down with him.

But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deluding your own selves.

and Adam was not beguiled, but the woman being beguiled hath fallen into transgression:

Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these: fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, — read the full passage →

For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders; so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.

in whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of the unbelieving, that the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should not dawn upon them.

Thou knowest the commandments, Do not kill, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honor thy father and mother.

Wherefore, putting away falsehood, speak ye truth each one with his neighbor: for we are members one of another.

But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve in his craftiness, your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity and the purity that is toward Christ.

Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!

Without are the dogs, and the sorcerers, and the fornicators, and the murderers, and the idolaters, and every one that loveth and maketh a lie.

And in their mouth was found no lie: they are without blemish.

and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

suffering wrong as the hire of wrong-doing; men that count it pleasure to revel in the day-time, spots and blemishes, revelling in their deceivings while they feast with you;

Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves.

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no one cometh unto the Father, but by me.

Ye have heard that it was said, Thou shalt not commit adultery: — read the full passage →

Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.

And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us (and we beheld his glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father), full of grace and truth.

For, He that would love life, And see good days, Let him refrain his tongue from evil, And his lips that they speak no guile: — read the full passage →

Beloved, believe not every spirit, but prove the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace for them that make peace.