18 Bible Verses about Deception, Forbidden By God
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Lying lips are an abomination to Jehovah. Those who deal truly are his delight.
Do not witness against your neighbor without cause. Do not deceive with you lips.
Do not be corrupt when administering justice concerning length, weight, or measuring liquid.
A false scale balance is an abomination to Jehovah. A perfect weight is his delight.
Differing weights and differing measures, both of them are an abomination to Jehovah.
Can I be pure with wicked scales and with a bag of deceitful stone weights?
They profess that they know God; but deny him by their works! They are detestable, disobedient, and not approved for any good work.
The cheater who sacrifices a worthless animal to me will be cursed. For he has in his flock a good animal that he promised to give me! I am a great King, Jehovah of Hosts declares. People of all nations will respect my name!
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs that appear beautiful on the outside. They are full of dead men's bones and uncleanness on the inside. You appear righteous to men. However, inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.
You then who teach another, do you teach yourself? You who preach not to steal, do you steal?
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