6 Bible Verses about Deception In Fallen Human Nature

"Their throat is an open grave; they use their tongues to practice deceit." "The poison of asps is under their lips."

For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, fornications, theft, false witness, slander.

For from within, out of the heart of men, come evil thoughts, fornications, theft, murder, adultery, coveting, wickedness, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, pride, foolishness.

They were filled with all manner of wickedness, evil, covetousness, depravity. Full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malice; they are gossips,

while evil men and impostors will go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.

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