'Deception' in the Bible
“They conceive mischief and bring forth iniquity,And their mind prepares deception.”
O sons of men, how long will my honor become a reproach?How long will you love what is worthless and aim at deception? Selah.
Keep deception and lies far from me,Give me neither poverty nor riches;Feed me with the food that is my portion,
Because you have said, “We have made a covenant with death,And with Sheol we have made a pact.The overwhelming scourge will not reach us when it passes by,For we have made falsehood our refuge and we have concealed ourselves with deception.”
Yet in spite of all this her treacherous sister Judah did not return to Me with all her heart, but rather in deception,” declares the Lord.
“Surely, the hills are a deception,A tumult on the mountains.Surely in the Lord our GodIs the salvation of Israel.
Then the Lord said to me, “The prophets are prophesying falsehood in My name. I have neither sent them nor commanded them nor spoken to them; they are prophesying to you a false vision, divination, futility and the deception of their own minds.
How long? Is there anything in the hearts of the prophets who prophesy falsehood, even these prophets of the deception of their own heart,
After an alliance is made with him he will practice deception, and he will go up and gain power with a small force of people.
There is swearing, deception, murder, stealing and adultery.They employ violence, so that bloodshed follows bloodshed.
Therefore you will give parting giftsOn behalf of Moresheth-gath;The houses of Achzib will become a deceptionTo the kings of Israel.