28 Bible Verses about Avoiding Deceit

"When a person sins and commits a trespass against the Lord by deceiving his fellow citizen in regard to something held in trust, or a pledge, or something stolen, or by extorting something from his fellow citizen,

or has found something lost and denies it and swears falsely concerning any one of the things that someone might do to sin --

How blessed is the one whose wrongdoing the Lord does not punish, in whose spirit there is no deceit.

Deceitful people will not live in my palace. Liars will not be welcome in my presence.

Then make sure you don't speak evil words or use deceptive speech!

For the one who wants to love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from uttering deceit.

Do not be a witness against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your words.

Remove perverse speech from your mouth; keep devious talk far from your lips.

So get rid of all evil and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander.

You men, how long will you try to turn my honor into shame? How long will you love what is worthless and search for what is deceptive? (Selah)

The Israelites who remain will not act deceitfully. They will not lie, and a deceitful tongue will not be found in their mouth. Indeed, they will graze peacefully like sheep and lie down; no one will terrify them."

You were taught with reference to your former way of life to lay aside the old man who is being corrupted in accordance with deceitful desires,

For we too were once foolish, disobedient, misled, enslaved to various passions and desires, spending our lives in evil and envy, hateful and hating one another.

This is what the king says: 'Don't let Hezekiah mislead you, for he is not able to rescue you from my hand!

Do not be deceived. God will not be made a fool. For a person will reap what he sows,

Let nobody deceive you with empty words, for because of these things God's wrath comes on the sons of disobedience.

Let no one deceive you in any way. For that day will not arrive until the rebellion comes and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction.

Little children, let no one deceive you: The one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as Jesus is righteous.

I say this so that no one will deceive you through arguments that sound reasonable.

Remove falsehood and lies far from me; do not give me poverty or riches, feed me with my allotted portion of bread,

A prayer of David. Lord, consider my just cause! Pay attention to my cry for help! Listen to the prayer I sincerely offer!

For the appeal we make does not come from error or impurity or with deceit,

through glory and dishonor, through slander and praise; regarded as impostors, and yet true;

my lips will not speak wickedness, and my tongue will whisper no deceit.

Be careful not to allow anyone to captivate you through an empty, deceitful philosophy that is according to human traditions and the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ.

I said, "O Lord, rescue me from those who lie with their lips and those who deceive with their tongue.

"For the Lord God of Israel who rules over all says, 'Do not let the prophets or those among you who claim to be able to predict the future by divination deceive you. And do not pay any attention to the dreams that you are encouraging them to dream.

"Therefore, on that day each prophet will be ashamed of his vision when he prophesies and will no longer wear the hairy garment of a prophet to deceive the people.