22 Bible Verses about Men Deceiving
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As a madman throwing firebrands, arrows and death, So, is a man who deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Was not, I, in sport?
Yea, every one, of his neighbour, maketh a dupe, And, truth, they do not speak, - They have taught their tongue to speak falsehood, In acting perversely, they have wearied themselves.
behold, then, all the women that are left in the house of the king of Judah, brought forth unto the princes of the king of Babylon, - and, these very women, saying, The men thou wast wont to salute, have goaded thee on and prevailed upon thee, - Thy foot having sunk in the mire, they have turned away back.
Wherefore hath this people of Jerusalem apostatized with an enduring apostacy, - Taken fast hold of deceit, Refused to come back?
Therefore, will I give - Their wives to others, Their fields to such as shall take possession of them, For from the least, even unto the greatest, Every one, is, wholly given to extortion: From the prophet even unto the priest, Every one, dealeth, falsely.
Whereas, wicked men and howling impostors, will force their way to the worse, deceiving and being deceived.
With his lips, the hater dissembleth, but, within himself, he layeth up deceit:
Said - O full of all guile, and all recklessness! Son of an adversary! Enemy of all righteousness! - Wilt thou not cease to pervert the straight ways of the Lord?
Filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, greed, baseness, full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil disposition,
As, a cage, is full of birds, So, are, their houses, full of unrighteous gain, - For this cause, have they become great and waxen rich:
For, they who are such, unto our Lord Christ are not doing service, but unto their own belly, - and, through their smooth and flattering speech, deceive the hearts of the innocent.
Sweet to a man, may be the bread of falsehood, but, afterward, shall his mouth be filled with gravel.
and, by reason of the leaguing against him, he will work deceitfully, and will come up and become strong, with a small nation.
For, such as these, are false apostles, deceitful workers, transfiguring themselves into apostles of Christ.
For there are many unruly men, vain talkers and deceivers, especially they of the circumcision, -
Lo, the wage of the workers who have out down your fields - that which hath been kept back, by you, is crying out; and, the outcries of them who reaped, into the ears of the Lord of hosts, have entered:
If we say - We have, fellowship, with him! and, in darkness, are walking, we are dealing falsely, and not doing the truth;
These things, have I written unto you, concerning them who would lead you astray.
Thy prophets, have had visions for thee, false and foolish, and have not unveiled thine iniquity, to turn back thy captivity, - Yea they have had visions for thee, oracles of falsehood, and enticements!
Bible Theasaurus
- Deceiving (26 instances)