9 Bible Verses about Deceit

Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips,

Bread of deceit is sweet to a man, but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.

Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with Sheol we are at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood we have hid ourselves:

With which their rich men are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.

I said in my haste, All men are liars.

He that has clean hands and a pure heart, who has not taken my name in vain, nor sworn deceitfully.

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.

And in their mouth was found no guile, for they are without blemish before the throne of God.

The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground?

Thus hath the LORD said; Do not deceive yourselves, saying, The Chaldeans have surely departed from us; for they shall not depart.

All the men of thy confederacy have brought thee even to the border; the men that were at peace with thee have deceived thee and prevailed against thee; those that eat thy bread have laid a wound under thee; there is no intelligence in this.

Those that seek after my life lay snares for me, and those that seek my hurt speak calamities and imagine deceits all the day long.

The thoughts of the righteous are upright, but the astuteness of the wicked is deceit.

For they do not speak peace, but they devise deceitful matters against those that are meek in the land.

but remove from ourselves every hidden shameful thing, not walking in craftiness, nor adulterating the word of God, but in the manifestation of the truth, commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.

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

Then the LORD said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I did not send them, neither have I commanded them, neither did I speak unto them: they prophesy unto you a false vision, divination, vanity, and the deceit of their heart.

How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies and that prophesy the deceit of their own heart?

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

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.

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

The true witness will not lie, but the false witness will utter lies.

That we no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men and cunning craftiness, by which they lie in wait to deceive,

For they that are such do not serve our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly and by smooth words and blessings deceive the hearts of the simple.

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

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;

Go now to the flock and bring me from there two good kids of the goats, and I will make them savoury food for thy father, such as he loves;

And Jacob said unto his father, I am Esau, thy firstborn; I have done according as thou didst command me; arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me.

But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of the grave; bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days, but I will trust in thee.

Therefore thus hath the LORD of the hosts said, Behold, I will melt them and try them; for how shall I do for the daughter of my people? Their tongue is as a sharp arrow; it speaks deceit: one speaks peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth but in heart he lays in wait. Shall I not visit them for these things? saith the LORD; shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?

Then the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: For God knows that in the day ye eat of it then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.

Now the serpent was more astute than all the animals of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Has God indeed said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?

Why dost thou boast of evil, O strong man? The mercy of God is day by day. Thy tongue devises wickedness like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

And he made his grave with the wicked, and his death with the rich; even though he had never done evil, neither was any deceit in his mouth.

who did no sin neither was guile found in his mouth,

Those that seek after my life lay snares for me, and those that seek my hurt speak calamities and imagine deceits all the day long.

The thoughts of the righteous are upright, but the astuteness of the wicked is deceit.

For they do not speak peace, but they devise deceitful matters against those that are meek in the land.

Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against those who are not merciful; O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.

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

His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.

The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit; he has left off to be wise and to do good.

His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.

Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against those who are not merciful; O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.

He that has clean hands and a pure heart, who has not taken my name in vain, nor sworn deceitfully.

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

He that has clean hands and a pure heart, who has not taken my name in vain, nor sworn deceitfully. He shall receive the blessing from the LORD, and righteousness from the God of his saving health.

and with all deception of iniquity working in those that perish because they did not receive the charity of the truth, to be saved.

For these false apostles are deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ.

That we no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men and cunning craftiness, by which they lie in wait to deceive,

For they that are such do not serve our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly and by smooth words and blessings deceive the hearts of the simple.

Thus hath the LORD said; Do not deceive yourselves, saying, The Chaldeans have surely departed from us; for they shall not depart.

The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground? Though thou exalt thyself as the eagle and though thou set thy nest among the stars, from there I will bring thee down, said the LORD. Did thieves come to thee, or robbers by night? (how art thou destroyed!) would they not have stolen until they had enough? if the grapegatherers came to thee, would they not leave some grapes? read more.
How were the things of Esau searched out! His hidden things were sought after! All the men of thy confederacy have brought thee even to the border; the men that were at peace with thee have deceived thee and prevailed against thee; those that eat thy bread have laid a wound under thee; there is no intelligence in this.

He that hates dissembles with his lips and lays up deceit within him; when he speaks fair, do not believe him, for there are seven abominations in his heart. Even though his hatred is covered up in the desert, his wickedness shall be showed before the whole congregation. read more.
Whosoever digs a pit shall fall therein, and he that rolls a stone, it will return upon him. A lying tongue hates those that are afflicted by it, and a flattering mouth works ruin.

He that hates dissembles with his lips and lays up deceit within him; when he speaks fair, do not believe him, for there are seven abominations in his heart. Even though his hatred is covered up in the desert, his wickedness shall be showed before the whole congregation.

Then they took Joseph's coat and killed a kid of the goats and dipped the coat in the blood; and they sent the coat of many colours, and they brought it to their father and said, We have found this, recognize now whether it is thy son's coat or not.

As a cage full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit; thus they became great and rich. They are become fat; they shine; yea, they overpass in deeds of wickedness; they did not judge the cause, the cause of the fatherless; with all this they made themselves prosperous; and they did not judge the cause of the poor.

Then the LORD said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I did not send them, neither have I commanded them, neither did I speak unto them: they prophesy unto you a false vision, divination, vanity, and the deceit of their heart.

How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies and that prophesy the deceit of their own heart?

And he changed his behaviour before them and feigned himself a fool in their hands and scrabbled on the doors of the gate and let his spittle fall down upon his beard.

The wicked works a deceitful work, but to him that sows righteousness shall be a sure reward.

But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.

Bread of deceit is sweet to a man, but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.

The true witness delivers souls, but the deceitful one speaks lies.

The thoughts of the righteous are upright, but the astuteness of the wicked is deceit.

As a cage full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit; thus they became great and rich.

Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.

The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit; he has left off to be wise and to do good.

The heart is deceitful above all things and desperately wicked; who shall know it?

Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

The wisdom of the sane is to understand his way, but the folly of fools is deceit.

Thou hast trodden down all those that err from thy statutes; for their deceit is falsehood.

receiving the reward of their unrighteousness, as those that count it pleasure to live luxuriously every day. These are spots and blemishes, who eat together with you, while at the same time they revel in their deceit,

And your father has deceived me and changed my wages ten times, but God did not allow him to hurt me.

And they will deceive each one his neighbour and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies and weary themselves to commit iniquity.

Thine habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me, saith the LORD.

Why then is this people of Jerusalem rebellious with a perpetual rebellion? They hold fast deceit; they refuse to return.

being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,

And Moses answered, Behold, as I go out from thy presence, I will intreat the LORD that the swarms of flies may depart from Pharaoh, from his slaves, and from his people tomorrow; if Pharaoh will not deal deceitfully any more in not letting the people go to sacrifice to the LORD.

and sending them to Bethlehem, he said, Go there and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again that I may come and worship him also.

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

He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence, and precious shall their blood be in his sight.

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

As a cage full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit; thus they became great and rich. They are become fat; they shine; yea, they overpass in deeds of wickedness; they did not judge the cause, the cause of the fatherless; with all this they made themselves prosperous; and they did not judge the cause of the poor.

Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips,

Ephraim compasses me about with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit; but Judah yet rules with God and is faithful with the saints.

The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit; he has left off to be wise and to do good.

For many deceivers are entered into the world, who do not confess Jesus Christ coming in flesh. This same is a deceiver and antichrist.

the thefts, the covetousness, the wickedness, the deceit, the lasciviousness, the evil eye, the slander, the pride, the unwiseness:

Two days after was the passover and the days of unleavened bread; and the princes of the priests and the scribes sought how they might take him by craft, that they might kill him.

For these false apostles are deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ.

They conceive pain and bring forth iniquity, and their belly meditates deceit.

the thefts, the covetousness, the wickedness, the deceit, the lasciviousness, the evil eye, the slander, the pride, the unwiseness:

Thou shalt destroy those that speak lies: the LORD will abominate the bloody and deceitful man.

My brethren have lied to me as a brook; they passed away as an impetuous stream,

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

If I have walked with falsehood or if my foot has hastened to deceit,

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

The true witness delivers souls, but the deceitful one speaks lies.

and with all deception of iniquity working in those that perish because they did not receive the charity of the truth, to be saved.

receiving the reward of their unrighteousness, as those that count it pleasure to live luxuriously every day. These are spots and blemishes, who eat together with you, while at the same time they revel in their deceit,

But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.

Bread of deceit is sweet to a man, but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.

The wicked works a deceitful work, but to him that sows righteousness shall be a sure reward.

For many deceivers are entered into the world, who do not confess Jesus Christ coming in flesh. This same is a deceiver and antichrist.

Thine habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me, saith the LORD.

Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips,

being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,

Why then is this people of Jerusalem rebellious with a perpetual rebellion? They hold fast deceit; they refuse to return.

And they will deceive each one his neighbour and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies and weary themselves to commit iniquity.

He that blesses his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.

My eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me; he that walks in the way of perfection, he shall serve me. He that works deceit shall not dwell within my house; he that tells lies shall not tarry in my sight.

And he answered, My lord, O king, my slave deceived me, for thy slave said, I will saddle me an ass, that I may ride upon it and go to the king because thy slave is lame.