28 Bible Verses about Avoiding Deceit

If a person commits a sin, a trespass against the LORD, and denies unto his neighbour that which was delivered unto him to keep or left in his hand, or in a thing stolen, or has slandered his neighbour;

or has found that which was lost and then denies it and swears falsely, in any of all these in which a man can sin,

Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD does not impute iniquity and in whose spirit there is no guile.

He that works deceit shall not dwell within my house; he that tells lies shall not tarry in my sight.

Mem Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.

For he that desires to love life and see the good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil and his lips that they speak no guile;

Do not be a false witness against thy neighbour, and do not flatter with thy lips.

Put away from thee the perversion of the mouth, and the deviation of the lips put far from thee.

Having therefore left all malice and all guile and hypocrisies and envies and all murmurings,

O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame? how long will ye love vanity, and seek after the lie? Selah.

The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity nor speak lies; neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth, for they shall be fed and lie down, and no one shall make them afraid.

that ye put off everything concerning the old way of life, that is, the old man who corrupts himself according to deceitful desires,

For we ourselves also were foolish in another time, rebellious, deceived, serving diverse lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.

Thus hath the king said, Let not Hezekiah deceive you, for he shall not be able to deliver you out of my hand.

Do not deceive yourselves; God is not mocked: for whatever a man sows that shall he also reap.

Let no one deceive you with vain words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.

Let no one deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come except there come a falling away first and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition,

Little children, let no one deceive you; he that does righteousness is righteous, even as he also is righteous.

And this I say lest anyone should beguile you with enticing words.

Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the bread of my judgment:

Hear righteousness, O LORD, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that does not go out of feigned lips.

For our exhortation was not of error nor of uncleanness nor in guile,

through honour and dishonour, through evil report and good report; as deceivers, and yet as men of the truth;

my lips shall not speak iniquity, nor my tongue utter deceit.

Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the traditions of men, according to the elements of the world, and not after Christ.

Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips and from a deceitful tongue.

For thus hath the LORD of the hosts the God of Israel said: Let not your prophets and your diviners that are in the midst of you, deceive you, neither hearken to your dreams which ye dream.

And it shall come to pass in that time, that the prophets shall be ashamed every one of his vision when he has prophesied; neither shall they wear a rough garment to deceive: