17 Bible Verses about Deception, Forbidden By God
Most Relevant Verses
"You shall not steal; you shall not deal falsely; you shall not lie to one another.
Lying lips are an abomination to the LORD, but those who act faithfully are his delight.
Be not a witness against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your lips.
Whoever speaks the truth gives honest evidence, but a false witness utters deceit.
A faithful witness does not lie, but a false witness breathes out lies.
A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who breathes out lies will perish.
"You shall do no wrong in judgment, in measures of length or weight or quantity.
"You shall not have in your bag two kinds of weights, a large and a small.
A false balance is an abomination to the LORD, but a just weight is his delight.
Unequal weights and unequal measures are both alike an abomination to the LORD.
Shall I acquit the man with wicked scales and with a bag of deceitful weights?
They profess to know God, but they deny him by their works. They are detestable, disobedient, unfit for any good work.
Cursed be the cheat who has a male in his flock, and vows it, and yet sacrifices to the Lord what is blemished. For I am a great King, says the LORD of hosts, and my name will be feared among the nations.
you then who teach others, do you not teach yourself? While you preach against stealing, do you steal?
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