Bible Verses About Deceivers

“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.”

“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.”

“Jesus answered, “See to it that no one deceives you.”

“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity.”

“Jesus answered, “See to it that you are not deceived. For many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am He,’ and, ‘The time is near.’ Do not follow them.”

“If anyone comes to you but does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your home or even greet him. Whoever greets such a person shares in his evil deeds.”

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

“Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the way that leads to life, and only a few find it.”

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

“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.”

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

“Children, it is the last hour; and just as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have appeared. This is how we know it is the last hour.”

“Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. By their fruit you will recognize them. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?”

“The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.”

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

“For, “Whoever would love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful speech.”

“If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.”

“The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.”

“But cursed is the deceiver who has an acceptable male in his flock and vows to give it, but sacrifices a defective animal to the Lord. For I am a great King,” says the LORD of Hosts, “and My name is to be feared among the nations.[’]”

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

“Let no one deceive you in any way, for it will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness — the son of destruction — is revealed.”

“And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light.”

“A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who utters lies will not escape.”

“I am afraid, however, that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may be led astray from your simple and pure devotion to Christ.”

“The elder, To the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in the truth — and not I alone, but also all who know the truth — because of the truth that abides in us and will be with us forever: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and from Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, will be with us in truth and love. I was overjoyed to find some of your children walking in the truth, just as the Father has commanded us. And now I urge you, dear lady — not as a new commandment to you, but one we have had from the beginning — that we love one another. And this is love, that we walk according to His commandments. This is the very commandment you have heard from the beginning, that you must walk in love. 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. Watch yourselves, so that you do not lose what we have worked for, but that you may be fully rewarded. Anyone who runs ahead without remaining in the teaching of Christ does not have God. Whoever remains in His teaching has both the Father and the Son. If anyone comes to you but does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your home or even greet him. Whoever greets such a person shares in his evil deeds. I have many things to write to you, but I would prefer not to do so with paper and ink. Instead, I hope to come and speak with you face to face, so that our joy may be complete. The children of your elect sister send you greetings.”

“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.”

“I say this so that no one will deceive you by smooth rhetoric.”

“They went out from us, but they did not belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. But their departure made it clear that none of them belonged to us.”

“A lying tongue hates those it crushes, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.”

“Now the Bereans were more noble-minded than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if these teachings were true.”

“These men are discontented grumblers, following after their own lusts; their mouths spew arrogance; they flatter others for their own advantage.”

“And he threw him into the Abyss, shut it, and sealed it over him, so that he could not deceive the nations until the thousand years were complete. After that, he must be released for a brief period of time.”

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

“And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.”

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

“Making a fortune by a lying tongue is a vanishing mist, a deadly pursuit.”

“Their tongues are deadly arrows; they speak deception. With his mouth a man speaks peace to his neighbor, but in his heart he sets a trap for him.”

“A wicked man listens to evil lips; a liar gives ear to a destructive tongue.”

“The desire of a man is loving devotion; better to be poor than a liar.”

“If anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.”

“I hate and abhor falsehood, but Your law I love.”

“The wicked are estranged from the womb; the liars go astray from birth.”

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

“They fully intend to cast him down from his lofty perch; they delight in lies; with their mouths they bless, but inwardly they curse. Selah”

“Like a club or sword or sharp arrow is a man who bears false witness against his neighbor.”

“However, when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. For He will not speak on His own, but He will speak what He hears, and He will declare to you what is to come.”

“Make every effort to present yourself approved to God, an unashamed workman who accurately handles the word of truth.”

“For no such prophecy was ever brought forth by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.”

“For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes.”

“For many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many.”