Bible Verses about “backstabber”
The Bible contains 32 verses about backstabber across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.”
“¶ A false witness shall not be unpunished, and [he that] speaketh lies shall not escape.”
“Faithful [are] the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy [are] deceitful.”
“¶ ‹I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen: but that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me hath lifted up his heel against me.›”
“[Whose] hatred is covered by deceit, his wickedness shall be shewed before the [whole] congregation.”
“‹Now I tell you before it come, that, when it is come to pass, ye may believe that I am› [he].”
“‹Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that receiveth whomsoever I send receiveth me; and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.›”
“When Jesus had thus said, he was troubled in spirit, and testified, and said, ‹Verily, verily, I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me.›”
“Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom.”
“For the son dishonoureth the father, the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter in law against her mother in law; a man's enemies [are] the men of his own house.”
“Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up [his] heel against me.”
“¶ He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him;”
“When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for [there are] seven abominations in his heart.”
“For [it was] not an enemy [that] reproached me; then I could have borne [it]: neither [was it] he that hated me [that] did magnify [himself] against me; then I would have hid myself from him:”
“But [it was] thou, a man mine equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance.”
“We took sweet counsel together, [and] walked unto the house of God in company.”
“But Jesus said unto him, ‹Judas, betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss?›”
“¶ And while he yet spake, behold a multitude, and he that was called Judas, one of the twelve, went before them, and drew near unto Jesus to kiss him.”
“Take ye heed every one of his neighbour, and trust ye not in any brother: for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbour will walk with slanders.”
“¶ And while he yet spake, lo, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and elders of the people.”
“And forthwith he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, master; and kissed him.”
“¶ Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests,”
“And said [unto them], What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver.”
“And from that time he sought opportunity to betray him.”
“Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he: hold him fast.”
“And Jesus said unto him, ‹Friend, wherefore art thou come?› Then came they, and laid hands on Jesus, and took him.”
“¶ A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour [is] a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.”
“[The words] of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war [was] in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet [were] they drawn swords.”
“He hath put forth his hands against such as be at peace with him: he hath broken his covenant.”
“And when Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside in the gate to speak with him quietly, and smote him there under the fifth [rib], that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother.”
“And Joab said to Amasa, [Art] thou in health, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss him.”
“But Amasa took no heed to the sword that [was] in Joab's hand: so he smote him therewith in the fifth [rib], and shed out his bowels to the ground, and struck him not again; and he died. So Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after Sheba the son of Bichri.”