Topic
Deceiving
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Beloved, believe not every spirit, but prove the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
There are six things which Jehovah hateth; Yea, seven which are an abomination unto him: — read the full passage →
But evil men and impostors shall wax worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.
But the Spirit saith expressly, that in later times some shall fall away from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of demons,
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.
Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deluding your own selves.
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.
Or know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with men, — read the full passage →
To the pure all things are pure: but to them that are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but both their mind and their conscience are defiled. — read the full passage →
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, fashioning themselves into apostles of Christ. — read the full passage →
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:
Ye shall not steal; neither shall ye deal falsely, nor lie one to another.
There hath no temptation taken you but such as man can bear: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation make also the way of escape, that ye may be able to endure it.
The heart is deceitful above all things, and it is exceedingly corrupt: who can know it?
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.
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.
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.
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.
let no man beguile you in any wise: for it will not be, except the falling away come first, and the man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition,
nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;
and let none of you devise evil in your hearts against his neighbor; and love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate, saith Jehovah.
And Jehovah God said unto the woman, What is this thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.
Let no man deceive you with empty words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the sons of disobedience.
Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
Surely there is not a righteous man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, fashioning themselves into apostles of Christ. — read the full passage →
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.
Let no man deceive himself. If any man thinketh that he is wise among you in this world, let him become a fool, that he may become wise.
because the mind of the flesh is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can it be:
Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father who is in heaven. — read the full passage →
He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: He that speaketh falsehood shall not be established before mine eyes.
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no one cometh unto the Father, but by me.
And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:
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 Adam was not beguiled, but the woman being beguiled hath fallen into transgression:
And as for you, the anointing which ye received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any one teach you; but as his anointing teacheth you concerning all things, and is true, and is no lie, and even as it taught you, ye abide in him.
Sanctify them in the truth: thy word is truth.
Take heed to yourselves, lest your heart be deceived, and ye turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship them;
Or know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with men, — read the full passage →
Lying lips are an abomination to Jehovah; But they that deal truly are his delight.
The pride of thy heart hath deceived thee, O 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?
Be not a witness against thy neighbor without cause; And deceive not with thy lips.
even he, whose coming is according to the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, — read the full passage →
Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which Jehovah God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of any tree of the garden?
For if a man thinketh himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.
And many false prophets shall arise, and shall lead many astray.
The integrity of the upright shall guide them; But the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them.
And youdid he make alive, when ye were dead through your trespasses and sins, — read the full passage →
For no word from God shall be void of power.
He that walketh uprightly walketh surely; But he that perverteth his ways shall be known.
lie not one to another; seeing that ye have put off the old man with his doings,
Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. — read the full passage →
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.
The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way; But the folly of fools is deceit.
Thy tongue deviseth very wickedness, Like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and railing, be put away from you, with all malice: — read the full passage →
And be not fashioned according to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.
But I say, Walk by the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. — read the full passage →
Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man; But afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
Putting away therefore all wickedness, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,
And he said, That which proceedeth out of the man, that defileth the man. — read the full passage →
Be not deceived: Evil companionships corrupt good morals.
who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:
Deliver my soul, O Jehovah, from lying lips, Andfrom a deceitful tongue.
And all that dwell on the earth shall worship him, every one whose name hath not been written from the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb that hath been slain.
And angels that kept not their own principality, but left their proper habitation, he hath kept in everlasting bonds under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.
Every scripture inspired of God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness: — read the full passage →
And Jesus went out from the temple, and was going on his way; and his disciples came to him to show him the buildings of the temple. — read the full passage →
Thy habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me, saith Jehovah.
But ye are an elect race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, that ye may show forth the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
and with all deceit of unrighteousness for them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. — read the full passage →
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. — read the full passage →
And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought the signs in his sight, wherewith he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast and them that worshipped his image: they two were cast alive into the lake of fire that burneth with brimstone:
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →
Therefore rejoice, O heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe for the earth and for the sea: because the devil is gone down unto you, having great wrath, knowing that he hath but a short time.
Be sober, be watchful: your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: — read the full passage →
and with all deceit of unrighteousness for them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except one be born anew, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
For from within, out of the heart of men, evil thoughts proceed, fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries, — read the full passage →
And be not afraid of them that kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
They speak falsehood every one with his neighbor: With flattering lip, and with a double heart, do they speak.
And his tail draweth the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon standeth before the woman that is about to be delivered, that when she is delivered he may devour her child.
I know thy works, and thy toil and patience, and that thou canst not bear evil men, and didst try them that call themselves apostles, and they are not, and didst find them false;
Beloved, while I was giving all diligence to write unto you of our common salvation, I was constrained to write unto you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered unto the saints.
We know that whosoever is begotten of God sinneth not; but he that was begotten of God keepeth himself, and the evil one toucheth him not. — read the full passage →
Give diligence to present thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, handling aright the word of truth.
Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. — read the full passage →
For Jehovah loveth justice, And forsaketh not his saints; They are preserved for ever: But the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.
but if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
For thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Let not your prophets that are in the midst of you, and your diviners, deceive you; neither hearken ye to your dreams which ye cause to be dreamed.
Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler; And whosoever erreth thereby is not wise.
If there arise in the midst of thee a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and he give thee a sign or a wonder, — read the full passage →
Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.
And Peter said unto them, Repent ye, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ unto the remission of your sins; and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God afore prepared that we should walk in them.
for by grace have ye been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; — read the full passage →
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