14 occurrences in 8 translations

'Deceives' in the Bible

“When a person sins and acts unfaithfully against the Lord, and deceives his companion in regard to a deposit or a security entrusted to him, or through robbery, or if he has extorted from his companion,

Verse ConceptsFraudCovenant breakersServants, BadUnfaithfulness, To GodAvoiding Deceitcheaters

If he destroys him from his place, then it deceives him, [saying], 'I have never seen you.'

Verse ConceptsNot Knowing People

“Will it be well when He examines you?Or will you deceive Him as one deceives a man?

Verse ConceptsGod Testing PeopleDeceiving GodMan's Relation To God

For he flatters and deceives himself in his own eyesThinking that his sinfulness will not be discovered and hated [by God].

Verse ConceptsFalse ConfidencePride, Results OfFlatteryFlattery, Used By The WickedBeing Found OutHate

You love to use all the words that destroy, and the tongue that deceives.

Verse ConceptsTongueDeceitful TonguesLoving Evil

You have turned Your back on all those who wander from Your statutes,For their deceitfulness is useless.

Verse ConceptsFutilityDeceit, Practice OfDeceit Leading to JudgmentRejection Of God, Results OfUseless Words And Thinking

I have received a distressing message: "The deceiver deceives, the destroyer destroys. Attack, you Elamites! Lay siege, you Medes! I will put an end to all the groaning!"

Verse ConceptsProphetic Visionstraitors

How can you say, "We're wise, and the Law of the LORD is with us,' when, in fact, the deceitful pen of the scribe has made it into something that deceives.

Verse ConceptsPensDecadenceFalse WisdomMaking God A LiarMisrepresentationBreaking God's Lawcredibility

“Everyone deceives his neighborAnd does not speak the truth,They have taught their tongue to speak lies;They weary themselves committing iniquity.

Verse ConceptsManipulationMen DeceivingFriendsFriendship And TrustDeceptionLying And Deceitlieing

Threshing floors and wine vats will not feed the people, and new wine only deceives them.

Verse ConceptsShortage Of WineTreading GrapesFamine ComingFamine Will Come

Bible Theasaurus

Betray (35 instances)
Deceive (90 instances)
Deceives (24 instances)
Delude (5 instances)

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