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Deceit is in the hearts of those who plot evil, but those who promote peace have joy.
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A truthful witness saves lives, but a false witness is deceitful.
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A wicked person listens to deceitful lips; a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.
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Enemies disguise themselves with their lips, but in their hearts they harbor deceit.
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Woe to those who draw sin along with cords of deceit, and wickedness as with cart ropes,
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For these are rebellious people, deceitful children, children unwilling to listen to the Lord’s instruction.
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Therefore this is what the Holy One of Israel says: “Because you have rejected this message, relied on oppression and depended on deceit,
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He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death, though he had done no violence, nor was any deceit in his mouth.
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Like cages full of birds, their houses are full of deceit; they have become rich and powerful
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“From the least to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; prophets and priests alike, all practice deceit.
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Why then have these people turned away? Why does Jerusalem always turn away? They cling to deceit; they refuse to return.
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Therefore I will give their wives to other men and their fields to new owners. From the least to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; prophets and priests alike, all practice deceit.
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You live in the midst of deception; in their deceit they refuse to acknowledge me,” declares the Lord.
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Their tongue is a deadly arrow; it speaks deceitfully. With their mouths they all speak cordially to their neighbors, but in their hearts they set traps for them.
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The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?
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He will cause deceit to prosper, and he will consider himself superior. When they feel secure, he will destroy many and take his stand against the Prince of princes. Yet he will be destroyed, but not by human power.
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After coming to an agreement with him, he will act deceitfully, and with only a few people he will rise to power.
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whenever I would heal Israel, the sins of Ephraim are exposed and the crimes of Samaria revealed. They practice deceit, thieves break into houses, bandits rob in the streets;
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Their heart is deceitful, and now they must bear their guilt. The Lord will demolish their altars and destroy their sacred stones.
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Israel’s Sin
Ephraim has surrounded me with lies, Israel with deceit. And Judah is unruly against God, even against the faithful Holy One.
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Your rich people are violent; your inhabitants are liars and their tongues speak deceitfully.
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On that day I will punish all who avoid stepping on the threshold, who fill the temple of their gods with violence and deceit.
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They will do no wrong; they will tell no lies. A deceitful tongue will not be found in their mouths. They will eat and lie down and no one will make them afraid.”
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The idols speak deceitfully, diviners see visions that lie; they tell dreams that are false, they give comfort in vain. Therefore the people wander like sheep oppressed for lack of a shepherd.
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The seed falling among the thorns refers to someone who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, making it unfruitful.
