18 Bible Verses about Deception, Forbidden By God
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Ye shall not steal, and ye shall not deal falsely, and ye shall not 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 neighbour without cause; and wouldest thou deceive with thy lips?
Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbour.
A false witness shall not be held innocent, and he that uttereth lies shall perish.
Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in measure of length, in weight, and in measure of capacity:
Thou shalt not have in thy bag divers weights, a great and a small.
A false balance is an abomination to Jehovah; but a just weight is his delight.
They profess to know God, but in works deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and found worthless as to every good work.
Yea, cursed be the deceiver, who hath in his flock a male, and voweth and sacrificeth unto the Lord a corrupt thing; for I am a great King, saith Jehovah of hosts, and my name is terrible among the nations.
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye are like whited sepulchres, which appear beautiful outwardly, but within are full of dead men's bones and all uncleanness. Thus also ye, outwardly ye appear righteous to men, but within are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.
thou then that teachest another, dost thou not teach thyself? thou that preachest not to steal, dost thou steal?
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