18 Bible Verses about Deception, Forbidden By God

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Proverbs 24:28

Do not be a witness against your neighbor without cause,
And do not deceive with your lips.

Proverbs 19:9

A false witness will not go unpunished,
And he who tells lies will perish.

Deuteronomy 25:13

“You shall not have in your bag differing weights, a large and a small.

Malachi 1:14

“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.”

Matthew 23:27-28

“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.

Luke 6:46

“Why do you call Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say?

Romans 2:21

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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