18 Bible Verses about Deception, Forbidden By God
Most Relevant Verses
Deceitful speech is reprehensible to the LORD, but those who act faithfully are his delight.
Don't testify against your neighbor without a cause, and don't lie when you speak.
""You are not to give false testimony against your neighbor.
The truth teller speaks what is right, but the false witness speaks what is deceitful.
A witness to lies will not go unpunished; the teller of falsehoods will perish.
"You are not to act unjustly in deciding a case or when measuring weight and quantity.
"Don't have different weights in your bag one heavy and one light.
The LORD hates false scales, but he delights in accurate weights.
Will I tolerate those who maintain deceptive standards and who use deceitful weights in their business?
They claim to know God, but they deny him by their actions. They are detestable, disobedient, and disqualified to do anything good.
"Cursed is the deceiver who has an acceptable male in his flock, and vows to give it, but sacrifices a mutilated one to the LORD. Indeed, I am a great king," says the LORD of the Heavenly Armies, "and my name is feared among the Gentiles."
"How terrible it will be for you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs that look beautiful on the outside but inside are full of dead people's bones and every kind of impurity. In the same way, on the outside you look righteous to people, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.
as you teach others, do you fail to teach yourself? As you preach against stealing, do you steal?
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