Quotes About Deception

In pride the wicked pursue the needy; let them be caught in the schemes they devise.

In his pride the wicked man does not seek Him; in all his schemes there is no God.

He lies in wait near the villages; in ambush he slays the innocent; his eyes watch in stealth for the helpless.

He lies in wait like a lion in a thicket; he lurks to seize the oppressed; he catches the lowly in his net.

For behold, the wicked bend their bows. They set their arrow on the string to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart.

They say, “With our tongues we will prevail. We own our lips—who can be our master?”

For the choirmaster. Of David. The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt; their acts are vile. There is no one who does good.

to the pure You show Yourself pure, but to the crooked You show Yourself shrewd.

Do not drag me away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, who speak peace to their neighbors while malice is in their hearts.

For without cause they laid their net for me; without reason they dug a pit for my soul.

May ruin befall them by surprise; may the net they hid ensnare them; may they fall into the hazard they created.

Let them not say in their hearts, “Aha, just what we wanted!” Let them not say, “We have swallowed him up!”

Even on his bed he plots wickedness; he sets himself on a path that is not good; he fails to reject evil.

I have seen a wicked, ruthless man flourishing like a well-rooted native tree,

Blessed is the man who has made the LORD his trust, who has not turned to the proud, nor to those who lapse into falsehood.

Even my close friend whom I trusted, the one who shared my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.

This is the fate of the self-confident and their followers who endorse their sayings. Selah

When you see a thief, you befriend him, and throw in your lot with adulterers.

You love evil more than good, falsehood more than speaking truth. Selah

For the choirmaster. According to Mahalath. A Maskil of David. The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt; their ways are vile. There is no one who does good.

My companion attacks his friends; he violates his covenant.

They spread a net for my feet; my soul was despondent. They dug a pit before me, but they themselves have fallen into it! Selah

The wicked are estranged from the womb; the liars go astray from birth.

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