28 Bible Verses about Avoiding Deceit

If a soul sins, and commits a trespass against LORD, and deals falsely with his neighbor in a matter of deposit, or of bargain, or of robbery, or have oppressed his neighbor,

or has found that which was lost, and deal falsely by it, and swears to a lie, in any of all these things that a man does, sinning by it,

Blessed is the man to whom LORD does not impute sin, and in whose spirit there is no deceit.

He who works deceit shall not dwell within my house. He who speaks falsehood shall not be established before my eyes.

Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking deceit.

For he who wants to love life, and see good days, let him restrain his tongue from evil, and his lips not to speak deceit.

Be not a witness against thy neighbor without cause, and deceive not with thy lips.

Put away from thee a wayward mouth, and put perverse lips far from thee.

Therefore, having put off all evil and all deceit and hypocrisies and envies and all evil speaking,

O ye sons of men, how long shall my glory be turned into dishonor? Will ye love vanity, and seek after falsehood? Selah.

The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity, nor speak lies, nor shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth. For they shall feed and lay down, and none shall make them afraid.

for you to put off the old man according to your former conduct, the man who is corrupt according to the desires of deceitfulness,

For we also were formerly foolish, disobedient, being led astray, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in evil and envy, hateful, hating each other.

Thus says the king, Let not Hezekiah deceive you, for he will not be able to deliver you out of his hand.

Be not misled, God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows this he will also reap.

Let no man deceive you by empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.

Let not any man deceive you in any way, because if not, the defection may come first, and he may be revealed--the man of sin, the son of destruction,

Little children, let no man lead you astray. He who is doing righteousness is righteous, just as that man is righteous.

And I say this so that not any man may delude you with persuasive speech.

Remove far from me falsehood and lies. Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the food that is needful for me,

Hear the right, O LORD, attend to my cry. Give ear to my prayer, that goes not out of feigned lips.

For our exhortation is not from error, nor from uncleanness, nor in deception,

through glory and disrepute, through slander and commendation; as deceitful, and yet true;

Surely my lips shall not speak unrighteousness, nor shall my tongue utter deceit.

Take heed lest there will be any man taking you captive through the love of wisdom and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the rudiments of the world, and not according to Christ.

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

For thus says LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Let not your prophets who are in the midst of you, and your diviners, deceive you, nor hearken ye to your dreams which ye cause to be dreamed.

And it shall come to pass in that day, that the prophets shall be ashamed each one of his vision, when he prophesies, nor shall they wear a hairy mantle to deceive.