18 Bible Verses about Deception, Forbidden By God
Most Relevant Verses
Lying lips are detestable to the Lord,
but faithful people are His delight.
Don’t testify against your neighbor without cause.
Don’t deceive with your lips.
Do not give dishonest testimony against your neighbor.
A false witness will not go unpunished,
and one who utters lies perishes.
“You must not have two different weights in your bag, one heavy and one light.
Dishonest scales are detestable to the Lord,
but an accurate weight is His delight.
They profess to know God, but they deny Him by their works. They are detestable, disobedient, and disqualified for any good work.
“The deceiver is cursed who has an acceptable male in his flock and makes a vow but sacrifices a defective animal to the Lord. For I am a great King,” says Yahweh of Hosts, “and My name will be feared among the nations.
“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which appear beautiful on the outside, but inside are full of dead men’s bones and every impurity. In the same way, on the outside you seem righteous to people, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.
you then, who teach another, don’t you teach yourself? You who preach, “You must not steal”—do you steal?
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