35 Bible Verses About Deceivers

Matthew 7:15

“Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves.”

1 John 4:1

“Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world.”

2 Corinthians 11:13-15

“For such men are false apostles, deceitful workmen, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ. And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. So it is no surprise if his servants, also, disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their deeds.”

Matthew 24:11

“And many false prophets will arise and lead many astray.”

1 Timothy 4:1

“Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons.”

Revelation 20:10

“And the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur where the beast and the false prophet were, and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.”

Matthew 24:24

“For false christs and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.”

2 Corinthians 11:3

“But I am afraid that as the serpent deceived Eve by his cunning, your thoughts will be led astray from a sincere and pure devotion to Christ.”

2 Peter 2:1-3

“But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction. And many will follow their sensuality, and because of them the way of truth will be blasphemed. And in their greed they will exploit you with false words. Their condemnation from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep.”

Galatians 1:8

“But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed.”

1 John 2:18

“Children, it is the last hour, and as you have heard that antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have come. Therefore we know that it is the last hour.”

2 Peter 2:18-19

“For, speaking loud boasts of folly, they entice by sensual passions of the flesh those who are barely escaping from those who live in error. They promise them freedom, but they themselves are slaves of corruption. For whatever overcomes a person, to that he is enslaved.”

Matthew 24:5

“For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and they will lead many astray.”

2 Thessalonians 2:9-10

“The coming of the lawless one is by the activity of Satan with all power and false signs and wonders, and with all wicked deception for those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.”

Colossians 2:8

“See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ.”

2 Timothy 3:13

“While evil people and impostors will go on from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.”

Mark 13:22

“For false christs and false prophets will arise and perform signs and wonders, to lead astray, if possible, the elect.”

Jeremiah 23:16

“Thus says the LORD of hosts: ‘Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you, filling you with vain hopes. They speak visions of their own minds, not from the mouth of the LORD.”

2 Corinthians 2:17

“For we are not, like so many, peddlers of God’s word, but as men of sincerity, as commissioned by God, in the sight of God we speak in Christ.”

Proverbs 12:22

“Lying lips are an abomination to the LORD, but those who act faithfully are his delight.”

James 3:14

“But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth.”

2 Peter 3:3

“Knowing this first of all, that scoffers will come in the last days with scoffing, following their own sinful desires.”

Ephesians 5:6

“Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.”

1 Thessalonians 2:4

“But just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not to please man, but to please God who tests our hearts.”

Proverbs 11:9

“With his mouth the godless man would destroy his neighbor, but by knowledge the righteous are delivered.”

2 Corinthians 4:2

“But we have renounced disgraceful, underhanded ways. We refuse to practice cunning or to tamper with God’s word, but by the open statement of the truth we would commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience in the sight of God.”

Proverbs 19:9

“A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who breathes out lies will perish.”

2 Timothy 2:15-16

“Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth. But avoid irreverent babble, for it will lead people into more and more ungodliness.”

1 Corinthians 15:33

“Do not be deceived: ‘Bad company ruins good morals.”

Proverbs 20:17

“Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man, but afterward his mouth will be full of gravel.”

2 Corinthians 11:4

“For if someone comes and proclaims another Jesus than the one we proclaimed, or if you receive a different spirit from the one you received, or if you accept a different gospel from the one you accepted, you put up with it readily enough.”

Matthew 24:23-26

“Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There he is!’ do not believe it. For false christs and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect. See, I have told you beforehand. So, if they say to you, ‘Look, he is in the wilderness,’ do not go out. If they say, ‘Look, he is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it.”

Ephesians 4:14

“so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes.”

Jeremiah 17:9

“The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it?”

Titus 1:10-11

“For there are many who are insubordinate, empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision party. They must be silenced, since they are upsetting whole families by teaching for shameful gain what they ought not to teach.”

Proverbs 25:18

“A man who bears false witness against his neighbor is like a war club, or a sword, or a sharp arrow.”

Proverbs 14:25

“A truthful witness saves lives, but one who breathes out lies is deceitful.”

Jeremiah 9:6

“Heaping oppression upon oppression, and deceit upon deceit, they refuse to know me, declares the LORD.”

1 Timothy 6:20

“O Timothy, guard the deposit entrusted to you. Avoid the irreverent babble and contradictions of what is falsely called ‘knowledge,'”

1 John 1:8

“If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.”

Proverbs 20:14

“‘Bad, bad,’ says the buyer, but when he goes away, then he boasts.”

1 Timothy 4:2

“Through the insincerity of liars whose consciences are seared,”

1 Corinthians 3:18

“Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you thinks that he is wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise.”