Bible Verses about “deceiving”
The Bible contains 16 verses about deceiving across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“¶ Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.”
“¶ Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,”
“Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.”
“Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.”
“These six [things] doth the LORD hate: yea, seven [are] an abomination unto him:”
“A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,”
“And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.”
“A false witness [that] speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.”
“But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.”
“An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,”
“And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.”
“¶ Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;”
“‹Ye are of› [your] ‹father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.›”
“But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.”
“They profess that they know God; but in works they deny [him], being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.”
“Unto the pure all things [are] pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving [is] nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled.”