57 occurrences in 12 translations

'Deceive' in the Bible

Now swear to me right here in God's name that you will not deceive me, my children, or my descendants. Show me, and the land where you are staying, the same loyalty that I have shown you."

The next morning, Jacob realized that it was Leah! "What have you done to me?" he demanded of Laban. "Didn't I serve you for seven years in order to marry Rachel? Why did you deceive me?"

And Laban saith to Jacob, 'What hast thou done that thou dost deceive my heart, and lead away my daughters as captives of the sword?

Why did you secretly flee from me, deceive me, and not tell me? I would have sent you away with joy and singing, with tambourines and lyres,

and Moses saith, 'Lo, I am going out from thee, and have made supplication unto Jehovah, and the beetle hath turned aside from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people -- to-morrow, only let not Pharaoh add to deceive -- in not sending the people away to sacrifice to Jehovah.'

Be careful! Otherwise, your hearts will deceive you and you will turn away to serve other gods and worship them.

Joshua summoned the Gibeonites and said to them, “Why did you deceive us by telling us you live far away from us, when in fact you live among us?

Saul asked Michal, “Why did you deceive me like this? You sent my enemy away, and he has escaped!”She answered him, “He said to me, ‘Let me go! Why should I kill you?’”

When the woman saw Samuel, she screamed, and then she asked Saul, “Why did you deceive me? You are Saul!”

Thou knowest Abner the son of Ner, that he came to deceive thee, and to know thy going out and thy coming in, and to know all that thou doest.

The Lord said, 'Who will deceive Ahab, so he will attack Ramoth Gilead and die there?' One said this and another that.

Then a spirit stepped forward and stood before the Lord. He said, 'I will deceive him.' The Lord asked him, 'How?'

"And the LORD asked him, "How?' ""I will go,' he announced, "and I will be a deceiving spirit in the mouth of all of his prophets!' "So the LORD said, "You're just the one to deceive him. You will be successful. Go and do it.'

Elisha said, “At this time next year you will have a son in your arms.”Then she said, “No, my lord. Man of God, do not deceive your servant.”

Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? did I not say, Do not deceive me?

Thus saith the king, Let not Hezekiah deceive you: for he shall not be able to deliver you out of his hand:

"Don't let Hezekiah deceive you, because he will prove to be unable to deliver you from my control. And don't let Hezekiah make you trust in the LORD by telling you, "The LORD will certainly deliver us and this city will not be handed over to the king of Assyria."

Thus shall ye speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, Let not thy God in whom thou trustest deceive thee, saying, Jerusalem shall not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria.

The Lord said, 'Who will deceive King Ahab of Israel, so he will attack Ramoth Gilead and die there?' One said this and another that.

Then a spirit stepped forward and stood before the Lord. He said, 'I will deceive him.' The Lord asked him, 'How?'

""I will go,' he announced, "and I will be a deceiving spirit in the mouth of all of his prophets!' "So the LORD said, "You're just the one to deceive him. You will be successful. Go and do it.'

Now therefore let not Hezekiah deceive you, nor persuade you on this manner, neither yet believe him: for no god of any nation or kingdom was able to deliver his people out of mine hand, and out of the hand of my fathers: how much less shall your God deliver you out of mine hand?

"With God are strength and sound wisdom; both the deceived and those who deceive are responsible to him.

Would it go well if He examined you?Could you deceive Him as you would deceive a man?

“Let him not trust in vanity (emptiness, futility) and be led astray;For emptiness will be his reward [for such living].

this is also a sin that deserves to be judged, since I would have tried to deceive God above."

For they do not try to make peace with others, but plan ways to deceive those who are unsuspecting.

Why should I be afraid when evil days come my way, when the wickedness of those who deceive me surrounds me

You do damage with words, and use your tongue to deceive.

Let death deceive them. May they descend to Sheol alive, because evil [is] in their home [and] {heart}.

No enemy will deceive him; no wicked person will afflict him.

Once and for all I have vowed by my own holiness, I will never deceive David.

He caused them to hate his people and to deceive his servants.

Who winks with his eyes [in mockery], who shuffles his feet [to signal],Who points with his fingers [to give subversive instruction];

From the ends of the earth we hear songs -- the Just One is majestic. But I say, "I'm wasting away! I'm wasting away! I'm doomed! Deceivers deceive, deceivers thoroughly deceive!"

The destroyer is as good as dead, you who have not been destroyed! The deceitful one is as good as dead, the one whom others have not deceived! When you are through destroying, you will be destroyed; when you finish deceiving, others will deceive you!

Thus shall ye speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, Let not thy God, in whom thou trustest, deceive thee, saying, Jerusalem shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.

We have rebelled and tried to deceive the Lord; we turned back from following our God. We stir up oppression and rebellion; we tell lies we concocted in our minds.

And they will deceive every one his neighbour, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies, and weary themselves to commit iniquity.

For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Let not your prophets and your diviners, that be in the midst of you, deceive you, neither hearken to your dreams which ye cause to be dreamed.

Thus saith the LORD; Deceive not yourselves, saying, The Chaldeans shall surely depart from us: for they shall not depart.

You've profaned me among my people for a handful of barley and a morsel of bread. You're causing people to die who shouldn't have to die, and you're causing people to live who shouldn't survive, when you deceive my people who tend to listen to lies."

Everyone who has a treaty with youwill drive you to the border;everyone at peace with youwill deceive and conquer you.Those who eat your breadwill set a trap for you.He will be unaware of it.

“For the vision is yet for the appointed [future] timeIt hurries toward the goal [of fulfillment]; it will not fail.Even though it delays, wait [patiently] for it,Because it will certainly come; it will not delay.

And it shall come to pass in that day, that the prophets shall be ashamed every one of his vision, when he hath prophesied; neither shall they wear a rough garment to deceive:

Doth man deceive God? but ye are deceiving Me, And ye have said: 'In what have we deceived Thee?' The tithe and the heave-offering!

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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
רמה 
Ramah 
Usage: 12

התל 
Hathal 
Usage: 10

כּחשׁ 
Kachash 
Usage: 23

נכל 
Nakal 
Usage: 4

נשׁא 
Nasha' 
Usage: 16

עשׁק 
`ashaq 
Usage: 36

פּתה 
Pathah 
Usage: 28

שׁגג 
Shagag 
Usage: 4

שׁגה 
Shagah 
Usage: 21

שׁלה 
Shalah 
Usage: 2

תּעה 
Ta`ah 
err , astray , wander , seduced , stagger , out of the way , away , deceived ,
Usage: 50

תּעע 
Ta`a` 
Usage: 2

ἀπατάω 
Apatao 
Usage: 4

ἀπάτη 
Apate 
Usage: 5

ἐξαπατάω 
Exapatao 
Usage: 5

παραλογίζομαι 
Paralogizomai 
Usage: 2

πλανάω 
Planao 
deceive , err , go astray , seduce , wander , be out of the way
Usage: 25

πλάνη 
Plane 
Usage: 10

πλάνος 
Planos 
Usage: 5

φρεναπατάω 
Phrenapatao 
Usage: 1

φρεναπάτης 
Phrenapates 
Usage: 1

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