21 Bible Verses about traitors

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Isaiah 33:1

Woe (judgment is coming) to you, O destroyer,
You who were not destroyed,
And he who is treacherous, while others did not deal treacherously with him.
As soon as you finish destroying, you will be destroyed;
As soon as you stop dealing treacherously, others will deal treacherously with you.

Jeremiah 9:2


Oh that I had in the wilderness
A lodging place (a mere shelter) for wayfaring men,
That I might leave my people
And go away from them!
For they are all adulterers [worshiping idols instead of the Lord],
[They are] an assembly of treacherous men [of weak character, men without integrity].

Isaiah 21:2


A harsh vision has been shown to me;
The treacherous one deals treacherously, and the destroyer destroys.
Go up, Elam! Lay siege, Media!
All the groaning [caused by Babylon’s ruthless oppressions] I [the Lord] have brought to an end.

Proverbs 21:18


The wicked become a ransom for the righteous,
And the treacherous in the place of the upright [for they fall into their own traps].

Psalm 59:5


You, O Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel,
Arise to punish all the nations;
Spare no one and do not be merciful to any who treacherously plot evil. Selah.

2 Kings 6:12

One of his servants said, “None [of us is helping him], my lord, O king; but Elisha, the prophet who is in Israel, tells the king of Israel the words that you speak in your bedroom.”

Proverbs 22:12


The eyes of the Lord keep guard over knowledge and the one who has it,
But He overthrows the words of the treacherous.

Isaiah 24:16


From the ends of the earth we hear songs, “Glory and honor to the Righteous One,”
But I say, “I waste away, I waste away. Woe to me!
The treacherous deal treacherously,
Indeed, the treacherous deal very treacherously.”

2 Kings 11:14

When she looked, behold, there stood the [young] king [on the platform] by the pillar, as was customary [on such occasions], and the captains and the trumpeters were beside the king; and all the people of the land rejoicing and blowing the trumpets. Then Athaliah tore her clothes and cried, “Treason! Treason!”

Matthew 26:21

And as they were eating, He said, “I assure you and most solemnly say to you that one of you will betray Me.”

Matthew 26:23

Jesus answered, “He who has dipped his hand in the bowl with Me [as a pretense of friendship] will betray Me.

Matthew 26:48

Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, “Whomever I kiss, He is the one; seize Him.”

Proverbs 14:25


A truthful witness saves lives,
But he who speaks lies is treacherous.

Matthew 26:25

And Judas, the betrayer, said, “Surely it is not I, Rabbi?” Jesus said to him, “You have said it yourself.”

2 Samuel 1:16

David said to the [fallen] man, “Your blood is on your own head, for your own mouth has testified against you, saying, ‘I have killed the Lord’s anointed.’”

Judges 1:23

The house of Joseph spied out Bethel (now the name of the city was formerly Luz).

Micah 2:4


“On that day they shall take up a [taunting, deriding] parable against you
And wail with a doleful and bitter song of mourning and say,
‘We are completely destroyed!
God exchanges the inheritance of my people;
How He removes it from me!
He divides our fields to the rebellious [our captors].’

Luke 6:16

Judas [also called Thaddaeus] the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor [to the Lord].

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