27 Bible Verses about Deceit, Practice Of
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Do not make false decisions in questions of yard-sticks and weights and measures.
They say that they have knowledge of God, while by their acts they are turning their backs on him; they are hated by all, hard-hearted, and judged to be without value for any good work.
So putting away all wrongdoing, and all tricks and deceits and envies and evil talk,
And we have given up the secret things of shame, not walking in false ways, and not making use of the word of God with deceit; but by the revelation of what is true, as before God, we have the approval of every man's sense of right and wrong.
Do not be turned from the right way by foolish words; for because of these things the punishment of God comes on those who do not put themselves under him.
You will send destruction on those whose words are false; the cruel man and the man of deceit are hated by the Lord.
Is it possible for me to let wrong scales and the bag of false weights go without punishment?
The breathing out of true words gives knowledge of righteousness; but a false witness gives out deceit.
A true witness does not say what is false, but a false witness is breathing out deceit.
A false witness will not go without punishment, and the breather out of deceit will be cut off.
Truly, there is no deceit in my lips, and my tongue does not say what is false.
Happy is the man in whom the Lord sees no evil, and in whose spirit there is no deceit.
The rest of Israel will do no evil and say no false words; the tongue of deceit will not be seen in their mouth: for they will take their food and their rest, and no one will be a cause of fear to them.
God is Spirit: then let his worshippers give him worship in the true way of the spirit.
Let us then keep the feast, not with old leaven, and not with the leaven of evil thoughts and acts, but with the unleavened bread of true thoughts and right feelings.
And so, putting away false words, let everyone say what is true to his neighbour: for we are parts one of another.
Do not make false statements to one another; because you have put away the old man with all his doings,
For it is said, Let the man who has a love of life, desiring to see good days, keep his tongue from evil and his lips from words of deceit:
And in their mouth there was no false word, for they are untouched by evil.
For all who do such things, and all whose ways are not upright, are disgusting to the Lord your God.
But you, O God, will send them down into the underworld; the cruel and the false will be cut off before half their days are ended; but I will have faith in you.
You have overcome all those who are wandering from your rules; for all their thoughts are false.
Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but after, his mouth will be full of sand.
He who gets stores of wealth by a false tongue, is going after what is only breath, and searching for death.
His tongue is an arrow causing death; the words of his mouth are deceit: he says words of peace to his neighbour, but in his heart he is waiting secretly for him. Am I not to send punishment for these things? says the Lord: will not my soul take payment from such a nation as this?
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