28 Bible Verses about Avoiding Deceit

"If anyone sins, and commits a trespass against Yahweh, and deals falsely with his neighbor in a matter of deposit, or of bargain, or of robbery, or has oppressed his neighbor,

or has found that which was lost, and dealt falsely therein, and swearing to a lie; in any of all these things that a man does, sinning therein;

Blessed is the man to whom Yahweh doesn't impute iniquity, in whose spirit there is no deceit.

He who practices deceit won't dwell within my house. He who speaks falsehood won't be established before my eyes.

Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking lies.

For, "He who would love life, and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil, and his lips from speaking deceit.

Don't be a witness against your neighbor without cause. Don't deceive with your lips.

Put away from yourself a perverse mouth. Put corrupt lips far from you.

Putting away therefore all wickedness, all deceit, hypocrisies, envies, and all evil speaking,

You sons of men, how long shall my glory be turned into dishonor? Will you love vanity, and seek after falsehood? Selah.

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

that you put away, as concerning your former way of life, the old man, that grows corrupt after the lusts of deceit;

For we were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.

Thus says the king, 'Don't let Hezekiah deceive you; for he will not be able to deliver you out of his hand.

Don't be deceived. God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.

Let no one deceive you with empty words. For because of these things, the wrath of God comes on the children of disobedience.

Let no one deceive you in any way. For it will not be, unless the departure comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of destruction,

Little children, let no one lead you astray. He who does righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.

Now this I say that no one may delude you with persuasiveness of speech.

Remove far from me falsehood and lies. Give me neither poverty nor riches. Feed me with the food that is needful for me;

Hear, Yahweh, my righteous plea; Give ear to my prayer, that doesn't go out of deceitful lips.

For our exhortation is not of error, nor of uncleanness, nor in deception.

by glory and dishonor, by evil report and good report; as deceivers, and yet true;

surely my lips shall not speak unrighteousness, neither shall my tongue utter deceit.

Be careful that you don't let anyone rob you through his philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the elements of the world, and not after Christ.

Deliver my soul, Yahweh, from lying lips, from a deceitful tongue.

For thus says Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel: Don't let your prophets who are in the midst of you, and your diviners, deceive you; neither listen to your dreams which you cause to be dreamed.

It will happen in that day, that the prophets will each be ashamed of his vision, when he prophesies; neither will they wear a hairy mantle to deceive: