12 Bible Verses about Deceitful Tongues
Most Relevant Verses
“You let your mouth loose in evil
And your tongue frames deceit.
What shall be given to you, and what more shall be done to you,
You deceitful tongue?
Rescue me and deliver me out of the hand of aliens,
Whose mouth speaks deceit
And whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
For they do not speak peace,
But they devise deceitful words against those who are quiet in the land.
They have counseled only to thrust him down from his high position;
They delight in falsehood;
They bless with their mouth,
But inwardly they curse. Selah.
The words of his mouth are wickedness and deceit;
He has ceased to be wise and to do good.
His mouth is full of curses and deceit and oppression;
Under his tongue is mischief and wickedness.
“Their tongue is a deadly arrow;
It speaks deceit;
With his mouth one speaks peace to his neighbor,
But inwardly he sets an ambush for him.
“Their throat is an open grave,
With their tongues they keep deceiving,”
“The poison of asps is under their lips”;
“For the rich men of the city are full of violence,
Her residents speak lies,
And their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
Bible Theasaurus
- Deceitful (88 instances)
- Tongues (76 instances)
