23 Bible Verses about Deceiving Oneself

Among all things living, man hath the most deceitful and unsearchable heart. Who shall then know it?

The keeping of dust, and foolishness of heart hath turned them aside: so that none of them can have a free conscience to think, "Do not I err?"

theft, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, uncleanness, and a wicked eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:

For thou hast comforted thyself in thy deceitfulness, and hast said, "No man seeth me." Thine own wisdom and cunning hath deceived thee, in that thou hast said, "I am alone, and without me there is none."

Let no man deceive himself. If any man seem wise among you, let him be a fool in this world, that he may be wise.

For thus sayeth the LORD: Deceive not your own minds, thinking on this manner, 'Tush, the Chaldeans go now their way from us.' No, they shall not go their way.

Err not, my dear brethren.

If any man seem to himself that he is somewhat, when indeed he is nothing, the same deceiveth himself in his imagination.

And see that ye be doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves with sophistry.

For ye sent me unto the LORD your God and said, 'O pray thou the LORD our God for us: and look what answer the LORD our God giveth thee, that bring us again, and we shall do thereafter.'

The wisdom of him that hath understanding is to take heed unto his way; but the foolishness of the unwise deceiveth.

If any man among you seem devout, and refrain not his tongue: but deceive his own heart, this man's devotion is in vain.

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and truth is not in us.

If we say that we have fellowship with him, and yet walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:

Be not deceived: malicious speakings corrupt good manners.

Be not deceived, God is not mocked. For whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he reap.

But beware that your hearts deceive you not, that ye turn aside and serve strange gods and worship them,

For why? I heard so many derisions and blasphemies, yea even of my own companions, and such as were conversant with me: which went about, to make me afraid, saying, "Upon him; let us go upon him, to fear him, and make him hold his tongue: that we may overcome him, and be avenged of him."

He will never apply himself to faithfulness and truth, so sore is he deceived with vanity.

For sin took occasion by the means of the commandment and so deceived me, and by the selfsame commandment, slew me.

Thy high stomach and the pride of thy heart have deceived thee; Because thou wilt dwell in the holes of stony rocks, and have the high mountains in possession. Nevertheless, though thy nest were as high as the Eagles, yet will I cast thee down, sayeth the LORD.

but exhort one another daily, while it is called today, lest any of you wax hard hearted through the deceitfulness of sin.

and the care of this world and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things enter in, and choke the word, and it is made unfruitful.