88 occurrences in 12 translations

'Deceitful' in the Bible

“Simeon and Levi are brothers [equally headstrong, deceitful, vindictive, and cruel];Their swords are weapons of violence and revenge.

Weapons

His people have been unfaithful to him; they have not acted like his children -- this is their sin. They are a perverse and deceitful generation.

GenerationsSin, Nature OfCharacter Of WickedEvil GenerationsCrookednessIsrael As Sons Of GodTwisted Ways

Israel has sinned. They broke my covenant that I commanded them by taking some of the things that had been turned over to destruction. They have stolen, have been deceitful, and have stored what they stole among their own belongings.

Riches, Dangers OfStealingDishonesty, Examples OfBreaking The CovenantIndividuals Who LiedUnder The Ban

For he knows deceitful men; when he sees evil, will he not consider it?

God, All knowingUseless People

“Will you speak what is unjust for God,And speak what is deceitful for Him?

God Deceiving

A Prayer of David.Hear a just cause, O Lord, give heed to my cry;Give ear to my prayer, which is not from deceitful lips.

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

Do not let my deceitful enemies rejoice over me;do not let those who hate me without causelook at me maliciously.

enemies, of Jesus ChristHatredWinkingHating Without A CauseRejoicing In EvilOvercoming Adversityhaters

The words he speaks are sinful and deceitful; he does not care about doing what is wise and right.

MouthsDeception In Fallen Human NatureSpeech, Negative Aspects OfFalse WisdomDeceitful Tongues

Those who seek my life try to entrap me; those who want to harm me speak destructive words; all day long they say deceitful things.

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

Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.

enemies, of believersInjustice, Hated By GodRescueGod Vindicatesvindication

But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee.

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

But turned back, and dealt unfaithfully like their fathers: they were turned aside like a deceitful bow.

FaultsBow And Arrows, Illustrations OfUnreliabilityTwistingUseless PeopleFalling Away From God

For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me: they have spoken against me with a lying tongue.

The TongueLying And Deceitlieing

Your precepts give me discernment. Therefore I hate all deceitful actions.

FalsehoodHatredInsightGod Giving UnderstandingFalse WaysHating Evil

For this reason I carefully follow all your precepts. I hate all deceitful actions.

False WaysHating Evil

What will He give you,and what will He do to you,you deceitful tongue?

FalsehoodDeceitful Tongues

A worthless man, an evil man, goes around with {deceitful speech}.

Corruption, Of HumanitySatan, As The Enemy Of GodWicked

A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful witness speaketh lies.

Evil SpeakingLyingLying And Deceittraitors

Appropriate speech is inconsistent with the fool; how much more are deceitful statements with a prince!

Kings Warned AboutArrogance, Characterizes The WickedEleganceLyingUnfitting Things

The poor and the deceitful man meet together: the LORD lighteneth both their eyes.

VisionBigotryRacismLight In The WorldGod Helps The Poor

For you say, "We have made a treaty with death, with Sheol we have made an agreement. When the overwhelming judgment sweeps by it will not reach us. For we have made a lie our refuge, we have hidden ourselves in a deceitful word."

Agreement, Example OfFalse ConfidenceGrave, TheHell, As An ExperienceImmunityRefugeSelf ConfidenceTrust, Lack OfArrogance, Characterizes The WickedHiding From Peopleshelter

For they are a rebellious people, deceitful children, children unwilling to hear the LORD's instruction.

Children, attitudes towardsSin, Nature OfBible, Names OfRefusing To HearLying And Deceitrebellion

Who say to the seers, “You must not see visions from God”;And to the prophets, “You must not prophesy to us what is right!Speak to us pleasant things and smooth words,Prophesy [deceitful] illusions [that we will enjoy].

False ConfidenceSeersNo VisionsProphecy MuzzledProphecyTelling The Truthprophets

The destroyer is as good as dead, you who have not been destroyed! The deceitful one is as good as dead, the one whom others have not deceived! When you are through destroying, you will be destroyed; when you finish deceiving, others will deceive you!

BetrayalTreacheryWoeThe DestroyerWoe To The WickedUnfaithfulfinishingtraitors

You did not hear, you do not know, you were not told beforehand. For I know that you are very deceitful; you were labeled a rebel from birth.

Rebellion, Of IsraelTreacheryFrom Birth

They are unfamiliar with peace; their deeds are unjust. They use deceitful methods, and whoever deals with them is unfamiliar with peace.

Way, TheCrookednessPaths Of The WickedPathways Of SinSpiritual IgnoranceUnrestTwistingNo PeacePaths

Do not trust deceitful words, chanting: This is the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord.

distrustOptimismHypocrites, Description OfTrusting Deceptive ThingsStatus Of The TempleTrust

How can you say, "We're wise, and the Law of the LORD is with us,' when, in fact, the deceitful pen of the scribe has made it into something that deceives.

PensDecadenceFalse WisdomMaking God A LiarMisrepresentationBreaking God's Lawcredibility

They do one act of violence after another, and one deceitful thing after another. They refuse to pay attention to me," says the Lord.

Impenitence, Warnings AgainstNot Knowing GodDeceptionLying And Deceit

Every man is stupid, devoid of knowledge;Every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols;For his molten images are deceitful,And there is no breath in them.

Fools, Characteristics OfIdolatry, Objections ToHaving No BreathFoolishness Of MenShame Of IdolatryDisappointmentHinduism

Hear this, I am against the prophets,” says the Lord, “who use their [own deceitful] tongues and say, ‘Thus says the Lord.’

prophets

All mankind is stupid, devoid of knowledge;Every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols,For his molten images are deceitful,And there is no breath in them.

CraftsmenFools, Characteristics OfHaving No BreathFoolishness Of MenShame Of IdolatryThose Who Were Ignorant

“And all the inhabitants of Egypt will know [without any doubt] that I am the Lord,Because they have been [only] a staff made of [fragile] reeds to the house of Israel.

False Confidence

If you don't inform me of the dream, there is only one thing that is going to happen to you. For you have agreed among yourselves to report to me something false and deceitful until such time as things might change. So tell me the dream, and I will have confidence that you can disclose its interpretation."

LiesGod's Mercy, Example OfAgreeing For EvilChangeThings RevealedUniverse Changed

Toward the end of their rule, when rebellious acts are complete, a rash and deceitful king will arise.

Antichrist, Names ForProper UnderstandingStrictnessMan's Work Finished

They return, but not to the most High: they are like a deceitful bow: their princes shall fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue: this shall be their derision in the land of Egypt.

FaultsBow And Arrows, Illustrations OfRidicule, Nature OfAccuracyKilled With The Sword

Their heart is divided (faithless);Now they must bear their guilt and punishment.The Lord will break down [the horns of] their altars;He will destroy their idolatrous pillars.

Heart, Of Unregenerate PeopleInstabilityLukewarmnessHalf HeartednessIndecisionDestruction Of Satan's WorksObelisks

Therefore give your gifts to Moresheth-gath; that is, the houses of Achzib as a deceitful symbol to the kings of Israel.

Those Who Deceived

Are there still wicked treasures in the house of the wicked, along with deceitful and abominable measuring standards?

Abominations, To GodStoring Treasure On EarthCursing ThingsProsperity Of The Wicked

Her prophets are proud; they are deceitful men. Her priests defile what is holy; they break God's laws.

Priests, Function In Ot TimesSanctuaryTreacheryCorrupt PriestsPollutionsWicked ProphetsLack Of HolinessUnfaithful

The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity, nor speak lies; neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth: for they shall feed and lie down, and none shall make them afraid.

Deceit, Practice OfDeception, Christians Must Not PracticeSaints Response To LyingLying Down To RestAvoiding DeceitNot LyingSurvivors Of IsraelFreed From FearLying And Deceit

And I tell you [learn from this], make friends for yourselves [for eternity] by means of the wealth of unrighteousness [that is, use material resources as a way to further the work of God], so that when it runs out, they will welcome you into the eternal dwellings.

HomeMoney, Stewardship OfRiches, Nature OfEternal PossessionEternal WorldWelcoming BelieversRight Use Of WealthNetworkingRichesDishonestyFriendsBest FriendsFinancesLove And RelationshipsTrust In RelationshipsEthicsMoney ManagementTrue FriendsMoney BlessingsBuilding Relationshipsinvestingwelcome

Therefore if you have not been faithful in the use of earthly wealth, who will entrust the true riches to you?

WealthEntrustingRight Use Of WealthTreasure In HeavenFinancesMoney Management

As long as it remained [unsold], did it not remain your own [to do with as you pleased]? And after it was sold, was the money not under your control? Why is it that you have conceived this act [of hypocrisy and deceit] in your heart? You have not [simply] lied to people, but to God.”

CommunismGod Hating LyingAuthorityGod Hates Lying

For there are many that spurn authority--idle, talkative and deceitful persons, who, for the most part, are adherents of the Circumcision.

ExclusivenessCircumcision, physicalAttitudes Of RebellionHeresiesCharacter Of WickedVain TalkMen DeceivingCircumcision PartyMere TalkNecessity Of CircumcisionFutile Faith

suffering harm as punishment for their wrongdoing. They take pleasure in wild parties in broad daylight. They are stains and blemishes, reveling in their deceitful pleasures while they eat with you.

DaylightExcessBlemishLove FeastLove, Nature OfWagesPleasure SeekersRiotsBlemished PeopleDuring The DayWages For EvilPartying

Bible Theasaurus

Deceitful (88 instances)
Double-Tongued (1 instance)
Fraudulent (6 instances)
Two-Faced (1 instance)

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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
התל 
Hathal 
Usage: 10

כּזב 
Kazab 
Usage: 30

מרמה 
Mirmah 
Usage: 39

עקב 
`aqob 
Usage: 3

עשׁק 
`ashaq 
Usage: 36

עתר 
`athar 
Usage: 2

רמיּה 
R@miyah 
Usage: 15

שׁקר 
Sheqer 
Usage: 113

תּכך 
Takak 
Usage: 1

תּרמית תּרמוּת תּרמהo 
Tormah 
Usage: 6

ἀπάτη 
Apate 
Usage: 5

δόλιος 
Dolios 
Usage: 1

δολόω 
Doloo 
Usage: 1

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