Deception - Bible Quotes & Promises

Deception	Bible Quotes & Promises - Inspirational & Famous Quotes -- Definitions & Meanings

Bible Quotes

But the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die. (Genesis 3:4) ESV When the men of the place asked him about his wife, he said, “She is my sister,” for he feared to say, “My wife,” thinking, “lest the men of the place should kill me because of Rebekah,” because she was attractive in appearance. (Genesis 26:7) ESV You shall not have in your bag two kinds of weights, a large and a small. You shall not have in your house two kinds of measures, a large and a small. A full and fair weight you shall have, a full and fair measure you shall have, that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you. For all who do such things, all who act dishonestly, are an abomination to the Lord your God. (Deuteronomy 25:13-16) ESV Be not a witness against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your lips. (Proverbs 24:28) ESV No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money. (Matthew 6:24) ESV You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father's desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and has nothing to do with the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies. (John 8:44) ESV But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do. But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, ... (Galatians 5:16-26) ESV Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap. For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life. (Galatians 6:7,8) ESV But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. (James 1:22) ESV For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride in possessions—is not from the Father but is from the world. (1 John 2:16) ESV Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world. (1 John 4:1) ESV¹

Inspirational Quotes from Famous People

A deception that elevates us is dearer than a host of low truths.
--Marina Tsvetaeva – Russian Poet Born 1892 Died 1941

Adults find pleasure in deceiving a child. They consider it necessary, but they also enjoy it. The children very quickly figure it out and then practice deception themselves.
--Elias Canetti – Swiss Author Born 1905 Died 1994

All war is based on deception.
--Sun Tzu - Chinese Philosopher

It's a sad day when the leaders of the free world engage in such deception and trickery. I voted against this unnecessary war and will continue to argue that the best way to support our troops is to bring them home.
--Major R. Owens – American Politician Born 1936

I already hated that gray suit and then having to go through putting on that wig with a false front - again made me feel so trapped inside this person who was desperately wanting to break out of it but she was so caught up in the web of deception that she couldn't.
--Kim Novak – American Actress Born 1933

Knowledge of God's Word is a bulwark against deception, temptation, accusation, even persecution.
--Edwin Louis Cole – American Author Born 1922 Died 2002

Men still have to be governed by deception.
--Georg C. Lichtenberg – German Scientist Born 1742 Died 1799

Nothing is so boring as having to keep up a deception.
--Edward V. Lucas

Politicians are masters of the art of deception.
--Martin L. Gross

Profit is sweet, even if it comes from deception.
--Sophocles – Greek Poet Born 496 BC Died 406 BC

People come to music to seek oblivion: is that not also a form of deception?
--Claude Debussy – French Composer Born 1862 Died 1918

The art of pleasing is the art of deception.
--Luc de Clapiers – French Writer Born 1715 Died 1747

The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions.
--Leonardo da Vinci – Italian Artist Born 1452 Died 1519

The one charm about marriage is that it makes a life of deception absolutely necessary for both parties.
--Oscar Wilde – Irish Dramatist Born 1854 Died 1900⁴