8 Bible Verses about Deceit
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Therefore, you should put out of your lives all malice [i.e., bad attitudes], and all deceit and hypocrisy, and all envy and unwholesome talk.
And when Judas came, immediately he went to Jesus and said, "Rabbi," and then kissed Him [enthusiastically].
Do not let anyone deceive you with empty words, for because of such things, the wrath of God will fall upon people who are disobedient [to Him].
From Thematic Bible
Deceit » The wicked full of » The prevalence of
[Psa. 5:9 says], "Their throats are like open graves [i.e., they are foul-mouthed]. They have spoken deceitfully." [Psa. 90:3 says], "There is snake venom under their lips [i.e., their words are deadly]."
Deceit » Saints » Free from
Deceit » The wicked » Use, to themselves
Deceit » The wicked » Devise
Deceit » Ministers should lay aside
Instead, we have renounced [the practice of] secret, disgraceful behavior. We do not practice deception, nor resort to distorting God's message. But, by making known the truth [i.e., the true message], we commend ourselves to everyone's conscience in the presence of God.
For our appeal [to you was] not based on error, or impure [motives], or deception.
Deceit » False teachers » Preach
Deceit » Saints » Should beware of those who teach
Do not let anyone deceive you with empty words, for because of such things, the wrath of God will fall upon people who are disobedient [to Him].
Pay attention so that no one takes you [spiritually] captive through his philosophy and empty deception based on human tradition, according to the principles of the world and not according to Christ.
Deceit » False witnesses use
Deceit » False teachers » Impose on others by
Then we will no longer be [spiritual] babies, tossed back and forth [by waves], and blown around by every wind of [false] teaching, [deceived] by the clever trickery of people using deceptive schemes.
For such men are not serving our Lord Christ but their own [unspiritual] appetites. They are deceiving the minds of innocent people by their smooth talk and flattering words.
Deceit » Forbidden
For [Psalm 39:12 says], "The person who loves [his] life and wants to have happy days, should avoid saying anything bad or deceptive.
Deceit » Exemplified » Rebecca and jacob
Deceit » Punishment of
Deceit » Exemplified
Deceit » Christ was perfectly free from
[For] He neither sinned nor used deceitful words.
Deceit » Devise
Deceit » Saints » Pray for deliverance from those who use
Deceit » The wicked » Utter
Deceit » Often accompanied by fraud and injustice
Deceit » Blessedness of being free from
Deceit » A characteristic of the apostacy
and all kinds of wicked deception toward those people who are perishing [spiritually], because they refused to love the truth so they could be saved.
Deceit » False teachers » Are workers of
For such men are false apostles; they are deceitful workers, who disguise themselves as [true] apostles of Christ.
Deceit » Impose on others by
Then we will no longer be [spiritual] babies, tossed back and forth [by waves], and blown around by every wind of [false] teaching, [deceived] by the clever trickery of people using deceptive schemes.
For such men are not serving our Lord Christ but their own [unspiritual] appetites. They are deceiving the minds of innocent people by their smooth talk and flattering words.
Deceit » Use, to themselves
Deceit » Hatred often concealed by
Deceit » Exemplified » Joseph's brethren
Deceit » Evil of » Leads to pride and oppression
Deceit » Preach
Deceit » Exemplified » David
Deceit » The wicked » Work
Deceit » The wicked » Increase in
But evil people and impostors will go from bad to worse [in their behavior], deceiving people and being deceived by them.
Deceit » The wicked » Delight in
Deceit » Evil of » Leads to lying
Deceit » The wicked full of » Their counsels
Deceit » The wicked full of » Their houses
Deceit » The wicked full of » Their kisses
Deceit » Utter
Deceit » Characteristic of the heart
Deceit » The kisses of an enemy are
Deceit » The folly of fools is
Deceit » Is falsehood
Deceit » False teachers » Sport themselves with
They suffer wrong themselves for doing wrong to other people. They consider it [especially] pleasurable to carry on their drunken revellings, [even] during the daytime. They become blots and blemishes [i.e., like spoiled food] in your fellowship meal, as they revel in their deceitful behavior.
Deceit » Exemplified » Laban
Deceit » The wicked » Use, to each other
Deceit » Evil of » Keeps from knowledge of God
Deceit » Evil of » Keeps from turning to God
Deceit » The wicked » Being Full of
They are full of all kinds of wickedness, evil, greed, and maliciousness. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips,
Deceit » Exemplified » Pharaoh
Deceit » Exemplified » Herod
So, he sent them to Bethlehem, saying, "Go and find out the details about the young child, and when you have found him, come and tell me, so I can go and worship him myself."
Deceit » Saints » Should lay aside, in seeking truth
Therefore, you should put out of your lives all malice [i.e., bad attitudes], and all deceit and hypocrisy, and all envy and unwholesome talk.
Deceit » Saints » Delivered from those who use
Deceit » Saints » Shun those addicted to
Deceit » Leads » To pride and oppression
Deceit » The tongue, the instrument of
[Psa. 5:9 says], "Their throats are like open graves [i.e., they are foul-mouthed]. They have spoken deceitfully." [Psa. 90:3 says], "There is snake venom under their lips [i.e., their words are deadly]."
Deceit » Hypocrites practice
Deceit » The wicked full of » Their words
Deceit » A characteristic of antiChrist
For many deceivers have begun circulating in the world; they are those who do not confess that Jesus Christ has come [to earth] in a physical body. Such a person is the deceiver and the antichrist [See I John 2:18f].
Deceit » The wicked full of » Their hearts
greedy desires, wickedness, deceit, unrestrained indecency, envy, slander, arrogance and foolishness.
Deceit » Exemplified » Chief priests
Now the Passover Festival and the Festival of Unleavened Bread were held two days later. [Note: This was the annual Jewish Festival week commemorating Israel's deliverance from Egyptian bondage under Moses' leadership. The unleavened bread was specially baked bread containing no yeast, which was eaten for seven days as part of the celebration]. And the leading priests and experts in the law of Moses were looking for a way to take Jesus by trickery and kill Him.
Deceit » False teachers are workers of
For such men are false apostles; they are deceitful workers, who disguise themselves as [true] apostles of Christ.
Deceit » Hypocrites devise
Deceit » Comes from the heart
greedy desires, wickedness, deceit, unrestrained indecency, envy, slander, arrogance and foolishness.
Deceit » God abhors
Deceit » Exemplified » Job's friends
Deceit » Saints » Purposed against
Deceit » Saints » Avoid
Deceit » Saints » Purpose against
Deceit » Leads » To lying
Deceit » Characteristic of the apostasy
and all kinds of wicked deception toward those people who are perishing [spiritually], because they refused to love the truth so they could be saved.
Deceit » Sport themselves with
They suffer wrong themselves for doing wrong to other people. They consider it [especially] pleasurable to carry on their drunken revellings, [even] during the daytime. They become blots and blemishes [i.e., like spoiled food] in your fellowship meal, as they revel in their deceitful behavior.
Deceit » Increase in
But evil people and impostors will go from bad to worse [in their behavior], deceiving people and being deceived by them.
Deceit » Delight in
Deceit » Work
Deceit » Characteristic of » AntiChrist
For many deceivers have begun circulating in the world; they are those who do not confess that Jesus Christ has come [to earth] in a physical body. Such a person is the deceiver and the antichrist [See I John 2:18f].
Deceit » Evil of » Hinders knowledge of God
Deceit » The tongue is an instrument of
[Psa. 5:9 says], "Their throats are like open graves [i.e., they are foul-mouthed]. They have spoken deceitfully." [Psa. 90:3 says], "There is snake venom under their lips [i.e., their words are deadly]."
Deceit » The wicked are full of
They are full of all kinds of wickedness, evil, greed, and maliciousness. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips,
Deceit » Keeps from turning to God
Deceit » Use, to each other
Early rising » Practised by the wicked, for » Deceit
Servants » Characteristics of wicked servants: » Deceit
Topics on Deceit
Avoiding Deceit
1 Peter 3:10For [Psalm 39:12 says], "The person who loves [his] life and wants to have happy days, should avoid saying anything bad or deceptive.
Deceit Leading to Judgment
Acts 5:9-10Then Peter said to her, "Why did you agree together [with your husband] to put the Holy Spirit of the Lord to the test? Look, the ones who buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out [to bury you, too]."
Deceit, Practice Of
Titus 1:16These people claim to know God [as Savior], but they deny Him by their actions, so they are detestable and disobedient and unfit for doing anything good.
Examples Of Deceit
Matthew 2:8So, he sent them to Bethlehem, saying, "Go and find out the details about the young child, and when you have found him, come and tell me, so I can go and worship him myself."
Lying And Deceit
Colossians 3:9Do not lie to one another, since you have put away [the conduct of] your old person with its practices,
