31 Bible Verses about Being Mislead

Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good morals.”

Evil people and impostors will become worse, deceiving and being deceived.

I am saying this so that no one will deceive you with persuasive arguments.

A righteous man is careful in dealing with his neighbor,
but the ways of the wicked lead them astray.

For a fool speaks foolishness
and his mind plots iniquity.
He lives in a godless way
and speaks falsely about the Lord.
He leaves the hungry empty
and deprives the thirsty of drink.

until I come and take you away to a land like your own land—a land of grain and new wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of olive trees and honey—so that you may live and not die. But don’t listen to Hezekiah when he misleads you, saying: The Lord will deliver us.

This is what the king says: “Don’t let Hezekiah deceive you, for he cannot deliver you.

Then the Pharisees responded to them: “Are you fooled too?

But I have this against you: You tolerate the woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess and teaches and deceives My slaves to commit sexual immorality and to eat meat sacrificed to idols.

Youths oppress My people,
and women rule over them.
My people, your leaders mislead you;
they confuse the direction of your paths.

The leaders of the people mislead them,
and those they mislead are swallowed up.

Among the prophets of Samaria
I saw something disgusting:
They prophesied by Baal
and led My people Israel astray.

“Since they have led My people astray saying, ‘Peace,’ when there is no peace, for when someone builds a wall they plaster it with whitewash,

This is what the Lord says
concerning the prophets
who lead my people astray,
who proclaim peace
when they have food to sink their teeth into
but declare war against the one
who puts nothing in their mouths.

My people are lost sheep;
their shepherds have led them astray,
guiding them the wrong way in the mountains.
They have wandered from mountain to hill;
they have forgotten their resting place.

I am against those who prophesy false dreams”—the Lord’s declaration—“telling them and leading My people astray with their falsehoods and their boasting. It was not I who sent or commanded them, and they are of no benefit at all to these people”—this is the Lord’s declaration.

The princes of Zoan have been fools;
the princes of Memphis are deceived.
Her tribal chieftains have led Egypt astray.
The Lord has mixed within her a spirit of confusion.
The leaders have made Egypt stagger in all she does,
as a drunkard staggers in his vomit.

He forced me off my way and tore me to pieces;
He left me desolate.

Many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am He,’ and they will deceive many.

They began to accuse Him, saying, “We found this man subverting our nation, opposing payment of taxes to Caesar, and saying that He Himself is the Messiah, a King.”

and said to them, “You have brought me this man as one who subverts the people. But in fact, after examining Him in your presence, I have found no grounds to charge this man with those things you accuse Him of.

And there was a lot of discussion about Him among the crowds. Some were saying, “He’s a good man.” Others were saying, “No, on the contrary, He’s deceiving the people.”

We are from God. Anyone who knows God listens to us; anyone who is not from God does not listen to us. From this we know the Spirit of truth and the spirit of deception.

He is not God of the dead but of the living. You are badly deceived.”

Jesus answered them, “You are deceived, because you don’t know the Scriptures or the power of God.

Jesus told them, “Are you not deceived because you don’t know the Scriptures or the power of God?

And men will rise up from your own number with deviant doctrines to lure the disciples into following them.

For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Messiah,’ and they will deceive many.

False messiahs and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.

They will turn away from hearing the truth and will turn aside to myths.

For false messiahs and false prophets will rise up and will perform signs and wonders to lead astray, if possible, the elect.