8 Bible Verses about Trusting Deceptive Things

His source of confidence is fragile;
what he trusts in is a spider’s web.

Let him not put trust in worthless things, being led astray,
for what he gets in exchange will prove worthless.

Do not trust deceitful words, chanting: This is the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord.

But look, you keep trusting in deceitful words that cannot help.

This is your lot,
what I have decreed for you—
this is the Lord’s declaration—
because you have forgotten Me
and trusted in Falsehood.

The prophet Jeremiah said to the prophet Hananiah, “Listen, Hananiah! The Lord did not send you, but you have led these people to trust in a lie.

“Send a message to all the exiles, saying: This is what the Lord says concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite. Because Shemaiah prophesied to you, though I did not send him, and made you trust a lie,

For this reason God sends them a strong delusion so that they will believe what is false,