13 Bible Verses about Deceiving Oneself
Most Relevant Verses
adultery, lust, malice, deceit, sensuality, envying, slander, arrogance, recklessness,
Let no one deceive himself about this; whoever of you imagines he is wise with this world's wisdom must become a 'fool,' if he is really to be wise.
If anyone imagines he is somebody, he is deceiving himself, for he is nobody;
Act on the Word, instead of merely listening to it and deluding yourselves.
Whoever considers he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue, but deceives his own heart, his religion is futile.
If we say, 'We are not guilty,' we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us;
If we say, 'We have fellowship with him,' when we live and move in darkness, then we are lying, we are not practising the truth;
Make no mistake about this: 'bad company is the ruin of good character.'
Make no mistake ??God is not to be mocked ??a man will reap just what he sows;
The command gave an impulse to sin, sin beguiled me and used the command to kill me.
Rather admonish one another daily, so long as this word To-day is uttered, that none of you may be deceived by sin and hardened.
but the worries of the world and the delight of being rich and all the other passions come in to choke the word; so it proves unfruitful.