132 verses contain “deceit” (in the KJV: 98, in the BSB: 82) — showing 101–132
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Who did no sin, neither was
guile found in his mouth:
“He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in His mouth.”
For he that will love life, and see good days, let him
refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no
guile:
For, “
Whoever would love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from
deceitful speech.
For evil shall be put out, and
deceit shall be
quenched.
And the fourth came, and overcame all the beasts that were past, and had power over the world with great
fearfulness, and over the whole compass of the earth with much wicked oppression; and so long time dwelt he upon the earth with
deceit.
Smite by the
deceit of my lips the servant with the prince, and the prince with the servant: break down their
stateliness by the hand of a woman.
And make my speech and
deceit to be their wound and
stripe, who have purposed cruel things against thy covenant, and thy
hallowed house, and against the top of
Sion, and against the house of the possession of thy children.
Having by
manifold and
cunning deceits sought of us the destruction, as well of Mardocheus, who saved our life, and continually procured our good, as also of
blameless Esther,
partaker of our kingdom, with their whole nation.
For the holy spirit of discipline will
flee deceit, and remove from thoughts that are without understanding, and will not
abide when unrighteousness cometh in.
Yea speedily was he taken away, lest that wickedness should alter his understanding, or
deceit beguile his soul.
Howbeit for both causes shall they be justly punished: both because they thought not well of God, giving
heed unto idols, and also unjustly
swore in
deceit,
despising holiness.
Exalt not
thyself, lest thou fall, and bring dishonour upon thy soul, and so God discover thy secrets, and cast thee down in the midst of the congregation, because thou camest not in truth to the fear of the Lord, but thy heart is full of
deceit.
Because of unrighteous dealings,
injuries, and riches got by
deceit, the kingdom is translated from one people to another.
Bring not every man into thine house: for the
deceitful man hath many trains.
There is a wicked man that hangeth down his head
sadly; but inwardly he is full of
deceit,
Whoso casteth a stone on high casteth it on his own head; and a
deceitful stroke shall make wounds.
O wicked imagination, whence camest thou in to cover the earth with deceit?
And as soon as he had opened the
dour, the king looked upon the table, and
cried with a loud voice, Great art thou, O
Bel, and with thee is no
deceit at all.
And spake peaceable words unto them, but all was
deceit: for when they had given him
credence, he fell suddenly upon the city, and
smote it very
sore, and destroyed much people of Israel.
So they departed, and came with a great power into the land of
Judea, where they sent messengers to
Judas and his brethren with peaceable words
deceitfully.
So Nicanor came to Jerusalem with a great force; and sent unto
Judas and his brethren
deceitfully with friendly words, saying,
Which thing after it was known to
Judas, to wit, that he came unto him with
deceit, he was
sore afraid of him, and would see his face no more.
Neither shall
victuals be given to them that take part against them, or weapons, or money, or ships, as it hath seemed good to the Romans; but they shall keep their covenants, and that without
deceit.
And the king of Egypt gathered together a great host, like the sand that lieth upon the sea shore, and many ships, and went about through deceit to get Alexander’s kingdom, and join it to his own.
Wherefore his heart being lifted up, he thought to get the country to himself, and
thereupon consulted
deceitfully against Simon and his sons to destroy them.
Where the son of Abubus receiving them
deceitfully into a little hold, called Docus, which he had built, made them a great
banquet:
howbeit he had
hid men there.
For when the leader was come into Persia, and the army with him that seemed
invincible, they were slain in the temple of Nanea by the
deceit of Nanea’s priests.
Wherefore
Menelaus, taking
Andronicus apart, prayed, him to get Onias into his hands; who being persuaded
thereunto, and coming to Onias in
deceit, gave him his right hand with oaths; and though he were suspected by him, yet persuaded he him to come forth of the sanctuary: whom
forthwith he shut up without regard of justice.