Bible verses about "deceit" | CAB

³ The words of his mouth are transgression and deceit; he is not inclined to understand how to do good.

¹ A Psalm of David. Judge me, O God, and plead my cause, against an ungodly nation; deliver me from the unjust and crafty;

⁷ Whose mouth is full of cursing, and bitterness, and fraud: under his tongue are trouble and pain.

⁹ A false witness shall not be unpunished, and whosoever shall kindle mischief shall perish by it.

⁹ The heart is deep beyond all things, and it constitutes the man, and who can know him?

²⁰ And He said, "That which comes out of a man, that defiles a man. ²¹ For from within, out of the heart of men, come forth evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, ²² thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lewdness, an evil eye, blasphemy, arrogance, foolishness. ²³ All these evil things come from within and defile a man."

⁸ Beware lest anyone captures you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ.

¹⁰ For "He that desires to love life and see good days, let him stop his tongue from evil, and his lips from speaking guile.

²⁴ A weeping enemy promises all things with his lips, but in his heart he contrives deceit. ²⁵ Though your enemy intreat you with a loud voice, consent not: for there are seven abominations in his heart. ²⁶ He that hides enmity frames deceit, but being easily discerned, exposes his own sins in the public assemblies.

² Deliver my soul, O Lord, from unjust lips, and from a deceitful tongue.

¹⁸ For such people do not serve our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly, and through smooth speech and flattering, they deceive the hearts of the innocent.

¹⁶ For he rejoices in all things which God hates, and he is ruined by reason of impurity of soul. ¹⁷ The eye of the haughty, an unjust tongue, hands shedding innocent blood, ¹⁸ a heart devising evil thoughts, and feet hastening to do evil, are hateful to God. ¹⁹ An unjust witness kindles falsehoods, and brings on quarrels between brothers.

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⁷ He that is proud dwelled not in the midst of my house; the unjust speaker prospered not in my sight.