19 Bible Verses about Deception In Fallen Human Nature

The heart is deceitful above all things, and incurable; who can know it?

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

For there is no certainty in their mouth; their inward part is perversion, 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; and they devise deceitful words against the quiet in the land.

The words of his mouth are wickedness and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, to do good.

For her rich men are full of violence, and her inhabitants speak lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.

their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; asps' poison is under their lips:

And they 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 right; the counsels of the wicked are deceit.

Take ye heed every one of his friend, and confide not in any brother; for every brother only supplanteth, and every friend goeth about with slander. And they act deceitfully every one with his neighbour, and speak not the truth: they teach their tongue to speak falsehood, they weary themselves with perverse dealing.

Ephraim encompasseth me about with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit; but Judah yet walketh with God, and with the holy things of truth.

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

For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witnessings, blasphemies;

For from within, out of the heart of men, go forth evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, thefts, covetousness, wickednesses, deceit, licentiousness, a wicked eye, injurious language, haughtiness, folly;

being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, covetousness, malice; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil dispositions; whisperers,

But wicked men and juggling impostors shall advance in evil, leading and being led astray.

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