Quotes about Deception
The slacker says, “A lion is in the road! A fierce lion roams the public square!”
— Proverbs 26:13
so is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, “I was only joking!”
— Proverbs 26:19
The words of a gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being.
— Proverbs 26:22
Like glaze covering an earthen vessel are burning lips and a wicked heart.
— Proverbs 26:23
When he speaks graciously, do not believe him, for seven abominations fill his heart.
— Proverbs 26:25
Though his hatred is concealed by deception, his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.
— Proverbs 26:26
The wounds of a friend are faithful, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
— Proverbs 27:6
A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.
— Proverbs 29:5
If a ruler listens to lies, all his officials will be wicked.
— Proverbs 29:12
This is the way of an adulteress: She eats and wipes her mouth and says, ‘I have done nothing wrong.’
— Proverbs 30:20
Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.
— Proverbs 31:30
And I find more bitter than death the woman who is a snare, whose heart is a net, and whose hands are chains. The man who pleases God escapes her, but the sinner is ensnared.
— Ecclesiastes 7:26