Deception

Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. — read the full passage →

He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.

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

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

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

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

This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. — read the full passage →

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.

The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.

And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: — read the full passage →

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

And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man. — 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.

But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction. — read the full passage →

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

Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, — read the full passage →

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?

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.

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

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

And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah. — read the full passage →

Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.

Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;

Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

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.

Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord? or who shall stand in his holy place? — read the full passage →

For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. — read the full passage →

Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men: — read the full passage →

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

A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.

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

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.

And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed. — read the full passage →

But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. — read the full passage →

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

And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.

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.

Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations.

Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge. — read the full passage →

Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.

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

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

But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession, — read the full passage →

Judge not, that ye be not judged. — read the full passage →

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

Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;

Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord; — read the full passage →

And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: — read the full passage →

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

Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. — read the full passage →

Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; — read the full passage →

For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.

For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; — read the full passage →

And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.

For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things. — read the full passage →

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.

He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much. — read the full passage →

And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple. — read the full passage →

Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.

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;

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

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 which is in heaven. — read the full passage →

Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil. — read the full passage →

He said unto him, I am a prophet also as thou art; and an angel spake unto me by the word of the Lord, saying, Bring him back with thee into thine house, that he may eat bread and drink water. But he lied unto him.

And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men, — read the full passage →

Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; — read the full passage →

Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry: — read the full passage →

(For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ: — read the full passage →

And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins; — read the full passage →

Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.

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

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. — read the full passage →

Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?

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

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

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 mankind, — read the full passage →

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

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

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: — read the full passage →

Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind. — read the full passage →

And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods. — read the full passage →

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

And the Lord God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.

Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

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.

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?

For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man. — read the full passage →

I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, — read the full passage →

Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.