38 Bible Verses about Deception
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And Jesus answering said to them, See that no one deceive you.
For such men are not servants of our Lord Christ, but of their own appetites; and by good words and fair speeches they deceive the hearts of the simple.
And for this cause God sendeth them a working of delusion, that they may believe the falsehood;
And this I say, that no one may impose on you by specious discourses.
and will go out to deceive the nations which are in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to the war, the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.
And Adam was not deceived; but the woman being deceived fell into transgression.
Jesus answered and said to them, Ye err, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God.
Beware lest there be some one who shall make a prey of you through philosophy and vain deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the rudiments of the world, and not according to Christ.
But be it so; I at least was not a charge to you; but yet, being crafty, I caught you with guile.
But exhort one another daily, as long as it is called Today, that none of you may be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.
who committed no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth;
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
Let no one deceive you in any manner; for [that day will not come] unless the apostasy shall have come first and the man of sin have been revealed, the son of perdition;
Let no one deceive himself; if any one thinketh himself wise among you in this world, let him become a fool, that he may become wise.
Now the Spirit saith expressly, that in the latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and teachings of demons,
but I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve by his subtlety, so your minds should be corrupted from singleheartedness toward Christ.
We are of God; he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth us not. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.
For there will rise up false Christs, and false prophets, and will show great signs and wonders, so that, if possible, even the chosen will be deceived.
and in all deceit of unrighteousness for those who are perishing; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have practised deceit. The poison of asps is under their lips.
For we ourselves also were once foolish, disobedient, going astray, slaves to divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another.
For if a man thinketh himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.
For sin, seizing the opportunity, deceived me through the commandment, and through it slew me.
Be not deceived; "evil communications corrupt good manners."
that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro and borne about by every wind of teaching, through the dishonest tricks of men, and their cunning in the wily arts of error;
From Thematic Bible
Deception » Religious persons guilty of
Then he began to curse and to swear, saying, I do not know the man. And immediately a cock crew.
Deception » Deceivers
For many deceivers went out into the world, who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ coming in the flesh; this is the deceiver and the antichrist.
Deception » General examples of
And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search carefully for the child; and when ye have found him, bring me word, that I also may go and do him homage.
Deception » Not letting anyone deceive you
Beloved, now are we children of God, and it hath not yet been manifested what we shall be. We know that, when it shall be manifested, we shall be like him; because we shall see him as he is.
Be not deceived; "evil communications corrupt good manners."
Let no one deceive you with vain words; for because of these things the wrath of God cometh upon the sons of disobedience.
Now we beseech you, brethren, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and our being assembled together unto him, that ye be not easily shaken in mind, nor troubled, either by spirit, or by word, or by letter as from us, as if the day of the Lord were close at hand. Let no one deceive you in any manner; for [that day will not come] unless the apostasy shall have come first and the man of sin have been revealed, the son of perdition;
Deception » What is deceit/deceitful
Deception » Who deceives themselves
For if a man thinketh himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself. But let each one prove his own work, and then will he have his ground for boasting in himself alone, and not in comparison with another;
But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if any one is a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like a man beholding his natural face in a glass; for he beholds himself, and goes away, and immediately forgets what manner of man he was. read more.
But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty, and remains there, being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man will be blessed in his deed. If any one thinks that he is religious, and bridles not his tongue, but deceives his own heart, this mans religion is vain.
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
Deception » Of self » Spiritual poverty
Because thou sayest, I am rich, and have gotten wealth, and have need of nothing, and knowest not that thou art the wretched and the pitiable one, and poor, and blind, and 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
For if a man thinketh himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.
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
If any one thinks that he is religious, and bridles not his tongue, but deceives his own heart, this mans religion is vain.
Deception » Of self » Self-esteem
Deception » Of self » Careless hearing
Deception » Of self » Sanctimony
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive 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
And they send out to him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Teacher, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, and thou carest for no one; for thou regardest not the person of men.
Deception » Instances of » Gehazi
Deception » Instances of » Lawyer
And lo! a certain lawyer stood up to try him, saying, Teacher, what shall I do to inherit everlasting life?
Deception » Instances of » Isaac, in stating that his wife was his sister
Deception » Instances of » Chief priests
And two days after was the passover, and the feast of unleavened bread; and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might seize him by craft, and put him to death.
Deception » Instances of » Doeg
Deception » Instances of » Ananias and sapphira
Deception » Instances of » By satan
Deception » Instances of » Herod
And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search carefully for the child; and when ye have found him, bring me word, that I also may go and do him homage.
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 sepulchre; with their tongues they have practised deceit. The poison of asps is under their lips.
Deception In The End Times
Matthew 24:24For there will rise up false Christs, and false prophets, and will show great signs and wonders, so that, if possible, even the chosen will be deceived.
Deception Through False Teachers
2 Corinthians 11:13For such are false apostles, deceitful workmen, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ.
Deception, Christian Leaders Must Not
2 Corinthians 4:2but have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor adulterating the word of God, but by the manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every mans conscience in the sight of God.
Deception, Christians Must Not Practice
1 Peter 2:1Laying aside therefore all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all slander,
Deception, Forbidden By God
Titus 1:16They profess that they know God, but by their works they deny him, being abominable and disobedient, and for every good work reprobate.
Deception, Satan's Power
John 8:44Ye are of your father the Devil, and what your father desireth ye are ready to do. He was a murderer from the beginning; and he abideth not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh from his own nature; for he is a liar, and the father of it.
Self Deception
1 John 1:8If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
Warnings Against Deception
Ephesians 5:6Let no one deceive you with vain words; for because of these things the wrath of God cometh upon the sons of disobedience.