Bible verses about "deception" | Twentieth_Century

²⁰ "It is what comes out from a man," he added, "that defiles him, ²¹ For it is from within, out of the hearts of men, that there come evil thoughts--unchastity, theft, murder, adultery, ²² Greed, wickedness, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, haughtiness, folly;

⁴⁴ As for you, you are children of your Father the Devil, and you are determined to do what your father loves to do. He was a murderer from the first, and did not stand by the truth, because there is no truth in him. Whenever he lies, he does what is natural to him; because he is a liar, and the father of lying.

³¹ Do to others as you wish them to do to you.

³¹ Let all bitterness, passion, anger, brawling, and abusive language be banished from among you, as well as all malice. ³² Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, ready to forgive one another, just as God, in Christ, forgave you.

⁹ Never lie to one another. Get rid of your old self and its habits,

¹⁶ This is what I have to say--Let your steps be guided by the Spirit, and then you will never gratify the cravings of your earthly nature. ¹⁷ For these cravings of our earthly nature conflict with the Spirit, and the Spirit with our earthly nature--they are two contrary principles--so that you cannot do what you wish. ¹⁸ But, if you follow the guidance of the Spirit, you are not subject to Law. ¹⁹ The sins of our earthly nature are unmistakable. They are sins like these--unchastity, impurity, indecency, ²⁰ Idolatry, sorcery, quarrels, strife, jealousy, outbursts of passion, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, ²¹ Feelings of envy, drunkenness, revelry, and the like. And I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who indulge in such things will have no place in the Kingdom of God. ²² But the fruit produced by the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindliness, generosity, trustfulness, gentleness, self-control. ²³ Against such things there is no law! ²⁴ And those who belong to Jesus, the Christ, have already crucified their earthly nature, with its passions and its cravings. ²⁵ Since our Life is due to the Spirit, let us rule our conduct also by the Spirit. ²⁶ Do not let us grow vain, and provoke or envy one another.

²² Put that Message into practice, and do not merely listen to it--deceiving yourselves.

² Do not conform to the fashion of this world; but be transformed by the complete change that has come over your minds, so that you may discern what God's will is--all that is good, acceptable, and perfect.

⁷ Do not be deceived. God cannot be mocked. What a man sows that he will reap. ⁸ For he who sows the field of his earthly nature will from that earthly nature reap corruption; while he who sows the field of the spirit will from that spirit reap Immortal Life.