18 Bible Verses about Deception, Forbidden By God
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“You must not steal. You must not act deceptively or lie to one another.
Lying lips are detestable to the Lord,
but faithful people are His delight.
Don’t testify against your neighbor without cause.
Don’t deceive with your lips.
Whoever speaks the truth declares what is right,
but a false witness, deceit.
An honest witness does not deceive,
but a dishonest witness utters lies.
A false witness will not go unpunished,
and one who utters lies perishes.
“You must not be unfair in measurements of length, weight, or volume.
“You must not have two different weights in your bag, one heavy and one light.
Dishonest scales are detestable to the Lord,
but an accurate weight is His delight.
Differing weights and varying measures—
both are detestable to the Lord.
They profess to know God, but they deny Him by their works. They are detestable, disobedient, and disqualified for any good work.
“The deceiver is cursed who has an acceptable male in his flock and makes a vow but sacrifices a defective animal to the Lord. For I am a great King,” says Yahweh of Hosts, “and My name will be feared among the nations.
“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which appear beautiful on the outside, but inside are full of dead men’s bones and every impurity. In the same way, on the outside you seem righteous to people, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.
you then, who teach another, don’t you teach yourself? You who preach, “You must not steal”—do you steal?
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