Topical Studies
Bible verses about Deception
(From Nave's Topical Bible)
-INSTANCES OF .By Satan Genesis 3:4 .Abraham, in stating that Sarah was his sister Genesis 12:13; 20:2 .Isaac, in stating that his wife was his sister Genesis 26:7 .Jacob and Rebekah, in imposing Jacob on his father, and Jacob's impersonating Esau Genesis 27:6-23 .Jacob's sons, in entrapping the Shechemites Genesis 34:13-31 .In representing to their father that Joseph had been destroyed by wild beasts Genesis 37:29-35 .Joseph, in his ruse with his brothers Genesis 42; 43; 44 .The Gibeonites, in misrepresenting their habitat Joshua 9:3-15 .Ehud deceives Eglon, and kills him Judges 3:15-30 .Delilah deceives Samson Judges 16:4-20 .David feigns madness I Samuel 21:10-15 .Amnon deceives Tamar by feigning sickness II Samuel 13:6-14 .Hushai deceives Absalom II Samuel 16:15-19 .Sanballat tries to deceive Nehemiah Nehemiah 6 .By Absalom .When he avenged his sister II Samuel 13:24-28 .When he began his conspiracy II Samuel 15:7 .The old prophet I Kings 13:18 .Gehazi II Kings 5:20 .Job's friends Job 6:15 .Doeg Psalms 52:2 .Herod Matthew 2:8 .Pharisees Matthew 22:16 .Chief priests Mark 14:1 .Lawyer Luke 10:25 .Ananias and Sapphira Acts 5:1 .See DECEIT .See HYPOCRISY .See FALSEHOOD .See FALSE WITNESS
-SELF .See CONFIDENCE, FALSE .See FLATTERY
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