19 Bible Verses about Deception In Fallen Human Nature

Crooked is the heart above all things, And it is incurable -- who doth know it?

To conceive misery, and to bear iniquity, Even their heart doth prepare deceit.

For there is no stability in their mouth. Their heart is mischiefs, An open grave is their throat, Their tongue they make smooth.

Of oaths his mouth is full, And deceits, and fraud: Under his tongue is perverseness and iniquity,

For they speak not peace, And against the quiet of the land, Deceitful words they devise,

The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit, He ceased to act prudently -- to do good.

Whose rich ones have been full of violence, And its inhabitants have spoken falsehood, And their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.

A sepulchre opened is their throat; with their tongues they used deceit; poison of asps is under their lips.

And those seeking my soul lay a snare, And those seeking my evil Have spoken mischievous things, And they do deceits meditate all the day.

I said in my haste, 'Every man is a liar.'

The thoughts of the righteous are justice, The counsels of the wicked -- deceit.

Each of his friend -- beware ye, And on any brother, do not trust, For every brother doth utterly supplant, For every friend slanderously doth walk, And each at his friend they mock, And truth they do not speak, They taught their tongue to speak falsehood, To commit iniquity they have laboured.

Compassed Me with feigning hath Ephraim, And with deceit the house of Israel. And Judah again is ruling with God, And with the Holy Ones is faithful!

Woe to the city of blood, She is all with lies -- burglary -- full, Prey doth not depart.

for out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, whoredoms, thefts, false witnessings, evil speakings:

for from within, out of the heart of men, the evil reasonings do come forth, adulteries, whoredoms, murders, thefts, covetous desires, wickedness, deceit, arrogance, an evil eye, evil speaking, pride, foolishness;

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

and evil men and impostors shall advance to the worse, leading astray and being led astray.

A certain one of them, a prophet of their own, said -- 'Cretans! always liars, evil beasts, lazy bellies!'