23 Bible Verses about Deceiving Oneself

The heart is deceitful above all, and man himself, who shall know him?

He fed upon ashes: a deceived heart turned him away, and he shall not deliver his soul, and he shall not say, Is there not a lie in my right hand?

Thefts, overreaching, deceit, licentiousness, an evil eye, defamation, pride, foolishness:

And thou wilt trust in thy wickedness: thou saidst, None saw me. Thy wisdom and thy knowledge it caused thee to turn away; and thou wilt say in thy heart, I, and none yet besides me.

Let none completely deceive himself. If any think to be wise in this life, let him be foolish, that he may he wise.

Thus said Jehovah, Ye shall not lift up Your souls, saying, Departing, the Chaldeans will go from us: for they shall not go.

Be not led astray, my dearly beloved brethren.

For if any think to be something, being nothing, he deceives himself.

And be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.

For ye erred in your souls when ye sent me to Jehovah your God, saying, Pray for us to Jehovah our God; and according to all Jehovah will say, so announce to us, and we will do.

The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: and the folly of the foolish is deceit

If any among you seem to be religious, bridling not his tongue, but deceiving his heart, the religion of this one vain.

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

If we say that we have communion with him, and walk in darkness, we are deceived, and do not the truth:

Be not deceived: evil intercourses corrupt good habits.

Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatever a man should sow, that also shall he reap.

Watch ye to yourselves, lest your heart shall be enticed, and ye turn aside and serve other gods, and worship to them:

For I heard the slander of many, terror from round about Announce ye, and we will announce. Every man of my peace watching my halting: perhaps he will be persuaded, and we shall prevail against him, and we will take our vengeance of him.

He being deceived shall not trust in vanity: for vanity shall be his compensation.

For sin having taken occasion by the command, deceived me completely, and by it killed me.

Thy terror deceived thee, the pride of thy heart, thou dwelling in the asylums of the rock, holding the height of the hill: if thou shalt make thy nest high as the eagle, from thence will I bring thee down, says Jehovah.

But beseech one another according to each day, as far as the day is called; lest any of you be hardened by deceit of sin.

And the cares of this time, and the deceit of riches, and eager desires about remaining things, coming in, choke the word, and it is unfruitful.