28 Bible Verses about Avoiding Deceit

If a soul sin, and commit a trespass against the LORD, and lie unto his neighbour in that which was delivered him to keep, or in fellowship, or in a thing taken away by violence, or hath deceived his neighbour;

Or have found that which was lost, and lieth concerning it, and sweareth falsely; in any of all these that a man doeth, sinning therein:

Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.

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

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

For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:

Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.

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

Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,

O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame? how long will ye love vanity, and seek after leasing? Selah.

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.

That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;

For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.

Thus saith the king, Let not Hezekiah deceive you: for he shall not be able to deliver you out of his hand:

Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.

Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.

Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;

Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.

And this I say, lest any man should beguile you with enticing words.

Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:

{A Prayer of David.} Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.

For our exhortation was not of deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile:

By honour and dishonour, by evil report and good report: as deceivers, and yet true;

My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.

Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.

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

For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Let not your prophets and your diviners, that be in the midst of you, deceive you, neither hearken to your dreams which ye cause to be dreamed.

And it shall come to pass in that day, that the prophets shall be ashamed every one of his vision, when he hath prophesied; neither shall they wear a rough garment to deceive: