19 Bible Verses about Deception In Fallen Human Nature

The heart is deceitful above all things, and it is exceedingly corrupt: who can know it?

They conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity. Their heart prepares deceit."

For there is no faithfulness in their mouth. Their heart is destruction. Their throat is an open tomb; with their tongue they are deceitful.

His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and oppression. Under his tongue is mischief and iniquity.

For they do not speak peace, but they devise deceitful words against those who are quiet in the land.

The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit. He has ceased to be wise and to do good.

Her rich men are full of violence, her inhabitants speak lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their speech.

"Their throat is an open tomb. With their tongues they have used deceit." "The poison of vipers is under their lips;"

They also who seek after my life lay snares. Those who seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and meditate deceits all day long.

I said in my haste, "All men are liars."

The thoughts of the righteous are just, but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.

"Take heed everyone of his neighbor, and do not trust in any brother; for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbor will go about with slanders. They will deceive everyone his neighbor, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies; they weary themselves to commit iniquity.

Ephraim surrounds me with falsehood, and the house of Israel with deceit. Judah still strays from God, and is unfaithful to the Holy One.

Woe to the bloody city. It is all full of lies and robbery. The prey doesn't depart.

For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual sins, thefts, false testimony, and blasphemies.

For from within, out of the hearts of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, sexual sins, murders, thefts, covetings, wickedness, deceit, lustful desires, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, and foolishness.

being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil habits, secret slanderers,

But evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.

One of them, a prophet of their own, said, "Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, and idle gluttons."