31 Bible Verses about Being Mislead

Do not be deceived: "Bad company corrupts good morals."

But evil people and charlatans will go from bad to worse, deceiving others and being deceived themselves.

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

The righteous person is cautious in his friendship, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.

For a fool speaks disgraceful things; his mind plans out sinful deeds. He commits godless deeds and says misleading things about the Lord; he gives the hungry nothing to satisfy their appetite and gives the thirsty nothing to drink.

until I come and take you to a land just like your own -- a land of grain and new wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of olive trees and honey. Then you will live and not die. Don't listen to Hezekiah, for he is misleading you when he says, "The Lord will rescue us."

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

Then the Pharisees answered, "You haven't been deceived too, have you?

But I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, and by her teaching deceives my servants to commit sexual immorality and to eat food sacrificed to idols.

Oppressors treat my people cruelly; creditors rule over them. My people's leaders mislead them; they give you confusing directions.

The leaders of this nation were misleading people, and the people being led were destroyed.

The Lord says, "I saw the prophets of Samaria doing something that was disgusting. They prophesied in the name of the god Baal and led my people Israel astray.

"'This is because they have led my people astray saying, "All is well," when things are not well. When anyone builds a wall without mortar, they coat it with whitewash.

This is what the Lord says: "The prophets who mislead my people are as good as dead. If someone gives them enough to eat, they offer an oracle of peace. But if someone does not give them food, they are ready to declare war on him.

"My people have been lost sheep. Their shepherds have allow them to go astray. They have wandered around in the mountains. They have roamed from one mountain and hill to another. They have forgotten their resting place.

I, the Lord, affirm that I am opposed to those prophets who dream up lies and report them. They are misleading my people with their reckless lies. I did not send them. I did not commission them. They are not helping these people at all. I, the Lord, affirm it!"

The officials of Zoan are fools, the officials of Memphis are misled; the rulers of her tribes lead Egypt astray. The Lord has made them undiscerning; they lead Egypt astray in all she does, so that she is like a drunk sliding around in his own vomit.

He has obstructed my paths and torn me to pieces; he has made me desolate.

Many will come in my name, saying, 'I am he,' and they will mislead many.

They began to accuse him, saying, "We found this man subverting our nation, forbidding us to pay the tribute tax to Caesar and claiming that he himself is Christ, a king."

and said to them, "You brought me this man as one who was misleading the people. When I examined him before you, I did not find this man guilty of anything you accused him of doing.

There was a lot of grumbling about him among the crowds. Some were saying, "He is a good man," but others, "He deceives the common people."

We are from God; the person who knows God listens to us, but whoever is not from God does not listen to us. By this we know the Spirit of truth and the spirit of deceit.

He is not the God of the dead but of the living. You are badly mistaken!"

Jesus answered them, "You are deceived, because you don't know the scriptures or the power of God.

Jesus said to them, "Aren't you deceived for this reason, because you don't know the scriptures or the power of God?

Even from among your own group men will arise, teaching perversions of the truth to draw the disciples away after them.

For many will come in my name, saying, 'I am the Christ,' and they will mislead many.

For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.

And they will turn away from hearing the truth, but on the other hand they will turn aside to myths.

For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, the elect.