11 Bible Verses about Deception, Christians Must Not Practice

Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,

My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.

Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? or who shall stand in his holy place? He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.

Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.

The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity, nor speak lies; neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth: for they shall feed and lie down, and none shall make them afraid.

God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.

Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.

Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.

Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;

For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:

And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne of God.