Bible Verses About Deceit

“No one who practices deceit shall dwell in my house; no one who tells lies shall stand in my presence.”

“Food gained by fraud is sweet to a man, but later his mouth is full of gravel.”

“A hateful man disguises himself with his speech, but he lays up deceit in his heart. When he speaks graciously, do not believe him, for seven abominations fill his heart. Though his hatred is concealed by deception, his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.”

“Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips and a deceitful tongue.”

“For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.”

“The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?”

“The words of his mouth are wicked and deceitful; he has ceased to be wise and well-doing.”

“See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, which are based on human tradition and the spiritual forces of the world rather than on Christ.”

“A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who pours out lies will perish.”

“Vindicate me, O God, and plead my case against an ungodly nation; deliver me from deceitful and unjust men.”

“His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and violence; trouble and malice are under his tongue.”

“Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander.”

“Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.”

“Do not testify against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your lips.”

“He who speaks the truth declares what is right, but a false witness speaks deceit.”

“Indeed, all who desire to live godly lives in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, while evil men and imposters go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived. But as for you, continue in the things you have learned and firmly believed, since you know from whom you have learned them. From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.”

“The plans of the righteous are just, but the counsel of the wicked leads to deceit.”

“You dwell in the midst of deception; in their deceit they refuse to know Me,” declares the LORD.”

“The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way, but the folly of fools deceives them.”

“Do not lie to one another, since you have taken off the old self with its practices, and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.”

“They conceive trouble and give birth to evil; their womb is pregnant with deceit.”

“He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in His mouth.”

“Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.” “The venom of vipers is on their lips.”

“Then we will no longer be infants, tossed about by the waves and carried around by every wind of teaching and by the clever cunning of men in their deceitful scheming.”

“Instead, we have renounced secret and shameful ways. We do not practice deceit, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by open proclamation of the truth, we commend ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.”

“A truthful witness saves lives, but one who utters lies is deceitful.”

“Blessed is the man whose iniquity the LORD does not count against him, in whose spirit there is no deceit.”

“You must not steal. You must not lie or deceive one another.”

“For they do not speak peace, but they devise deceitful schemes against those who live quietly in the land.”

“The wicked man earns an empty wage, but he who sows righteousness reaps a true reward.”

“The wounds of a friend are faithful, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.”

“You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.”

“For our appeal does not arise from deceit or ulterior motives or trickery.”

“Lying lips are detestable to the LORD, but those who deal faithfully are His delight.”

“The prophets are prophesying lies in My name,” replied the LORD. “I did not send them or appoint them or speak to them. They are prophesying to you a false vision, a worthless divination, the futility and delusion of their own minds.”

“The remnant of Israel will no longer do wrong or speak lies, nor will a deceitful tongue be found in their mouths. But they will feed and lie down, with no one to make them tremble.”

“For many deceivers have gone out into the world, refusing to confess the coming of Jesus Christ in the flesh. Any such person is the deceiver and the antichrist.”

“He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to an idol or swear deceitfully.”

“Like cages full of birds, so their houses are full of deceit. Therefore they have become powerful and rich.”

“You reject all who stray from Your statutes, for their deceitfulness is in vain.”

“And the great dragon was hurled down — that ancient serpent called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.”

“Those who seek my life lay snares; those who wish me harm speak destruction, plotting deceit all day long.”

“For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive even the elect, if that were possible.”

“And it was not Adam who was deceived, but the woman who was deceived and fell into transgression.”

“Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves.”

“Each one betrays his friend; no one tells the truth. They have taught their tongues to lie; they wear themselves out committing iniquity.”

“Your tongue devises destruction like a sharpened razor, O worker of deceit.”

“Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one another.”

“He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with a rich man in His death, although He had done no violence, nor was any deceit in His mouth.”

“Why then have these people turned away? Why does Jerusalem always turn away? They cling to deceit; they refuse to return.”