28 Bible Verses about Deceit, Practice Of

Do not steal. Do not deal falsely. Do not lie to one another.

Do not (lie) accuse anyone falsely.

Do not be corrupt when administering justice concerning length, weight, or measuring liquid.

They profess that they know God; but deny him by their works! They are detestable, disobedient, and not approved for any good work.

Put away all badness and all deception, hypocrisy, envy, and all evil talk.

We have renounced the hidden things of shame. And we do not walk in craftiness and deceit. We do not adulterate the word of God. But by the manifestation of the truth we commend ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.

Let no one deceive you with empty words. It is because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.

You destroy those who speak falsehood. Jehovah abhors the man of bloodshed and deceit.

Can I be pure with wicked scales and with a bag of deceitful stone weights?

He who speaks truth shows righteousness, but a false witness deceit.

A faithful witness will not lie, but a false witness utters lies.

A false witness will not go unpunished and the liar will perish.

my lips will not speak wickedness, and my tongue will not utter deceit.

Who will go up to the mountain of Jehovah? Who may stand in His holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who has not lifted up (turned) to falsehood and has not sworn deceitfully.

Blessed is the person whom Jehovah no longer accuses of sin and who has no deceitful thoughts.

The faithful few (remnant) in Israel will not do wrong, tell lies, or use their tongues to deceive others. They will feed their sheep and lie down, and there will be no one making trouble for them.

God is a Spirit. They who worship him must worship him with spirit and truth.

Therefore let us celebrate the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.

Put away falsehood. Speak truth each one of you with his neighbor: for we are members (belonging to) (together with) of one another.

Do not lie to one another, seeing that you got rid of the old self with its evil practices.

Whoever would love life and see good days should keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit.

No falsehood (lie) (deceit) was found in their mouth, for they are without fault.

Everyone who does these things, everyone who acts unjustly is an abomination to Jehovah your God.

But You, O God, will bring them down to the corruption of the grave. Men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days. But I will trust in you.

You have rejected all those who wander from your statutes. This is because their deceitfulness is useless.

Bread taken by deceit tastes sweet to a man. Afterwards his mouth will be filled with gravel.

Wealth acquired by lying is fleeting vapor and a deadly pursuit.

Their tongue is a deadly arrow. It speaks deceit! With the mouth one speaks peace to his neighbor, but inwardly he sets an ambush for him. I will punish them for these things, declares Jehovah. I will punish this nation and I will not be satisfied.