Quotes About Deception

Because you have disheartened the righteous with your lies, even though I have caused them no grief, and because you have encouraged the wicked not to turn from their evil ways to save their lives,

“Son of man, these men have set up idols in their hearts and put wicked stumbling blocks before their faces. Should I consult with them in any way?

You adulterous wife! You receive strangers instead of your own husband!

Men give gifts to all their prostitutes, but you gave gifts to all your lovers. You bribed them to come to you from everywhere for your illicit favors.

though the father has done none of them: Indeed, the son eats at the mountain and defiles his neighborís wife.

When the nations heard of him, he was trapped in their pit. With hooks they led him away to the land of Egypt.

Then the nations set out against him from the provinces on every side. They spread their net over him; he was trapped in their pit.

It will seem like a false omen to the eyes of those who have sworn allegiance to him, but it will draw attention to their guilt and take them captive.

while they offer false visions for you and lying divinations about you—to be placed on the necks of the wicked who are slain, whose day has come, the time of their final punishment.

Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey, shedding blood, and destroying lives for dishonest gain.

Her prophets whitewash these deeds by false visions and lying divinations, saying, ëThis is what the Lord GOD says,í when the LORD has not spoken.

They will strip off your clothes and take your fine jewelry.

They will treat you with hatred, take all for which you have worked, and leave you naked and bare, so that the shame of your prostitution will be exposed. Your indecency and promiscuity

Then I said of her who had grown old in adulteries: ëNow let them use her as a prostitute, for that is all she is!í

Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Because you regard your heart as the heart of a god,

This is what the Lord GOD says: On that day, thoughts will arise in your mind, and you will devise an evil plan.

You will say, ëI will go up against a land of unwalled villages; I will come against a tranquil people who dwell securely, all of them living without walls or bars or gates—

The king replied, “I know for sure that you are stalling for time, because you see that my word is final.

As they drank the wine, they praised their gods of gold and silver, bronze and iron, wood and stone.

At the command of the king, the men who had falsely accused Daniel were brought and thrown into the den of lions—they and their children and wives. And before they had reached the bottom of the den, the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones.

And in the rebellion, the host and the daily sacrifice were given over to the horn, and it flung truth to the ground and prospered in whatever it did.

In the latter part of their reign, when the rebellion has reached its full measure, an insolent king, skilled in intrigue, will come to the throne.

His power will be great, but it will not be his own. He will cause terrible destruction and succeed in whatever he does. He will destroy the mighty men along with the holy people.

In those times many will rise up against the king of the South. Violent ones among your own people will exalt themselves in fulfillment of the vision, but they will fail.