18 Bible Verses about Deception, Forbidden By God
Most Relevant Verses
Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord,
But those who deal faithfully are His delight.
Do not be a witness against your neighbor without cause,
And do not deceive with your lips.
A false witness will not go unpunished,
And he who tells lies will perish.
‘You shall do no wrong in judgment, in measurement of weight, or capacity.
“You shall not have in your bag differing weights, a large and a small.
A false balance is an abomination to the Lord,
But a just weight is His delight.
Differing weights and differing measures,
Both of them are abominable to the Lord.
They profess to know God, but by their deeds they deny Him, being detestable and disobedient and worthless for any good deed.
“But cursed be the swindler who has a male in his flock and vows it, but sacrifices a blemished animal to the Lord, for I am a great King,” says the Lord of hosts, “and My name is feared among the nations.”
“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs which on the outside appear beautiful, but inside they are full of dead men’s bones and all uncleanness. So you, too, outwardly appear righteous to men, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.
you, therefore, who teach another, do you not teach yourself? You who preach that one shall not steal, do you steal?
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