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DECEPTION Definitions: Hebrew
words =
midmah meaning deceit
mashshaon meaning deception
remiyyah meaning fraud
sheqer meaning falsehood
tok meaning oppression
tarmith meaning deceit
kazab meaning a lie
aqob meaning crooked or slippery
tekakim meaning oppressions
bagad meaning to deal treacherously
talal meaning to mock
hathal meaning to play upon one
kachash meaning to lie
nasha meaning to lead astray
ashaq meaning to oppress
pathah meaning to entice
ramah meaning to throw down
shalah meaning to lead astray
nakal meaning to show self deceitful
shagah meaning to cause to err
taa meaning to go astray
apate meaning deceiving
Greek words =
apate meaning deceit
dolos meaning bait
plane meaning to lead astray or wandering
dolioo meaning to use as bait
dolios meaning guileful
doloo meaning to use guilefully
apatao meaning to deceive
exapatao meaning to deceive greatly
paralogizomai meaning to reason amiss
planao meaning to lead astray
phrenapatab meaning to deceive the mind
planos meaning deceiver or leader astray
phrena meaning one who deceives the mind SCRIPTURES
PERTAINING TO DECEPTION: Old Testament 1.
Genesis 2:13
“And the Lord God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did
eat.” 2.
Genesis 27:11-12
“My(Jacob)father(Isaac)said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is
a hairy man, and I am a smooth man: My father peradventure will feel me, and I
shall seem to him as a deceiver; and I shall bring a curse upon me, and
not a blessing.” 3.
Genesis 31:7
“And your(Rachel & Leah)father hath deceived me, and changed my
wages ten times; but God suffered him not to hurt me.” 4.
Genesis 34:13
“And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully,
and said, because he had defiled Dinah their sister:” 5.
Exodus 8:29
“And Moses said, Behold, I go out from thee, and I will intreat the Lord that
the swarms of flies may depart from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his
people, tomorrow: but let not Pharaoh deal deceitfully any more in not
letting the people go to sacrifice to the Lord.” 6.
Exodus 21:8
“If she please not her master, who hath betrothed her to himself, then shall
he let her be redeemed: to sell her unto a strange nation he shall have no
power, seeing he hath dealt deceitfully with her.” 7.
Leviticus 6:2, 4
“If a soul sin, and commit a trespass against the Lord, and lie unto his
neighbor in that which was delivered him to keep, or in fellowship, or in a
thing taken away by violence, or hath deceived his neighbor…Then it shall be,
because he hath sinned, and is guilty, that he shall restore that which he took
violently away, or the thing which he hath deceitfully gotten, or that
which was delivered him to keep, or the lost thing which he found…” 8.
Deuteronomy 11:16
“Take heed to yourselves, that your heart be not deceived, and ye turn
aside, and serve other gods, and worship them;” 9.
I Samuel 19:17
“And Saul said unto Michal, Why hast thou deceived me so, and sent away
mine enemy, that he(David)is escaped? And
Michal answered Saul, He said unto me. Let me go; why should I kill thee?” 10.
I Samuel 28:12
“And when the woman saw Samuel, she cried with a loud voice: and the woman
spake to Saul, saying, Why hast thou deceived me? for thou art Saul.” 11.
II Samuel 19:26
“And Mephibosheth answered, My lord, O king, my servant deceived me:
for they servant said , I will saddle me an ass, that I may ride thereon, and go
to the king; because thy servant is lame.” 12.
II Kings 18:29(II Chronicles
32:15) “Thus saith the
king, Let not Hezekiah deceive you: for he shall not be able to deliver
you out of his hand:” 13.
II Kings 19:10(Isaiah 36:14;
37:10) “Thus shall ye speak
to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, Let not thy God in whom thou trustest deceive
thee, saying, Jerusalem shall not be delivered into the hand of the king of
Assyria.” 14.
Job 6:15 “My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a brook, and as the
stream of brooks they pass away;” 15.
Job 12:16 “With him(the ancient)is strength and wisdom: the deceived and
the deceiver are his.” 16.
Job 13:7 “Will ye speak wickedly for God? and talk deceitfully for him? 17.
Job 15:31, 35
“Let not him(the wicked man) that is deceived trust in vanity: for
vanity shall be his recompense…They(congregation of hypocrites) conceive
mischief, and bring forth vanity, and their belly prepareth deceit.” 18.
Job 31:5-6, 9
“If I have walked with vanity, or if my foot hath hasted to deceit; Let
me be weighed in an even balance that God may know mine integrity.
If mine heart have been deceived by a woman, or if I have laid
wait at my neighbors door; then let my wife grind unto another, and let others
bow down upon her.” 19.
Job 27:4 “My(Job)lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.” 20.
Psalms 5:6 “Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the Lord will abhor the
bloody and deceitful man.” 21.
Psalms 10:7 “His(wicked)mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under
his tongue is mischief and vanity.” 22.
Psalms 24:3-4 “Who
shall ascend into the hill of the Lord? or
who shall stand in his holy place? He
that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto
vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.” 23.
Psalms 35:19-20 “Let
not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink
with the eye that hate me without a cause.
For they speak not peace: but they devise deceitful matters
against them that are quiet in the land.” 24.
Psalms 36:3 “The words of his(wicked)mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath
left off to be wise, and to do good.” 25.
Psalms 38:12
“They also that seek after my life lay snares for me: and they that seek my
hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long.” 26.
Psalms 43:1 “Judge
me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: O deliver me from the deceitful
and unjust man.” 27.
Psalms 50:19
“Thou(wicked)givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit.” 28.
Psalms 52:2, 4
“Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
Thou(mighty man)lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful
tongue.” 29.
Psalms 55:11, 23
“Wickedness is in the midst thereof: deceit and guile depart not from
her streets. But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of
destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days;
but I will trust in Thee.” 30.
Psalms 72:14 “He
shall redeem their(poor & needy)soul from deceit and violence: and
precious shall their blood be in his sight.” 31.
Psalms 101:7 “He
that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that tell lies
shall not tarry in my sight.” 32.
Psalms 109:2 “For
the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against
me: they have spoken against me with a lying tongue.” 33.
Psalms 119:118 “Thou
has trodden down all them that err from thy statues: for their deceit is
falsehood.” 34.
Psalms 120:2
“Deliver my soul, O Lord, from lying lips, and from a deceitful
tongue.” 35.
Proverbs 11:18
“The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth
righteousness shall be a sure reward.” 36.
Proverbs 12:5, 17, 20
“The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit. He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a
false witness deceit. Deceit
is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counselors of peace is
joy.” ” 37.
Proverbs 14:8, 25
“The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is
deceit. A true witness delivereth souls but a deceitful
witness speaketh lies.” 38.
Proverbs 20:1, 17 “Wine
is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is
not wise…Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth
shall be filled with gravel.” 39.
Proverbs 23:3
“Be not desirous of his(ruler) dainties: for they are deceitful
meat.” 40.
Proverbs 24:28
“Be not a witness against thy neighbor without cause; and deceive not
with thy lips.” 41.
Proverbs 26:19, 24-26
“So is the man that deceiveth his neighbor, and saith, Am not I in
sport? 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. Whose hatred is covered by deceit, his wickedness
shall be shewed before the whole congregation.” 42.
Proverbs 27:6
“Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.” 43.
Proverbs 29:13 “The
poor and the deceitful man meet together: the Lord lighteneth both their
eyes.” 44.
Proverbs 31:30
“Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the
Lord, shall be praised.” 45.
Isaiah 30:10
“(Rebellious people)Which say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets,
Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits:” 46.
Isaiah 44:20
“He feedeth on ashes: a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he
cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand?” 47.
Isaiah 53:9 “And He made His grave with the wicked, and with the rich in His death;
because He had done no violence, neither was any deceit in His mouth.” 48.
Jeremiah 4:10 “Then
said I(Jeremiah), Ah, Lord God! Surely
thou hast greatly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall
have peace; whereas the sword reacheth unto the soul.” 49.
Jeremiah 5:27
“As a cage is full of birds, so are their(wicked men)houses full of deceit:
there fore they are become great, and waxen rich.” 50.
Jeremiah 8:5 “Why
then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding?
They hold fast deceit, they refuse to return.” 51.
Jeremiah 9:5, 6, 8
“And they will deceive everyone his neighbor, and will not speak the
truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies, and weary themselves to
commit iniquity. Thine habitation
is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me, saith
the Lord. Their tongue is as an
arrow shot out; it speaketh deceit: one speaketh peaceable to his
neighbor with his mouth, but in heart he layeth his wait.” 52.
Jeremiah 14:14 “Then
the Lord said unto me, The prophets prophecy lies in my name: I sent them not,
neither have I commanded them, neither spake unto them: they prophecy unto you a
false vision and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of
their heart.” 53.
Jeremiah 17:9
“The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who
can know it?” 54.
Jeremiah 20:7 “O
Lord, thou hast deceived me, and I was deceived: thou art stronger
than I, and hast prevailed: I am in derision daily, everyone mocketh me.” 55.
Jeremiah 23:26 “How
long shall this be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies?
Yea, they are prophets of the deceit of their own heart;” 56.
Jeremiah 29:8-9 “For
thus saith the Lord of hosts, they god of Israel; Let not your prophets and your
diviners, that be in the midst of you, deceive you, neither hearken to
your dreams which ye cause to be dreamed. For
they prophesy falsely unto you in my name: I have not sent them, saith the
Lord.” 57.
Jeremiah 37:9
“Thus saith the Lord; Deceive not yourselves, saying, The Chaldeans
shall surely depart from us: for they shall not depart.” 58.
Jeremiah 48:10 “Cursed
be he that doeth the work of the Lord deceitfully...” 59.
Jeremiah 49:16
“Thy terribleness hath deceived thee, and the pride of thine heart. O
thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, that holdest the height of the
hill: though thou shouldest make thy nest as high as the eagle, I will bring
thee down from thence, saith the Lord.” 60.
Lamentations 1:19
“I called for my lovers, but they deceived me: my priests and mine
elders gave up the ghost in the city, while they sought their meat to relieve
their souls.” 61.
Ezekiel 14:9
“And if the prophet be deceived when he hath spoken a thing, I the Lord
have deceived that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand upon him, and
will destroy him from the midst of my people Israel.” 62.
Hosea 11:12 “Ephraim compasseth me about with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit:
but Judah ye ruleth with God, and is faithful with the saints.” 63.
Hosea 12:7 “He is a merchant, but balances of deceit are in his hand: he
loveth to oppress.” 64.
Amos 8:4-5 “Hear this, O ye that swallow up the needy, even to make the poor of
the land to fall, Saying, When will
the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn?
And the Sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and
the shekel great, and falsifying the balances by deceit?” 65.
Obadiah 1:3, 7
“The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the
clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; that saith in his heart, Who shall
bring me down to the ground? All
the men of thy confederacy have brought thee even to the border: the men that
were at peace with thee have deceived thee, and prevailed against thee;
they that eat they bread have laid a wound under thee: there is none
understanding in him.” 66.
Micah 6:12 “For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants
thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their
mouth.” 67.
Zephaniah 1:9
“In the same day also will I punish all those that leap on the threshold,
which fill their master’s houses with violence and deceit.” 68.
Zephaniah 3:13 “The
remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity, nor speak lies; neither shall a deceitful
tongue be found in their mouth: for they shall feed and lie down, and none shall
make them afraid.” 69.
Zecharaiah 13:4
“And it shall come to pass in that day, that the prophets shall be ashamed
everyone of his vision, when he hath prophesied; neither shall they wear a rough
garment to deceive: But he
shall say, I am no prophet, I am an husbandman; for man taught me to keep cattle
from my youth.” 70.
Malachi 1:14
“But cursed be the deceiver, which hath in his flock a male, and voweth,
and sacrificeth unto the Lord a corrupt thing: for I am a great King, saith the
Lord of hosts, and my name is dreadful among the heathen.” New
Testament 1.
Matthew 13:22(Mark
4:19) “He also that
received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this
world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh
unfruitful.” 2.
Matthew 24:4-5, 11,
24(Mark 13:5-6; Luke 21:8) “And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive
you. For many shall come in my
name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many…And many false
prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many…For there shall arise false
Christ’s, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch
that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.” 3.
Matthew 27:63
“Saying, Sir(Pilate)we remember that that deceiver said, while he was
yet alive, After three days I will rise again.” 4.
Mark 7:20-23
“And Jesus said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man.
For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts,
adulteries, fornications, murders, thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit,
lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: All these evil
things come from within, and defile the man.” 5.
John 7:12, 47
“And there was much murmuring among the people concerning him: for some said,
He is a good man: others said, Nay; but he deceiveth the people…Then
answered the Pharisees, Are ye also deceived?” 6.
Romans 3:13
“Their throat is an open sepulcher; with their tongues they have used
deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:” 7.
Romans 7:11
“For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it
slew me.” 8.
Romans 16:17-18
“Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offenses
contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.
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.” 9.
I Corinthians 3:18
“Let no man deceive himself. If
any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that
he may be wise.” 10.
I Corinthians 6:9-10
“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.” 11.
I Corinthians 15:33
“Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.” 12.
II Corinthians 4:2
“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.” 13.
II Corinthians 6:8
“(Paul)By honor and dishonor, by evil report and good report: as deceivers,
and yet true;” 14.
II Corinthians 11:3
“But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his
subtility, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in
Christ.” 15.
II Corinthians 11:13
“For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming
themselves into the apostles of Christ.” 16.
Galatians 6:3, 7
“For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth
himself…Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth,
that shall he also reap.” 17.
Ephesians 4:14, 22
“That ye henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about
with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness,
whereby they lie in wait to deceive…That ye put off concerning the
former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful
lusts;” 18.
Ephesians 5:6-7
“Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things
cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.
Be not ye therefore partakers with them.” 19.
Colossians 2:4
“And this I say, lest any man should beguile you with enticing
words.” 20.
Colossians 2:8
“Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit,
after the tradition of man, after the rudiments of the world, and not after
Christ.” 21.
I Thessalonians 2:3-4
“For our exhortation was not of deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in
guile: But as we were allowed of God to be put in trust with the gospel, even so
we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, which trieth our hearts.” 22.
II Thessalonians 2:3, 9-11
“Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come,
except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son
of perdition…Even him(son of perdition)whose coming is after the working of
Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, and with all deceivableness
of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of
the truth, that they might be saved. And
for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a
lie:” 23.
I Timothy 2:14
“And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in
the transgression.” 24.
II Timothy 3:13
“But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and
being deceived.” 25.
Titus 1:10 “For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers,
especially they of the circumcision:” 26.
Titus 3:3 “For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived,
serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and
hating one another.” 27.
Hebrews 3:13
“But exhort one another daily, while it is called Today; lest any of you be
hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.” 28.
James 1:22, 26-27
“But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own
selves…If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue,
but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain.
Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit
the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted
from the world.” 29.
II Peter 2:13-14
“And shall receive the reward of unrighteousness, as they that count it
pleasure to riot in the day time. Spots
they are and blemishes, sporting themselves with their own deceivings
while they feast with you; Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease
from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with
covetous practices; cursed children:” 30.
I John 1:8 “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the
truth is not in us.” 31.
I John 3:7 “Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth
righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.” 32.
II John 7 “For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not
that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This
is a deceiver and an antichrist.” 33.
Revelation 12:9
“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.” 34.
Revelation 13:14
“And(the dragon)deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by means of
those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to
them that dwell on the earth, that they should make a image to the beast, which
had the wound by a sword, and did live.” 35.
Revelation 18:23
“And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee(Babylon); and
the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in
thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries
were all nations deceived.” 36.
Revelation 19:20
“And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles
before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the
beast, and them that worshipped his
image. These both were cast alive
into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.” 37.
Revelation 20:3, 7-8, 10
“And cast him(Satan)into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal
upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand
years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little
season…And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of
his prison. And shall go out to
deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and
Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of
the sea…And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire
and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented
day and night for ever and ever.”
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