Deceit

He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight.

These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: — read the full passage →

Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.

He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him; — read the full passage →

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

For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.

The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?

The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, and to do good.

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.

A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish.

Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.

For he that will 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 cometh out of the man, that defileth the man. — read the full passage →

His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.

Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,

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

Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.

He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit.

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

The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit.

Thine habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me, saith the Lord.

Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the Lord will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.

The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.

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

But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.

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

Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode 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 of it.

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

They conceive mischief, and bring forth vanity, and their belly prepareth deceit.

That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;

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

My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.

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.

For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.

A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful witness speaketh lies.

Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.

And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another.

Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward.

For they speak not peace: but they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land.

Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.

For our exhortation was not of deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile:

Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,

For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.

The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity, nor speak lies; neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth: for they shall feed and lie down, and none shall make them afraid.

Then the Lord said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spake unto them: they prophesy unto you a false vision and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart.

Lying lips are abomination to the Lord: but they that deal truly are his delight.

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

He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.

As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxen rich.

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.

Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:

Thou hast trodden down all them that err from thy statutes: for their deceit is falsehood.

If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain.

And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

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

And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression.

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

For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.

They also that seek after my life lay snares for me: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long.

And 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.

Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.

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

Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.

Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return.

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.

But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.

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

For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.

And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:

And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne of God.

The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground?

Take heed to yourselves, that your heart be not deceived, and ye turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship them;

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

The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground? — read the full passage →

Ephraim compasseth me about with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit: but Judah yet ruleth with God, and is faithful with the saints.

How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies? yea, they are prophets of the deceit of their own heart;

They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.

The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.

He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him;

And shall receive the reward of unrighteousness, as they that count it pleasure to riot in the day time. Spots they are and blemishes, sporting themselves with their own deceivings while they feast with you;

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

A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.

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

He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight.

As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death, — read the full passage →

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

I hate and abhor lying: but thy law do I love.

If I have walked with vanity, or if my foot hath hasted to deceit;

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

Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts, Behold, I will melt them, and try them; for how shall I do for the daughter of my people? — read the full passage →

They 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.

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

For he that will 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 try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?

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

Thus saith the Lord; Deceive not yourselves, saying, The Chaldeans shall surely depart from us: for they shall not depart.