Do not crave that ruler’s delicacies, for that food is deceptive.

How will he severely punish you, you deceptive talker?

They conceive trouble and bring forth evil; their belly prepares deception.”

I do not condone the use of rigged scales, or a bag of deceptive weights.

Then make sure you don’t speak evil words or use deceptive speech!

A truthful witness rescues lives, but the one who breathes lies brings deception.

His mouth is full of curses and deceptive, harmful words; his tongue injures and destroys.

For they say cruel and deceptive things to me; they lie to me.

You despise all who stray from your statutes, for they are deceptive and unreliable.

The wisdom of the shrewd person is to discern his way, but the folly of fools is deception.

and with every kind of evil deception directed against those who are perishing, because they found no place in their hearts for the truth so as to be saved.

So how can you console me with your futile words? Nothing is left of your answers but deception!”

Why should I be afraid in times of trouble, when the sinful deeds of deceptive men threaten to overwhelm me?

The city’s rich men think nothing of resorting to violence; her inhabitants lie, their tongues speak deceptive words.

And in their greed they will exploit you with deceptive words. Their condemnation pronounced long ago is not sitting idly by; their destruction is not asleep.

You men, how long will you try to turn my honor into shame? How long will you love what is worthless and search for what is deceptive? (Selah)

You prove to be reliable to one who is blameless, but you prove to be deceptive to one who is perverse.

You prove to be reliable to one who is blameless, but you prove to be deceptive to one who is perverse.

Why, then, do these people of Jerusalem continually turn away from me in apostasy? They hold fast to their deception. They refuse to turn back to me.

lest I become satisfied and act deceptively and say, “Who is the Lord?” Or lest I become poor and steal and demean the name of my God.