6 Bible Verses about Deception, Christian Leaders Must Not

But we have renounced the covert things of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor misrepresenting the word of God, but by the disclosure of the truth, commending ourselves to every conscience of men before God.

For our pride is this (the testimony from our conscience), that we behave in the world in the simplicity and purity of God, not by fleshly wisdom but in the grace of God, and especially toward you.

For we are not as other men, huckstering the word of God, but as from purity. But we speak in Christ as from God in the sight of God.

For our exhortation is not from error, nor from uncleanness, nor in deception, but as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the good-news, thus we speak, not as pleasing men, but God who proves our hearts. For we came neither in word of flattery (at any time as ye know) nor a pretense of greed (God is witness)

Helpers likewise, be honorable, not double-tongued, not attending to much wine, not greedy of base gain,

For the overseer must be blameless as a steward of God, not self-willed, not prone to angry, not a drunkard, not a fighter, not greedy of base gain,