Bible Verses About Deception in Relationships

And Jesus answering them began to say, Take heed lest any man deceive you:

And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.

He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight.

And this I say, lest any man should beguile you with enticing words.

Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.

Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.

For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.

And they will deceive every one his neighbour, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies, and weary themselves to commit iniquity.

For the Lord, the God of Israel, saith that he hateth putting away: for one covereth violence with his garment, saith the Lord of hosts: therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously.

Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit.

The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?

Lying lips are abomination to the Lord: but they that deal truly are his delight.

That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter: because that the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified.

Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.

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

Their tongue is as an arrow shot out; it speaketh deceit: one speaketh peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but in heart he layeth his wait.

Let not him that is deceived trust in vanity: for vanity shall be his recompence.

Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.

But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.

Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.

Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another.

He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him;

Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.

But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.

For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.

With him is strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver are his.

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.

A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.

And that because of false brethren unawares brought in, who came in privily to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage:

Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness.

A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.

And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport?

But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.

Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency.

Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:

By honour and dishonour, by evil report and good report: as deceivers, and yet true;

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.