Bible verses about "deceit" | ISV

⁷ Their mouth is full of curses, lies, and oppression, their tongues spread trouble and iniquity.

³ The words from his mouth are vain and deceptive. He has abandoned behaving wisely and doing good.

¹ God is my Hope during Times of Trouble You be my judge, God, and plead my case against an unholy nation; rescue me from the deceitful and unjust man.

⁹ A witness to lies will not go unpunished; the teller of falsehoods will perish.

⁹ The Deceitfulness of the Human Heart“The heart is more deceitful than anything. It is incurable— who can know it?

²⁰ Then he continued, “It’s what comes out of a person that makes a person unclean, ²¹ because it’s from within, from the human heart, that evil thoughts come, as well as sexual immorality, stealing, murder, ²² adultery, greed, wickedness, cheating, shameless lust, envy, slander, arrogance, and foolishness. ²³ All these things come from inside and make a person unclean.”

⁸ See to it that no one enslaves you through philosophy and empty deceit according to human tradition, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to the Messiah,

¹⁰ “For the person who wants to love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit.

²⁴ Someone who hates hides behind his words, harboring deceit within himself. ²⁵ Though he speaks graciously, don’t believe him, for there are seven detestable things in his heart. ²⁶ Though malice disguises itself with deception, its evil will be exposed publicly.

² “LORD, deliver me from lips that lie and tongues that deceive.”

¹⁸ because such people are not serving the Messiah our Lord, but their own desires. By their smooth talk and flattering words they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting.

¹⁶ What God HatesHere are six things that the LORD hates— seven, in fact, are detestable to him: ¹⁷ Arrogant eyes, a lying tongue, and hands shedding innocent blood; ¹⁸ a heart crafting evil plans, feet running swiftly to wickedness, ¹⁹ a false witness snorting lies, and someone sowing quarrels between brothers.

¹⁷ Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man, but later his mouth will be full of gravel.

⁷ A deceitful person will not sit in my house; A liar will not remain in my presence.