Quotes about Deception
Behold, the wicked man travails with evil; he conceives trouble and births falsehood.
— Psalm 7:14
The nations have fallen into a pit of their making; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.
— Psalm 9:15
He lies in wait near the villages; in ambush he slays the innocent; his eyes watch in stealth for the helpless.
— Psalm 10:8
They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart.
— Psalm 12:2
to the pure You show Yourself pure, but to the crooked You show Yourself shrewd.
— Psalm 18:26
He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to an idol or swear deceitfully.
— Psalm 24:4
For without cause they laid their net for me; without reason they dug a pit for my soul.
— Psalm 35:7
Let them not say in their hearts, “Aha, just what we wanted!” Let them not say, “We have swallowed him up!”
— Psalm 35:25
I have seen a wicked, ruthless man flourishing like a well-rooted native tree,
— Psalm 37:35
Those who seek my life lay snares; those who wish me harm speak destruction, plotting deceit all day long.
— Psalm 38:12
Even my close friend whom I trusted, the one who shared my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.
— Psalm 41:9
When you see a thief, you befriend him, and throw in your lot with adulterers.
— Psalm 50:18