38 Bible Verses about Deception

then he fell to solemn imprecations, and swore, "I don't know the man." and immediately the cock crew:

For there are many impostors started up in the world, who will not own that Jesus Christ was incarnate. such a one is an impostor and an anti-christ.

and he sent them to Bethlehem, go, said he, make an exact enquiry about the young child, and when ye have found him, let me know it, that I too may come and pay my adorations to him.

beloved, we are now the sons of God, tho' it does not yet appear what we shall be: but we know, that when this change shall be, his immediate presence will give us a divine resemblance.

be not deceived : "vicious conversation corrupts good morals."

let no man mislead you by vain reasonings: for it is for these vices, that the wrath of God lights upon the incredulous.

Now we conjure you, brethren, that with respect to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and our being assembled with him, you would not by any pretended revelation, by any discourse or epistle ascrib'd to us, be immediately perplex'd in your minds, or under any concern for the approach of the day of the Lord. don't be led into any mistake, because the previous rebellion does not yet appear, nor the man of sin throw off the disguise, that offspring of perdition:

for if a man thinks himself to be considerable, when he is not, he deceives himself. but let every one bring his own work to the test, and then he will have matter of glorying in himself alone, and not in another.

Don't delusively content your selves with being of the audience, but put what you hear in practice: for a bare auditor without practice is like one who sees his image form'd by a mirror: he takes a view, turns away, and instantly loses his appearance. read more.
whereas, he that attentively considers the perfect law of liberty, and is attach'd thereto, he is not a forgetful hearer, but reduces it to practice, and his conduct is crown'd with hapiness. If a person of an ungovernable tongue pretends to religion, he abuses himself: for his religion is meer illusion.

If we say that we are without sin, we deceive ourselves, and have no regard to truth.

you say you are rich, and have increased your gain, and have need of nothing; but you do not consider that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked.

for if a man thinks himself to be considerable, when he is not, he deceives himself.

If a person of an ungovernable tongue pretends to religion, he abuses himself: for his religion is meer illusion.

Don't delusively content your selves with being of the audience, but put what you hear in practice:

If we say that we are without sin, we deceive ourselves, and have no regard to truth.

they dispatch'd therefore some of their disciples, together with the Herodians, who thus address'd themselves to him; master, we know that you are sincere, and faithfully teach the divine law without fear or flattery: for you have no regard to the outward quality of men.

Then a doctor of the law stood up to try him, saying, master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?

Within two days was the feast of the passover, and of unleavened bread. and the chief priests, with the Scribes, contriv'd how they might seize Jesus by surprize, and put him to death.

Now there was a certain man named Ananias who with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession,

and he sent them to Bethlehem, go, said he, make an exact enquiry about the young child, and when ye have found him, let me know it, that I too may come and pay my adorations to him.