9 Bible Verses about Deceit

A sepulchre opened, is their throat, with their tongues, have they used deceit, the poison of asps, is under their lips,

Sweet to a man, may be the bread of falsehood, but, afterward, shall his mouth be filled with gravel.

Because ye have said - We have solemnised a covenant with death, And with hades, have we effected a vision, - The overflowing scourge when it sweepeth by, shall not reach unto us, For we have made lying our refuge. And in falsehood, have we hid ourselves,

For, her rich men, are full of violence, and, her inhabitants, have spoken falsehood, - and, their tongue, is deceitful in their mouth.

I, said in mine alarm, All men, are false!

The clean of hands, and pure of heart, - who hath not uplifted, to falsehood, his soul, nor sworn deceitfully,

The remnant of Israel - will not do perversity, nor speak falsehood, neither shall there be found in their mouth a tongue of deceit, - surely, they, shall feed and lie down, with none to make them afraid.

and, in their mouth, was found no falsehood, - faultless, they are.

The insolence of thy heart, hath deceived thee, O thou that inhabitest the retreats of the crag, the height of his habitation, - that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground?

Thus, saith Yahweh, - Let not your own souls, deceive you saying, The Chaldeans will, surely depart, from us! For they will not depart;

Up to the boundary, have they sent thee - All thy covenant men, they have deceived thee, prevailed against thee - the men thou wast wont to salute, - The partakers of thy bread, have put a net under thee - No understanding in him!

Yea they who are seeking my life, have laid snares, and they who are asking my harm, have threatened engulfing ruin, And, deceitful things - all day long, do they mutter.

The plans of the righteous, are just, but, the counsels of the lawless, are deceitful.

For, no salvation, will they utter, - But, against the quiet of the land, deceitful things, do they devise;

But 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 unto every conscience of men, in the sight of God.

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

So then Yahweh said unto me, Falsehood, are the prophets prophesying in my name, I have not sent them Neither have I commanded them, Neither have I spoken unto them, - A vision of falsehood, and A divination of worthlessness and A fraud of their own hearts, They, are prophesying unto you.

How long shall it be in the heart of the prophets, To be prophets of falsehood, - And prophets of the deceit of their own heart?

Let no one be deceiving you with empty words; for, because of these things, is coming the anger of God upon the sons of obstinacy:

Be taking heed, lest there shall be anyone leading, you, off as a spoil, through means of their philosophy, and an empty deceit, - according to the instruction of men, according to the first principles of the world, - and not according to Christ:

He that whispereth faithfulness, declareth righteousness, but, a false witness, is a fraud.

A faithful witness, will not deceive, but a false witness, uttereth deceitful things.

That we may, no longer, be infants - billow-tossed and shifted round with every wind of teaching, - in the craft of men, in knavery suited to the artifice of error;

For, they who are such, unto our Lord Christ are not doing service, but unto their own belly, - and, through their smooth and flattering speech, deceive the hearts of the innocent.

Do not become a needless witness against thy neighbour, so mightest thou open too wide thy lips:

For, he that desireth to love, life, and to see good days, Let him cause his tongue to cease from mischief, and lips, that they speak not deceit;

Go, I pray thee, unto the flock, and fetch me from thence two kids of the goats, fine ones, - that I may make of them dainty meats for thy father such as he loveth:

And Jacob said unto his father I, am Esau thy firstborn, I have made ready, as thou didst bid me. Rise, I pray thee, sit up, and eat thou of my game, To the end thy soul may bless me.

But, thou, O God, wilt bring them down to the pit of destruction, Men of bloodshed and deceit, shall not live out half their days; But, I, will trust in thee.

Therefore, thus, saith Yahweh of hosts, Behold me! melting them, so will I try them, - For how else should I do because of the wickedness of the daughter of my people? A pointed arrow, is their tongue Deceit, hath it spoken, - With his mouth peace unto his neighbour, doth one speak, But within himself, he layeth his ambush. For these things, shall I not bring punishment on them? Demandeth Yahweh, - On a nation such as this, must not my soul avenge herself!

And the serpent said unto the woman, - Ye shall not die, For God doth know, that in the day ye eat thereof, then shall your eyes be opened, - and ye shall become like God, knowing good and evil.

Now, the serpent, was more crafty than any living thing of the field which Yahweh God had made, so he said unto the woman, Can it really be that God hath said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?

Why dost thou boast thyself of wickedness, O mighty man? The lovingkindness of GOD, lasteth all the day. Engulfing ruin, doth thy tongue devise, Like a whetted razor, working deceit;

And, appointed with lawless men, was his grave, And with the wicked, his tomb, - Though no violence, had he done, Nor was guile in his mouth.

Who did not, a sin, commit, neither was deceit found in his mouth, -

Yea they who are seeking my life, have laid snares, and they who are asking my harm, have threatened engulfing ruin, And, deceitful things - all day long, do they mutter.

The plans of the righteous, are just, but, the counsels of the lawless, are deceitful.

For, no salvation, will they utter, - But, against the quiet of the land, deceitful things, do they devise;

Vindicate me, O God, and plead my cause, Against a nation, without lovingkindness, From the man of deceit and perversity, wilt thou deliver me?

With cursing, his mouth is full, and with deceptions and oppression, Under his tongue, are trouble and mischief:

The words of his mouth, are iniquity and deceit, he hath left off to show discretion by doing well:

With cursing, his mouth is full, and with deceptions and oppression, Under his tongue, are trouble and mischief:

Vindicate me, O God, and plead my cause, Against a nation, without lovingkindness, From the man of deceit and perversity, wilt thou deliver me?

The clean of hands, and pure of heart, - who hath not uplifted, to falsehood, his soul, nor sworn deceitfully,

How happy the son of earth, to whom Yahweh will not reckon iniquity! and in whose spirit is no guile!

The clean of hands, and pure of heart, - who hath not uplifted, to falsehood, his soul, nor sworn deceitfully, Shall bear away a blessing from Yahweh, and righteousness, from his delivering God.

And with all manner of deceit of unrighteousness, in them who are destroying themselves, because, the love of the truth, they did not welcome, that they might be saved; -

For, such as these, are false apostles, deceitful workers, transfiguring themselves into apostles of Christ.

That we may, no longer, be infants - billow-tossed and shifted round with every wind of teaching, - in the craft of men, in knavery suited to the artifice of error;

For, they who are such, unto our Lord Christ are not doing service, but unto their own belly, - and, through their smooth and flattering speech, deceive the hearts of the innocent.

Thus, saith Yahweh, - Let not your own souls, deceive you saying, The Chaldeans will, surely depart, from us! For they will not depart;

The insolence of thy heart, hath deceived thee, O thou that inhabitest the retreats of the crag, the height of his habitation, - that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground? Though thou build high like an eagle, and though, among the stars, thou set thy nest, from thence, will I bring thee down, Declareth Yahweh. If, thieves, had come to thee, if robbers by night - how ruined thou art! Would they not have stolen what sufficed them? If, grape-gatherers, had come to thee, Would they not have left gleanings? read more.
How have the things of Esau been searched out! his treasures been sought up! Up to the boundary, have they sent thee - All thy covenant men, they have deceived thee, prevailed against thee - the men thou wast wont to salute, - The partakers of thy bread, have put a net under thee - No understanding in him!

With his lips, the hater dissembleth, but, within himself, he layeth up deceit: Though he make gracious his voice, do not trust him, for, seven abominations, are in his heart: Hatred may clothe itself with guile, his wickedness shall be disclosed in the convocation. read more.
He that diggeth a pit, thereinto, shall fall, and, he that rolleth a stone, upon himself, shall it return. A false tongue, hateth them who are crushed by it, and, a flattering mouth, worketh occasion of stumbling.

With his lips, the hater dissembleth, but, within himself, he layeth up deceit: Though he make gracious his voice, do not trust him, for, seven abominations, are in his heart: Hatred may clothe itself with guile, his wickedness shall be disclosed in the convocation.

And they took Joseph's tunic, - and slaughtered a buck of the goats, and dipped the tunic in the blood; and sent the long tunic and brought it in unto their father, and said This, have we found! Examine, we pray thee, whether it is the tunic of thy son, or not!

As, a cage, is full of birds, So, are, their houses, full of unrighteous gain, - For this cause, have they become great and waxen rich: They have waxed fat, they shine Yea they have overpassed the records of wickedness. The right, have they not determined, the right of the fatherless that they might prosper, - Yea justice to the helpless, have they not decreed.

So then Yahweh said unto me, Falsehood, are the prophets prophesying in my name, I have not sent them Neither have I commanded them, Neither have I spoken unto them, - A vision of falsehood, and A divination of worthlessness and A fraud of their own hearts, They, are prophesying unto you.

How long shall it be in the heart of the prophets, To be prophets of falsehood, - And prophets of the deceit of their own heart?

So he feigned himself mad, in their sight, and raged in their hand, - and struck against the doors of the gate, and let his spittle run down upon his beard.

The lawless man, earneth the wages of falsehood, but, he that soweth righteousness, hath the reward of fidelity.

Whereas, wicked men and howling impostors, will force their way to the worse, deceiving and being deceived.

Sweet to a man, may be the bread of falsehood, but, afterward, shall his mouth be filled with gravel.

A deliverer of souls, is a faithful witness, but, he that uttereth falsehoods, is a fraud.

The plans of the righteous, are just, but, the counsels of the lawless, are deceitful.

As, a cage, is full of birds, So, are, their houses, full of unrighteous gain, - For this cause, have they become great and waxen rich:

Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but lavished are the kisses of an enemy.

With cursing, his mouth is full, and with deceptions and oppression, Under his tongue, are trouble and mischief:

The words of his mouth, are iniquity and deceit, he hath left off to show discretion by doing well:

Deceitful is the heart above all things And, dangerously wayward, - Who can know it?

Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but lavished are the kisses of an enemy.

The wisdom of the prudent, is to understand his way, but, the folly of dullards, is a fraud.

Thou hast made light of all who stray from thy statutes, for their fraud is, falsehood.

Doing wrong themselves, for a reward of wrong, accounting, a delight, their day-time delicacy, spots and blemishes, indulging in delicacies with their stratagems, as they carouse together with you,

But, your father, hath deceived me, and hath changed my wages ton times, - yet God hath not suffered him to deal harmfully with me.

Yea, every one, of his neighbour, maketh a dupe, And, truth, they do not speak, - They have taught their tongue to speak falsehood, In acting perversely, they have wearied themselves.

Thy dwelling, is in the midst of deceit, - Through deceit, have they rejected the knowledge of, me, Declareth Yahweh.

Wherefore hath this people of Jerusalem apostatized with an enduring apostacy, - Taken fast hold of deceit, Refused to come back?

Filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, greed, baseness, full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil disposition,

And Moses said: Lo! I, am going out from thee and will make entreaty unto Yahweh, so will he take away the gad-fly - from Pharaoh from his servants, and from his people tomorrow, - only let not Pharaoh again deceive, in not letting the people go, to sacrifice to Yahweh.

and sending them to Bethlehem, said - Go search out accurately concerning the child, - and, as soon as ye find it, bring report unto me, that, I also, may come and bow myself down to it.

Putting away, therefore, all vice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envyings and all detractions,

From extortion, and, violence, he Redeemeth their life, And precious is their flood in his sight.

There shall not dwell in the midst of my house, One who worketh deceit, - he that speaketh falsehoods, shall not be established before mine eyes;

As, a cage, is full of birds, So, are, their houses, full of unrighteous gain, - For this cause, have they become great and waxen rich: They have waxed fat, they shine Yea they have overpassed the records of wickedness. The right, have they not determined, the right of the fatherless that they might prosper, - Yea justice to the helpless, have they not decreed.

A sepulchre opened, is their throat, with their tongues, have they used deceit, the poison of asps, is under their lips,

They have compassed me about - with denial, Ephraim, with deceit, the house of Israel, - but, Judah, hath, again and again, run riot with GOD, though, with the holy places, entrusted.

The words of his mouth, are iniquity and deceit, he hath left off to show discretion by doing well:

murders, adulteries, covetousnesses, knaveries, deceit, wantonness, an evil eye, profane speaking, foolishness, -

Now it was the Passover and the Unleavened cakes , after two days. And the High-priests and Scribes were seeking, how, with guile, they might secure, and lay him;

For, such as these, are false apostles, deceitful workers, transfiguring themselves into apostles of Christ.

Conceiving mischief, and bringing forth iniquity, yea, their inmost soul, prepareth deceit.

murders, adulteries, covetousnesses, knaveries, deceit, wantonness, an evil eye, profane speaking, foolishness, -

Thou wilt destroy them who speak falsehood, - The man of bloodshed and of deceit, Yahweh abhorreth.

Mine own brethren, have proved treacherous like a torrent, like a channel of torrents which disappear:

Verily my lips shall not speak perversity, nor shall, my tongue, utter deceit.

Verily I walked not in falsity, nor did my foot haste unto deceit: -

Verily my lips shall not speak perversity, nor shall, my tongue, utter deceit.

A deliverer of souls, is a faithful witness, but, he that uttereth falsehoods, is a fraud.

And with all manner of deceit of unrighteousness, in them who are destroying themselves, because, the love of the truth, they did not welcome, that they might be saved; -

Doing wrong themselves, for a reward of wrong, accounting, a delight, their day-time delicacy, spots and blemishes, indulging in delicacies with their stratagems, as they carouse together with you,

Whereas, wicked men and howling impostors, will force their way to the worse, deceiving and being deceived.

Sweet to a man, may be the bread of falsehood, but, afterward, shall his mouth be filled with gravel.

The lawless man, earneth the wages of falsehood, but, he that soweth righteousness, hath the reward of fidelity.

Thy dwelling, is in the midst of deceit, - Through deceit, have they rejected the knowledge of, me, Declareth Yahweh.

A sepulchre opened, is their throat, with their tongues, have they used deceit, the poison of asps, is under their lips,

Filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, greed, baseness, full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil disposition,

Wherefore hath this people of Jerusalem apostatized with an enduring apostacy, - Taken fast hold of deceit, Refused to come back?

Yea, every one, of his neighbour, maketh a dupe, And, truth, they do not speak, - They have taught their tongue to speak falsehood, In acting perversely, they have wearied themselves.

He that blesseth his friend, with a loud voice, in the morning early, a reproach, shall it be reckoned to him.

Mine eyes, shall be upon the faithful of the land, That they may dwell with me, - he that walketh in a blameless way, he, shall attend me. There shall not dwell in the midst of my house, One who worketh deceit, - he that speaketh falsehoods, shall not be established before mine eyes;

And he said, My lord, O king, my servant, betrayed me, - for thy servant said - I will even saddle me mine ass, that I may ride thereon, and go with the king, for, lame, is thy servant.