11 Bible Verses about Deception, Christians Must Not Practice

So put aside every trace of malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander and hateful speech;

My lips will not speak unjustly,
Nor will my tongue utter deceit.

Who may ascend onto the mountain of the Lord?
And who may stand in His holy place?

He who has clean hands and a pure heart,
Who has not lifted up his soul to what is false,
Nor has sworn [oaths] deceitfully.

Blessed is the man to whom the Lord does not impute wickedness,
And in whose spirit there is no deceit.

“The remnant of Israel will do no wrong
Nor speak lies,
Nor will a deceitful tongue
Be found in their mouths;
For they will eat and lie down
With no one to make them tremble and feel afraid.”

God is spirit [the Source of life, yet invisible to mankind], and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.”

Therefore, let us celebrate the feast, not with old leaven, nor with leaven of vice and malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and [untainted] truth.

Therefore, rejecting all falsehood [whether lying, defrauding, telling half-truths, spreading rumors, any such as these], speak truth each one with his neighbor, for we are all parts of one another [and we are all parts of the body of Christ].

Do not lie to one another, for you have stripped off the old self with its evil practices,

For,“The one who wants to enjoy life and see good days [good—whether apparent or not],
Must keep his tongue free from evil and his lips from speaking guile (treachery, deceit).

No lie was found in their mouth, for they are blameless (spotless, untainted, beyond reproach).