Quotes About Manipulation

You love every word that devours, O deceitful tongue.

refusing to hear the tune of the charmer who skillfully weaves his spell.

They hold fast to their evil purpose; they speak of hiding their snares. “Who will see them?” they say.

winking his eyes, speaking with his feet, and pointing with his fingers.

With deceit in his heart he devises evil; he continually sows discord.

A hateful man disguises himself with his speech, but he lays up deceit in his heart.

and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: Woe to the women who sew magic charms on their wrists and make veils for the heads of people of every height, in order to ensnare their souls. Will you ensnare the souls of My people but preserve your own?

In his place a despicable person will arise; royal honors will not be given to him, but he will come in a time of peace and seize the kingdom by intrigue.

After an alliance is made with him, he will act deceitfully; for he will rise to power with only a few people.

They delight the king with their evil, and the princes with their lies.

Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.”

If this report reaches the governor, we will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble.”

In fact, you even put up with anyone who enslaves you or exploits you or takes advantage of you or exalts himself or strikes you in the face.

Those people are zealous for you, but not in a good way. Instead, they want to isolate you from us, so that you may be zealous for them.

They are the kind who worm their way into households and captivate vulnerable women who are weighed down with sins and led astray by various passions,

These men are discontented grumblers, following after their own lusts; their mouths spew arrogance; they flatter others for their own advantage.