39 Bible Verses about Lying And Deceit

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For the mouth of the sinner is open against me in deceit: his tongue has said false things against me.

You have more love for evil than for good, for deceit than for works of righteousness. (Selah.)

Put far from me all false and foolish things: do not give me great wealth or let me be in need, but give me only enough food:

True lips are certain for ever, but a false tongue is only for a minute.

Everyone says false words to his neighbour: their tongues are smooth in their talk, and their hearts are full of deceit.

The deceit of Ephraim and the false words of Israel are about me on every side. ...

But their lips were false to him, and their tongues were untrue to him;

And the Lord said, How? And he said, I will go out and be a spirit of deceit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Your trick will have its effect on him: go out and do so.

Evil is there; cruel rule and deceit are ever in the streets.

And he said, I will go out and be a spirit of deceit in the mouth of all his prophets. And the Lord said, Your trick will have its effect on him: go out and do so.

A false tongue has hate for those who have clean hearts, and a smooth mouth is a cause of falling.

And for this cause, God will give them up to the power of deceit and they will put their faith in what is false:

There is wrong on wrong, deceit on deceit; they have given up the knowledge of me, says the Lord.

Everyone will make sport of his neighbour with deceit, not saying what is true: their tongues have been trained to say false words; they are twisted, hating to come back.

And now, see, the Lord has put a spirit of deceit in the mouth of all these your prophets; and the Lord has said evil against you.

For its men of wealth are cruel, and its people have said what is not true, and their tongue is false in their mouth.

And as for these two kings, their hearts will be fixed on doing evil and they will say false words at one table; but it will come to nothing: for the end will be at the time fixed.

A true witness is the saviour of lives; but he who says false things is a cause of deceit.

We have gone against the Lord, and been false to him, turning away from our God, our words have been uncontrolled, and in our hearts are thoughts of deceit.

As for him whose food is the dust of a dead fire, he has been turned from the way by a twisted mind, so that he is unable to keep himself safe by saying, What I have here in my hand is false.

Do not be a violent witness against your neighbour, or let your lips say what is false.

Is (my word) in the hearts of the prophets who give out false words, even the prophets of the deceit of their hearts?

Then he said to him, I am a prophet like you; and an angel said to me by the word of the Lord, Take him back with you and give him food and water. But he said false words to him.

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.

For they are an uncontrolled people, false-hearted, who will not give ear to the teaching of the Lord:

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