11 Bible Verses about Deception, Christians Must Not Practice

Therefore, ridding yourselves of all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander,

my lips surely will not speak falseness, and my tongue surely will not utter deceit.

Who may ascend [the] mountain of Yahweh? And who may stand in his holy place? He who is innocent of hands and pure of heart, who does not lift up his soul to falseness, and does not swear deceitfully.

Happy [is] a person to whom Yahweh does not impute iniquity and in whose spirit there is not deceit.

The remnant of Israel shall not do wickedness; they shall not speak deception, nor shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth. For they shall graze and lie down, and none shall frighten [them]."

God [is] spirit, and the ones who worship him must worship in spirit and truth."

So then, let us celebrate the feast, not with the old leaven or with the leaven of wickedness and sinfulness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.

Therefore, putting aside the lie, speak truth each one of you with his neighbor, because we are members of one another.

Do not lie to one another, [because you] have taken off the old man together with his deeds,

For "The one who wants to love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and [his] lips must not speak deceit.

and in their mouth a lie was not found; they are blameless.