13 Bible Verses about Deceiving Oneself

covetousness, wickedness, deceit, licentiousness, envy, reviling, pride, reckless folly:

Let no one deceive himself. If any man imagines that he is wise, compared with the rest of you, with the wisdom of the present age, let him become "foolish" so that he may be wise.

Do not be deceived, my dearly-loved brethren.

For if there is any one who thinks himself to be somebody when he is nobody, he is deluding himself.

But prove yourselves obedient to the Message, and do not be mere hearers of it, imposing a delusion upon yourselves.

If a man thinks that he is scrupulously religious, although he is not curbing his tongue but is deceiving himself, his religious service is worthless.

If we claim to be already free from sin, we lead ourselves astray and the truth has no place in our hearts.

If, while we are living in darkness, we profess to have fellowship with Him, we speak falsely and are not adhering to the truth.

Do not deceive yourselves: "Evil companionships corrupt good morals."

Do not deceive yourselves. God is not to be scoffed at. For whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.

For sin seized the advantage, and by means of the Commandment it completely deceived me, and also put me to death.

On the contrary encourage one another, day after day, so long as To-day lasts, so that not one of you may be hardened through the deceitful character of sin.

but worldly cares and the deceitfulness of wealth and the excessive pursuit of other objects come in and stifle the Message, and it becomes unfruitful.