11 Bible Verses about Deception, Christians Must Not Practice

Wherefore, lay aside all maliciousness, and all guile, and dissimulation, and envy, and all backbiting:

while my breath is in me, and as long as the wind that God hath given me is in my nostrils.

Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? Or, who shall rise up in his holy place? Even he that hath clean hands, and a pure heart, and that hath not lift up his mind unto vanity, nor sworn to deceive his neighbour.

Blessed is the man, unto whom the LORD imputeth no sin, and in whose spirit there is no guile.

The remnant of Israel shall do no wickedness, nor speak lies: neither shall there any deceitful tongue be found in their mouths. For they shall be fed, and take their rest, and no man shall make them afraid.

God is a spirit, and they that worship him, must worship him in spirit, and truth."

Therefore let us keep holiday, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of maliciousness and wickedness - but with the sweet bread of pureness and truth.

Wherefore, put away lying, and speak every man truth unto his neighbor, forasmuch as we are members one of another.

Lie not one to another, that the old man with his works be put off,

If any man long after life, and loveth to see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips, that they speak not guile:

and in their mouths was found no guile. For they are without spot before the throne of God.