19 Bible Verses about Deception In Fallen Human Nature
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The heart is deceitful above all things, and it is exceedingly corrupt. Who can know it?
For there is no faithfulness in their mouth. Their inward part is very wickedness. Their throat is an open sepulcher. With their tongue they {deceive (LXX/NT)}.
His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and oppression. Under his tongue is mischief and iniquity.
For they speak not peace, but they devise deceitful words against those who are quiet in the land.
The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit. He has ceased to be wise [and] to do good.
For the rich men of it are full of violence, and the inhabitants of it have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
Their throat is an open grave. With their tongues they deceive. The poison of asps is under their lips,
Those also who seek after my life lay snares [for me]. And those who seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and meditate deceits all the day long.
Take ye heed each one of his neighbor, and trust ye not in any brother, for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbor will go about with slanders. And they will deceive each one his neighbor, and will not speak the truth. They have taught their tongue to speak lies. They weary themselves to commit iniquity.
Ephraim encompasses me around with falsehood, and the house of Israel with deceit, but Judah yet rules with God, and is faithful with the Holy One.
For from the heart comes forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, FALSE witnessings, revilings.
For from inside the heart of men proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, thefts, covetings, wickednesses, deceit, licentiousness, an evil eye, reviling, pride, foolishness.
having been filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, greed, evil; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malignity;
But evil men and impostors will go forward to worse, leading astray and being led astray.
A certain man of themselves, a prophet of their own, said, Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy bellies.