PlaceSin & TemptationBoth Testaments

deception

The Bible addresses deception honestly, offering both warning and the hope of redemption through Christ.

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Overview

Explore what the Bible says about deception. This collection of 14 key Scripture passages reveals God's wisdom and guidance on this important theme.

Topical Index

28 sub-topics from Nave's Topical Bible

INSTANCES OF

By Satan

Genesis 3:4

Abraham, in stating that Sarah was his sister

Genesis 12:13Genesis 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 42Genesis 43Genesis 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

1 Samuel 21:10-15

Amnon deceives Tamar by feigning sickness

2 Samuel 13:6-14

Hushai deceives Absalom

2 Samuel 16:15-19

Sanballat tries to deceive Nehemiah

Nehemiah 6

By Absalom

When he avenged his sister

2 Samuel 13:24-28

When he began his conspiracy

2 Samuel 15:7

The old prophet

1 Kings 13:18

Gehazi

2 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

... and 3 more sub-topics

Key Verses

1

Genesis 3:4

By Satan

2

Genesis 12:13

Abraham, in stating that Sarah was his sister

3

Genesis 26:7

Isaac, in stating that his wife was his sister

4

Genesis 27:6-23

Jacob and Rebekah, in imposing Jacob on his father, and Jacob's impersonating Esau

5

Genesis 34:13-31

Jacob's sons, in entrapping the Shechemites

6

Genesis 37:29-35

In representing to their father that Joseph had been destroyed by wild beasts

7

Genesis 42

Joseph, in his ruse with his brothers

8

Joshua 9:3-15

The Gibeonites, in misrepresenting their habitat

9

Judges 3:15-30

Ehud deceives Eglon, and kills him

10

Judges 16:4-20

Delilah deceives Samson

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