174 occurrences in 13 translations

'Deceit' in the Bible

And the Lord God said to the woman, What have you done? And the woman said, I was tricked by the deceit of the snake and I took it.

EveSin, Causes OfSpiritual Warfare, Enemies InThe Ancient SerpentWhat Do You Do?Eating Forbidden FoodAdam and eveAdam and eve disobey god

Isaac said, “Your brother came deceitfully and has [fraudulently] taken away your blessing [for himself].”

Injustice, Examples OfPeople BlessingThose Who Deceived

But Jacob’s sons answered Shechem and his father Hamor with deceit, because he had defiled Dinah their sister.

RapePeople Being PollutedNamed SistersThose Who Deceivedhumor

Simeon and Levi are brothers; deceit and force are their secret designs.

Weapons

And Moses said, When I go out from you I will make prayer to the Lord that the cloud of flies may go away from Pharaoh and from his people and from his servants tomorrow: only let Pharaoh no longer by deceit keep back the people from making their offering to the Lord.

Examples Of DeceitGod's Action TomorrowThose Who Deceived

But if a man makes an attack on his neighbour on purpose, to put him to death by deceit, you are to take him from my altar and put him to death.

Sanctity Of LifePresumptuous PlansDeath Penalty For Killing

Acting with deceit, got food together as if for a long journey; and took old food-bags for their asses, and old and cracked wine-skins kept together with cord;

Examples Of DeceitBottle, UsesenvoyCraftinessWineskins And Vatsimprovement

When David's oldest brother Eliab heard him speaking to the men, he became angry with David and said, "Why have you come down here? To whom did you entrust those few sheep in the desert? I am familiar with your pride and deceit! You have come down here to watch the battle!"

Criticism, against believersEmotions, Kinds OfAnger, HumanShepherds, As OccupationsSpeech, Negative Aspects OfAnger Of Man, CauseNamed People Angry With OthersNo More Tending The FlockEmotions

Go now, and take more steps, and see where he is living: for they say that he is expert in deceit.

Those Looking For People

And the woman saw that it was Saul, and she gave a loud cry, and said to Saul, Why have you made use of deceit? for you are Saul.

VoicesThose Who Deceived

Is it not clear to you that Abner, the son of Ner, came with deceit to get knowledge of your going out and your coming in and of all you are doing?

SpyingGoing Out And Coming InThose Who Deceived

And he said in answer, Because of the deceit of my servant, my lord king: for I, your servant, said to him, You are to make ready an ass and on it I will go with the king, for your servant has not the use of his feet.

BackPreparing To TravelSaddling DonkeysThose Who Deceived

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.

LyingNames And Titles For SatanSpirit BeingsGod DeceivingEnticingStrong DelusionLying And Deceitlieing

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.

evil, victory overGod DeceivingLying And Deceit

And Jehoram turneth his hands, and fleeth, and saith unto Ahaziah, 'Deceit, O Ahaziah!'

TreacheryThose Who Deceived

Now send for all the prophets of Baal and all his servants and all his priests, to come to me; let no one keep away: for I have a great offering to make to Baal; anyone who is not present, will be put to death. This Jehu did with deceit, his purpose being the destruction of the servants of Baal.

Followers Of BaalProphets Of Other Gods

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.

DeceptionLying And Deceitlieing

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

For God do ye speak perverseness? And for Him do ye speak deceit?

God Deceiving

Let him not put his hope in what is false, falling into error: for he will get deceit as his reward.

emptinessFalse ConfidenceUseless ThingsTrust, Lack OfTrusting Deceptive ThingsDeceiving OneselfUseless Endeavour

They conceive mischief, and bring forth vanity, and their belly prepareth deceit.

Deception In Fallen Human NatureMischief

Why then do you give me comfort with words in which there is no profit, when you see that there is nothing in your answers but deceit?

Comfortless LivesUseless WordsHuman Comfort

If I have walked with vanity, or if my foot hath hasted to deceit;

FeetLying

See, the wicked one is pregnant with evil,conceives trouble, and gives birth to deceit.

PregnancyMalice Of The Wicked

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

VanityFlatteryFlattery, Used By The Wickeddouble mindednessVain TalkThose Who Are LiarsDeceptionHurt And BetrayalLying And Deceitmotives

A Davidic prayer.Lord, hear a just cause;pay attention to my cry;listen to my prayer—from lips free of deceit.

The Lips Of The RighteousLipsRighteousness, Of BelieversPrayer, Offered WithAvoiding DeceitHear Prayer!Pay Attention O God!

Like men of deceit they put me to shame; the voice of their wrath was loud against me.

Cruelty, examples ofBitingTeethJestingGnashing Of Teethmockersrelentless

For they do not say words of peace; in their deceit they are designing evil things against the quiet ones in the land.

ClaimsDeception In Fallen Human NatureQuietnessPeace, In The WickedDeceitful TonguesNo Peace

Those who seek my life lay snares for me,And those who seek to injure me threaten mischievous things and destruction;They devise treachery all the day long.

Deception In Fallen Human NaturePersecution, Forms OfEvil PlansTrapCharacter Of WickedMan TrappingAll DayAttempting To Kill Me

If one comes to see me, deceit is in his heart; he keeps a store of evil, which he makes public in every place.

FaultsSinful HeartsHeart, Fallen And RedeemedSpreading Storiesgossiping

Judge me, O God, And plead my cause against a nation not pious, From a man of deceit and perverseness Thou dost deliver me,

enemies, of believersInjustice, Hated By GodRescueGod Vindicatesvindication

Mischiefs doth thy tongue devise, Like a sharp razor, working deceit.

TongueFalsehoodSpeaking, EvilSharpnessRazors

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

Loving EvilPsalm InterjectionsTelling The TruthLying And DeceitThe Environmentlieinglovers

And Thou, O God, dost bring them down To a pit of destruction, Men of blood and deceit reach not to half their days, And I -- I do trust in Thee!

Deceit, Practice OfDeceit Leading to JudgmentHell, As An ExperienceLiesPitsLiarsThe Fate Of The WickedAbasing PeopleHalf Of ThingsPits As A Term For Graves

You, O Lord God of armies, are the God of Israel; come now and give punishment to the nations; have no mercy on any workers of deceit. (Selah.)

TreacheryGod Waking UpPsalm InterjectionsPunishment of the The Wickedtraitors

Because of the sin of their mouths and the word of their lips, let them even be taken in their pride; and for their curses and their deceit,

Evil SpeakingLipsCharacter Of WickedThe Proud Will Be AbasedUngodly CursingPrideSwearingcurses

They spend all their time planning how to bring him down. They love to use deceit; they pronounce blessings with their mouths, but inwardly they utter curses. (Selah)

FlatteryDeceitful HeartsDelighting, Wrong Kinds OfHeart, Fallen And RedeemedSpeech, Negative Aspects OfCharacter Of WickedDeceitful TonguesPsalm InterjectionsThose Who Are LiarsUngodly CursingExcellenceSmiling

He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight.

Blood, as basis of lifeViolenceHuman Blood ShedPreciousoppression

The deceit of those who are against him will not overcome him; he will not be troubled by the sons of evil.

TributesOvercoming

He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight.

Families, Nature OfLiesSaints Response To LyingAvoiding DeceitDeceitLying And Deceitcheaters

For the mouth of wickedness, and the mouth of deceit, Against me they have opened, They have spoken with me -- A tongue of falsehood, and words of hatred!

The TongueLying And Deceitlieing

May the arrogant become ashamed, because they have subverted me with deceit; as for me, I will meditate on your precepts.

MeditationPride, Results OfShameThe ProudMeditation On God's Word

Whoever winks knowingly is plotting deceit; anyone who purses his lips is bent towards evil.

LipsEvil DevicesPlottingWinkingMoving Onmovement

A wrongdoer gives attention to evil lips, and a man of deceit gives ear to a damaging tongue.

Evil SpeakingEvildoersLipsRumoursgossiping

A false witness will not go without punishment, and the breather out of deceit will not go free.

Injustice, Hated By GodWitnesses, FalseLyingFake Friends

A false witness will not go without punishment, and the breather out of deceit will be cut off.

Deceit, Practice OfDeception, Forbidden By GodLiesLying

Human beings long for grace, and it's better to be poor than a man of deceit.

Being PoorThe End Of LiarsUnconditional Love

The evil-doer will be given as a price for the life of the good man, and the worker of deceit in the place of the upright.

Unfaithfulness, To GodContentiousnessPunishment of the The Wickedtraitors

Have no desire for his delicate food, for it is the bread of deceit.

AmbrosiaDelicaciesMen DeceivingRich FoodGreedDeception

Yes, she is waiting secretly like a beast for its food, and deceit by her is increased among men.

AmbushUnfaithful

He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him;

RumoursMen DeceivingShowing Hypocrisy

Whose hatred is covered by deceit, his wickedness shall be shewed before the whole congregation.

Exposure Of SinSin Made KnownShowing HypocrisyHateDeception

Woe to those who drag wickednesswith cords of deceitand pull sin along with cart ropes,

CartsRopesPulling ThingsContinuing In SinWoe To The Wicked

A vision of fear comes before my eyes; the worker of deceit goes on in his false way, and the waster goes on making waste. Up! Elam; to the attack! Media; I have put an end to her sorrow.

Prophetic Visionstraitors

Therefore the Holy One of Israel says:“Because you have rejected this messageand have trusted in oppression and deceit,and have depended on them,

Rejecting God's WordRejection Of GodRejection Of God's Wordoppression

“Against whom do you jest?Against whom do you open wide your mouthAnd stick out your tongue?Are you not children of rebellion,Offspring of deceit,

MockeryNosesTongueInfidelity To GodDisdainChildren Of EvilScoffersThe TongueSportsFunrebellion

For your hands are unclean with blood, and your fingers with sin; your lips have said false things, and your tongue gives out deceit.

FingersBlemishBlood, Figurative UseLipsThe Lips Of The WickedTongueWhy Prayer Is UnansweredUnanswered PrayerKilling Many People

No one puts forward an upright cause, or gives a true decision: their hope is in deceit, and their words are false; they are with child with sin, and give birth to evil.

emptinessUnreliabilityCharacter Of Wicked

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.

TreacheryRebellion Against God, Shown InDenying GodRebellion against GodLying And Deceit

But for all this, her false sister Judah has not come back to me with all her heart, but with deceit, says the Lord.

Not Whole HeartedPretenceRepentance, Nature OfHalf HeartednessNot Returning To GodRelated Nations

As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxen rich.

CagesMen DeceivingGetting RichBirds

"That is because, from the least important to the most important of them, all of them are greedy for dishonest gain. Prophets and priests alike, all of them practice deceit.

Coveting, prohibition ofGreed, Condemnation OfPriests, Function In Ot TimesProfitsCovetousness, Example OfWicked ProphetsGreat And SmallCovetousnessGreedpractice

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
התל 
Hathal 
Usage: 10

כּזב 
Kazab 
Usage: 30

מרמה 
Mirmah 
Usage: 39

משּׁאון 
Mashsha'own 
Usage: 1

עקב 
`aqob 
Usage: 3

עשׁק 
`ashaq 
Usage: 36

עתר 
`athar 
Usage: 2

רמיּה 
R@miyah 
Usage: 15

שׁקר 
Sheqer 
Usage: 113

תּוך תּך 
Tok 
Usage: 3

תּכך 
Takak 
Usage: 1

תּרמית תּרמוּת תּרמהo 
Tormah 
Usage: 6

ἀπάτη 
Apate 
Usage: 5

δόλιος 
Dolios 
Usage: 1

δολιόω 
Dolioo 
Usage: 1

δόλος 
Dolos 
Usage: 10

δολόω 
Doloo 
Usage: 1

πλάνη 
Plane 
Usage: 10

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