37 Bible Verses about Deception
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Such creatures are no servants of Christ our Lord, they are slaves of their own base desires; with their plausible and pious talk they beguile the hearts of unsuspecting people. But surely not of you!
Therefore God visits them with an active delusion, till they put faith in falsehood,
I say this to prevent you from being deluded by plausible arguments from anybody;
and he will emerge to seduce the nations at the four corners of the earth, even Gog and Magog, mustering them for the fray. Their number was like the sand of the sea,
and Adam was not deceived, it was Eve who was deceived and who fell into sin.
Jesus answered them, "You go wrong because you understand neither the scriptures nor the power of God.
Beware of anyone getting hold of you by means of a theosophy which is specious make-believe, on the lines of human tradition, corresponding to the Elemental spirits of the world and not to Christ.
But let that pass, you say; I was not a burden to you, no, but I was clever enough to dupe you with my tricks? Was I?
Rather admonish one another daily, so long as this word To-day is uttered, that none of you may be deceived by sin and hardened.
If we say, 'We are not guilty,' we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us;
Let nobody delude you into this belief, whatever he may say. It will not come till the Rebellion takes place first of all, with the revealing of the Lawless One, the doomed One,
Let no one deceive himself about this; whoever of you imagines he is wise with this world's wisdom must become a 'fool,' if he is really to be wise.
But in later days, the Spirit distinctly declares, certain people will rebel against the faith; they will listen to spirits of error and to the doctrines that daemons teach
Act on the Word, instead of merely listening to it and deluding yourselves.
Bad characters and impostors will go from bad to worse, deceiving others and deceived themselves;
but I am afraid of your thoughts getting seduced from a single devotion to Christ, just as the serpent beguiled Eve with his cunning.
we belong to God ??he who knows God listens to us, he who does not belong to God does not listen to us. This is how we recognize the spirit of truth and the spirit of error.
for false Christs and false prophets will rise and bring forward great signs and wonders, so as to mislead the very elect, ??if that were possible.
and with the full deceitfulness of evil for those who are doomed to perish, since they refuse to love the Truth that would save them.
Their throat is an open grave, they are treacherous with their tongues, the venom of an asp lies under their lips.
For we ourselves were once senseless, disobedient, astray, enslaved to all manner of passions and pleasures; we spent our days in malice and envy, we were hateful, and we hated one another.
If anyone imagines he is somebody, he is deceiving himself, for he is nobody;
The command gave an impulse to sin, sin beguiled me and used the command to kill me.
Make no mistake about this: 'bad company is the ruin of good character.'
From Thematic Bible
Deception » Religious persons guilty of
At this he broke out cursing and swearing, "I do not know the man." At that moment a cock crowed.
Deception » Deceivers
I say this, because a number of impostors have emerged in the world, men who will not acknowledge the coming of Jesus Christ in the flesh; that marks the real 'impostor' and 'antichrist.'
Deception » General examples of
He also sent them to Bethlehem, telling them, "Go and make a careful search for the child, and when you have found him report to me, so that I may go and worship him too."
Deception » Not letting anyone deceive you
We are children of God now, beloved; what we are to be is not apparent yet, but we do know that when he appears, we are to be like him ??for we are to see him as he is.
Make no mistake about this: 'bad company is the ruin of good character.'
Let no one deceive you with specious arguments; these are the vices that bring down God's anger on the sons of disobedience.
With regard to the arrival of the Lord Jesus Christ and our muster before him, I beg you, brothers, not to let your minds get easily unsettled or excited by any spirit of prophecy or any declaration or any letter purporting to come from me, to the effect that the Day of the Lord is already here. Let nobody delude you into this belief, whatever he may say. It will not come till the Rebellion takes place first of all, with the revealing of the Lawless One, the doomed One,
Deception » What is deceit/deceitful
Deception » Who deceives themselves
If anyone imagines he is somebody, he is deceiving himself, for he is nobody; let everyone bring his own work to the test ??then he will have something to boast about on his own account, and not in comparison with his fellows.
Act on the Word, instead of merely listening to it and deluding yourselves. For whoever listens and does nothing, is like a man who glances at his natural face in a mirror; he glances at himself, goes off, and at once forgets what he was like. read more.
Whereas he who gazes into the faultless law of freedom and remains in that position, proving himself to be no forgetful listener but an active agent, he will be blessed in his activity. Whoever considers he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue, but deceives his own heart, his religion is futile.
If we say, 'We are not guilty,' we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us;
Deception » Of self » Spiritual poverty
You declare, 'I am rich, I am well off, I lack nothing!' ??not knowing you are a miserable creature, pitiful, poor, blind, naked.
Deception » Instances of » Abraham, in stating that sarah was his sister
Deception » Who shall not be deceitful
Deception » Not being deceitful
Deception » Bread of deceit
Deception » Instances of » Joseph, in his ruse with his brothers
Deception » Of self » Conceit
If anyone imagines he is somebody, he is deceiving himself, for he is nobody;
Deception » Instances of » Hushai deceives absalom
Deception » Instances of » David feigns madness
Deception » Instances of » By absalom » When he avenged his sister
Deception » Of self » Spiritual bondage
Deception » Instances of » In representing to their father that joseph had been destroyed by wild beasts
Deception » Instances of » Jacob's sons, in entrapping the shechemites
Deception » Instances of » Amnon deceives tamar by feigning sickness
Deception » Instances of » Jacob and rebekah, in imposing jacob on his father, and jacob's impersonating esau
Deception » Instances of » The gibeonites, in misrepresenting their habitat
Deception » Instances of » Ehud deceives eglon, and kills him
Deception » Instances of » Delilah deceives samson
Deception » Of self » An unbridled tongue
Whoever considers he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue, but deceives his own heart, his religion is futile.
Deception » Of self » Self-esteem
Deception » Of self » Careless hearing
Act on the Word, instead of merely listening to it and deluding yourselves.
Deception » Of self » Sanctimony
If we say, 'We are not guilty,' we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us;
Deception » Instances of » The old prophet
Deception » Instances of » Job's friends
Deception » Instances of » By absalom » When he began his conspiracy
Deception » Instances of » Pharisees
They sent him their disciples with the Herodians, who said, "Teacher, we know you are sincere and that you teach the Way of God honestly and fearlessly; you do not court human favour.
Deception » Instances of » Gehazi
Deception » Instances of » Lawyer
Now a jurist got up to tempt him. "Teacher," he said, "what am I to do to inherit life eternal?"
Deception » Instances of » Isaac, in stating that his wife was his sister
Deception » Instances of » Chief priests
The passover and the festival of unleavened bread fell two days later; so the high priests and scribes were trying how to get hold of him by craft and have him put to death.
Deception » Instances of » Doeg
Deception » Instances of » Ananias and sapphira
But a man called Ananias, who with his wife Sapphira had sold some property,
Deception » Instances of » By satan
Deception » Instances of » Herod
He also sent them to Bethlehem, telling them, "Go and make a careful search for the child, and when you have found him report to me, so that I may go and worship him too."
Deception » Instances of » Sanballat tries to deceive nehemiah
Falsehood » Instances of » Gibeonites » Deception
Topics on Deception
Deception In Fallen Human Nature
Romans 3:13Their throat is an open grave, they are treacherous with their tongues, the venom of an asp lies under their lips.
Deception In The End Times
Matthew 24:24for false Christs and false prophets will rise and bring forward great signs and wonders, so as to mislead the very elect, ??if that were possible.
Deception Through False Teachers
2 Corinthians 11:13'Apostles'? They are spurious apostles, false workmen ??they are masquerading as 'apostles of Christ.'
Deception, Christian Leaders Must Not
2 Corinthians 4:2I disown those practices which very shame conceals from view; I do not go about it craftily; I do not falsify the word of God; I state the truth openly and so commend myself to every man's conscience before God.
Deception, Christians Must Not Practice
1 Peter 2:1So off with all malice, all guile and insincerity and envy and slander of every kind!
Deception, Forbidden By God
Titus 1:16They profess to know God, but they deny him by their deeds; they are detestable, disobedient, and useless for good work of any kind.
Deception, Satan's Power
John 8:44You belong to your father the devil, and you want to do what your father desires; he was a slayer of men from the very beginning, and he has no place in the truth because there is no truth in him: when he tells a lie, he is expressing his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies.
Self Deception
1 John 1:8If we say, 'We are not guilty,' we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us;
Warnings Against Deception
Ephesians 5:6Let no one deceive you with specious arguments; these are the vices that bring down God's anger on the sons of disobedience.
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