18 Bible Verses about Deception, Forbidden By God
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Ye shall not steal; neither shall ye deal falsely, nor lie one to another.
Lying lips are an abomination to Jehovah; But they that deal truly are his delight.
Be not a witness against thy neighbor without cause; And deceive not with thy lips.
He that uttereth truth showeth forth righteousness; But a false witness, deceit.
A false witness shall not be unpunished; And he that uttereth lies shall perish.
Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in measures of length, of weight, or of quantity.
Thou shalt not have in thy bag diverse weights, a great and a small.
A false balance is an abomination to Jehovah; But a just weight is his delight.
Diverse weights, and diverse measures, Both of them alike are an abomination to Jehovah.
Shall I be pure with wicked balances, and with a bag of deceitful weights?
They profess that they know God; but by their works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.
But cursed be the deceiver, who hath in his flock a male, and voweth, and sacrificeth unto the Lord a blemished thing; for I am a great King, saith Jehovah of hosts, and my name is terrible among the Gentiles.
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which outwardly appear beautiful, but inwardly are full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness. Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but inwardly ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
thou therefore that teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal?
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