An act of tricking or lying to someone to harm or betray them.
Key References
You love every word that devours, O deceitful tongue.
They turned back and were faithless like their fathers, twisted like a faulty bow.
No one who practices deceit shall dwell in my house; no one who tells lies shall stand in my presence.
Cursed is the one who is remiss in doing the work of the LORD, and cursed is he who withholds his sword from bloodshed.
All Scripture References (15)
Job (2)
Psalms (6)
Blessed is the man whose iniquity the LORD does not count against him, in whose spirit there is no deceit.
You love every word that devours, O deceitful tongue.
They turned back and were faithless like their fathers, twisted like a faulty bow.
No one who practices deceit shall dwell in my house; no one who tells lies shall stand in my presence.
Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips and a deceitful tongue.
What will He do to you, and what will be added to you, O deceitful tongue?
Proverbs (4)
Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.
The hand of the diligent will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.
A lazy man does not roast his game, but a diligent man prizes his possession.
Laziness brings on deep sleep, and an idle soul will suffer hunger.
Jeremiah (1)
Cursed is the one who is remiss in doing the work of the LORD, and cursed is he who withholds his sword from bloodshed.
Hosea (1)
They turn, but not to the Most High; they are like a faulty bow. Their leaders will fall by the sword for the cursing of their tongue; for this they will be ridiculed in the land of Egypt.
Micah (1)
For the wealthy of the city are full of violence, and its residents speak lies; their tongues are deceitful in their mouths.