13 Bible Verses about Deceiving Oneself

greedy desires, wickedness, deceit, unrestrained indecency, envy, slander, arrogance and foolishness.

No one should fool himself. If any person among you thinks he is smart, by human standards, he should become a "fool," so that he can become [really] wise.

[So], do not be deceived, my dearly loved brothers.

For any person who thinks he is someone [important], when he is really nothing, is self-deceived.

But you should not deceive yourselves by just listening [to God's word] instead of doing what the word teaches.

If anyone considers himself to be religious and yet does not keep a tight rein on his tongue, this person is self-deceived and his religion is worthless.

If we claim to have no sinful practices [in our lives], we are self-deceived and are not being truthful about the matter.

If we claim to share a relationship with God and yet live in darkness [i.e., in a sinful way], we are lying and are not living a truthful life.

Do not be fooled; bad company ruins good moral behavior.

Do not be deceived; God will not be fooled. Whatever a person does with his life, he will reap [the results of it].

For by means of God's commandment [against sinning], sin found an opportunity to deceive me and [even] kill me [spiritually].

But [instead], encourage one another each day, as long as it is [still] called "Today," so that none of you becomes stubborn [as a result] of the deceitfulness of sin.

but worry [over things] of the world, and the deceitfulness of material wealth, and the evil desires for other things entered their hearts and choked [the effectiveness of] 'the word,' so that it did not yield a crop [in their lives].