'Deceptive' in the Bible
Impose heavier work on the men. Then they will be occupied with it and not pay attention to deceptive words.”
You prove to be reliable to one who is blameless, but you prove to be deceptive to one who is perverse.
He traps the wise in their craftinessso that the plans of the deceptiveare quickly brought to an end.
So how can you offer me such futile comfort?Your answers are deceptive.
because what I have to say isn't deceptive, and the one who has perfect knowledge is with you."
You men, how long will you try to turn my honor into shame? How long will you love what is worthless and search for what is deceptive? (Selah)
His mouth is full of curses and deceptive, harmful words; his tongue injures and destroys.
They lie to one another;they speak with flattering lips and deceptive hearts.
You prove to be reliable to one who is blameless, but you prove to be deceptive to one who is perverse.
Then make sure you don't speak evil words or use deceptive speech!
The words of his mouth are malicious and deceptive;he has stopped acting wisely and doing good.
Why should I be afraid in times of trouble, when the sinful deeds of deceptive men threaten to overwhelm me?
For they say cruel and deceptive things to me; they lie to me.
Remove from me [the] deceptive way, and graciously give me your law.
You despise all who stray from your statutes, for they are deceptive and unreliable.
whose mouths speak lies,whose right hands are deceptive.
Set me free and rescue mefrom the grasp of foreignerswhose mouths speak lies,whose right hands are deceptive.
All the words of my mouth are righteous;none of them are deceptive or perverse.
Evil people earn deceptive wages, but those who plant righteousness are truly rewarded.
don’t desire his choice food,for that food is deceptive.
Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting,but a woman who fears the Lord will be praised.
They are a rebellious people,deceptive children,children who do not want to obey the Lord’s instruction.
They say to the visionaries, "See no more visions!" and to the seers, "Don't relate messages to us about what is right! Tell us nice things, relate deceptive messages.
"Change your ways and your deeds, and I'll let you live in this place. Don't trust deceptive words like these, and say, "The Temple of the LORD, the Temple of the LORD, the Temple of the LORD,'
"Look, you're trusting in deceptive words that cannot benefit.
Why is my pain unending and my wound incurable, refusing to be healed? You are like a deceptive brook, whose waters cannot be depended on.
נ NunYour prophets saw visions for youthat were empty and deceptive;they did not reveal your guiltand so restore your fortunes.They saw oracles for youthat were empty and misleading.
""They say, ""declares the LORD," even though the LORD didn't send them. And they hope for the fulfillment of their message. You've crafted a false prophesy and spoken deceptive divination, haven't you? But then you say, ""declares the LORD," although I haven't spoken a single word.
My hand will oppose the prophets who see false visions and speak deceptive divinations. They won't be included with the council of my people, nor will they be entered into the registry of Israel's house or enter Israel's land. Then you'll know that I am the Lord GOD,
and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “Woe to the women who fasten magic (protective) charms on all wrists and make veils for the heads of those of every stature to capture [human] lives! Will you capture the lives of My people but keep your own?
I will also tear off your [pagan] veils and rescue My people from your hands, and they will no longer be in your grip to be hunted and trapped. Then you will know [without any doubt] that I am the Lord.
Can I excuse wicked scalesor bags of deceptive weights?
The city's rich men think nothing of resorting to violence; her inhabitants lie, their tongues speak deceptive words.
Many of those who had become believers were coming, confessing and disclosing their [former sinful] practices.
Regarding your former way of life, you were taught to strip off your old nature, which is being ruined by its deceptive desires,
They will exploit you in their greed with deceptive words. Their condemnation, pronounced long ago, is not idle, and their destruction does not sleep.