19 Bible Verses about Deception In Fallen Human Nature

The heart is deceitful above all things, and it is exceedingly corrupt: who can know it?

They conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity, And their heart prepareth deceit.

For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; Their inward part is very wickedness; Their throat is an open sepulchre; They flatter with their tongue.

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 them that are quiet in the land.

The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: He hath ceased to be wise and to do good.

For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.

Their throat is an open sepulchre; With their tongues they have used deceit: The poison of asps is under their lips:

They also that seek after my life lay snares for me ; And they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, And meditate deceits all the day long.

I said in my haste, All men are liars.

The thoughts of the righteous are just; But the counsels of the wicked are deceit.

Take ye heed every 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 every one his neighbor, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies; they weary themselves to commit iniquity.

Ephraim compasseth me about with falsehood, and the house of Israel with deceit; but Judah yet ruleth with God, and is faithful with the Holy One.

Woe to the bloody city! it is all full of lies and rapine; the prey departeth not.

For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, railings:

For from within, out of the heart of men, evil thoughts proceed, fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries, covetings, wickednesses, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, railing, pride, foolishness:

being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malignity; whisperers,

But evil men and impostors shall wax worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.

One of themselves, a prophet of their own, said, Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, idle gluttons.