38 Bible Verses about Deception
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For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites, and by smooth and flattering words they deceive the hearts of the simple.
For this reason God sends upon them a strong delusion so that they will believe what is false,
I say this so that no one may delude you with fine-sounding arguments.
and will come out to deceive the nations which are at the four corners of the earth, that is, Gog and Magog, to gather them for battle; their number is like the sand of the seashore.
And it was not Adam who was deceived, but the woman was deceived and became a transgressor.
But Jesus answered them, "You are wrong, because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God.
See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, according to human tradition, according to the elementary principles of the world, rather than according to Christ.
But be that as it may, I did not burden you myself. Yet, crafty fellow that I am, I caught you by trickery!
But exhort one another every day, as long as it is called "Today," so that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.
If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
Let no one deceive you in any way; for that day will not come, unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction,
Let no one deceive himself. If any one among you thinks that he is wise in this age, he must become a fool so that he may become wise.
Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will fall away from the faith by giving heed to deceitful spirits and doctrines of demons,
But prove yourselves doers of the word, and not merely hearers who deceive themselves.
while evil men and impostors will go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.
But I am afraid that just as the serpent deceived Eve by his cunning, your minds may somehow be led astray from your sincere and pure devotion to Christ.
We are of God. Whoever knows God listens to us; he who is not of God does not listen to us. By this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error.
For false christs and false prophets will arise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.
and with all the deception of wickedness for those who are to perish, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.
"Their throat is an open grave; they use their tongues to practice deceit." "The poison of asps is under their lips."
For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, deceived, enslaved to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, hated by men and hating one another.
For if anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.
For sin, finding opportunity in the commandment, deceived me, and by it killed me.
As a result, we are no longer to be children, tossed here and there by waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the cunning of men, by their craftiness in deceitful scheming.
From Thematic Bible
Deception » Religious persons guilty of
Then he began to invoke a curse on himself and to swear, "I do not know the man." And immediately the rooster crowed.
Deception » Deceivers
For many deceivers, who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh, have gone out into the world. Any such person is the deceiver and the antichrist.
Deception » General examples of
And he sent them to Bethlehem and said, "Go and search diligently for the young child, and when you have found him, bring back word to me, so that I too may come and worship him."
Deception » Not letting anyone deceive you
Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when he appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.
Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.
Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to him, we beg you, brethren, not to be quickly shaken in mind or excited, either by spirit or by word, or by letter as if from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord has come. Let no one deceive you in any way; for that day will not come, unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction,
Deception » What is deceit/deceitful
Deception » Who deceives themselves
For if anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself. But let each one test his own work, and then he will have reason to boast in himself alone, and not in his neighbor.
But prove yourselves doers of the word, and not merely hearers who deceive themselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks at his natural face in a mirror; for he looks at himself and goes away, and immediately forgets what he was like. read more.
But one who looks intently into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and abides by it, not having become a forgetful hearer but a doer that acts, this man will be blessed in what he does. If anyone thinks himself to be religious, and yet does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this man's religion is worthless.
If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
Deception » Of self » Spiritual poverty
You say, "I am rich; I have become wealthy, and have need of nothing"and do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked,
Deception » Instances of » Abraham, in stating that sarah was his sister
Deception » Who shall not be deceitful
Deception » Not being deceitful
Deception » Bread of deceit
Deception » Instances of » Joseph, in his ruse with his brothers
Deception » Of self » Conceit
For if anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.
Deception » Instances of » Hushai deceives absalom
Deception » Instances of » David feigns madness
Deception » Instances of » By absalom » When he avenged his sister
Deception » Of self » Spiritual bondage
Deception » Instances of » In representing to their father that joseph had been destroyed by wild beasts
Deception » Instances of » Jacob's sons, in entrapping the shechemites
Deception » Instances of » Amnon deceives tamar by feigning sickness
Deception » Instances of » Jacob and rebekah, in imposing jacob on his father, and jacob's impersonating esau
Deception » Instances of » The gibeonites, in misrepresenting their habitat
Deception » Instances of » Ehud deceives eglon, and kills him
Deception » Instances of » Delilah deceives samson
Deception » Of self » An unbridled tongue
If anyone thinks himself to be religious, and yet does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this man's religion is worthless.
Deception » Of self » Self-esteem
Deception » Of self » Careless hearing
But prove yourselves doers of the word, and not merely hearers who deceive themselves.
Deception » Of self » Sanctimony
If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
Deception » Instances of » The old prophet
Deception » Instances of » Job's friends
Deception » Instances of » By absalom » When he began his conspiracy
Deception » Instances of » Pharisees
And they sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, "Teacher, we know that you are true, and teach the way of God in truth, and you care for no man; for you do not regard the position of men.
Deception » Instances of » Gehazi
Deception » Instances of » Lawyer
And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, "Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?"
Deception » Instances of » Isaac, in stating that his wife was his sister
Deception » Instances of » Chief priests
It was now two days before the Passover and the feast of Unleavened Bread. And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to arrest him by stealth, and kill him.
Deception » Instances of » Doeg
Deception » Instances of » Ananias and sapphira
Deception » Instances of » By satan
Deception » Instances of » Herod
And he sent them to Bethlehem and said, "Go and search diligently for the young child, and when you have found him, bring back word to me, so that I too may come and worship him."
Deception » Instances of » Sanballat tries to deceive nehemiah
Falsehood » Instances of » Gibeonites » Deception
Topics on Deception
Deception In Fallen Human Nature
Romans 3:13"Their throat is an open grave; they use their tongues to practice deceit." "The poison of asps is under their lips."
Deception In The End Times
Matthew 24:24For false christs and false prophets will arise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.
Deception Through False Teachers
2 Corinthians 11:13For such men are false apostles, deceitful workmen, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ.
Deception, Christian Leaders Must Not
2 Corinthians 4:2But we have renounced secret and shameful ways; we do not use deception, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by setting forth the truth plainly we commend ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.
Deception, Christians Must Not Practice
1 Peter 2:1Therefore, put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander.
Deception, Forbidden By God
Titus 1:16They profess to know God, but they deny him by their deeds; they are detestable and disobedient, unfit for any good deed.
Deception, Satan's Power
John 8:44You are of your father the devil, and you want to do your father's desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks according to his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies.
Self Deception
1 John 1:8If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
Warnings Against Deception
Ephesians 5:6Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.
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