DECEIT

- Is falsehood Ps 119:118 - The tongue, the instrument of Ro 3:13 - Comes from the heart Mr 7:22 - Characteristic of the heart Jer 17:9 - God abhors Ps 5:6 - Forbidden Pr 24:28; 1Pe 3:10 - Christ was perfectly free from Isa 53:9; 1Pe 2:22 - SAINTS . Free from Ps 24:4; Zep 3:13; Re 14:5 . Purposed against Job 27:4 . Avoid Job 31:5 . Shun those addicted to Ps 101:7 . Pray for deliverance from those who use Ps 43:1; 120:2 . Delivered from those who use Ps 72:14 . Should beware of those who teach Eph 5:6; Col 2:8 . Should lay aside, in seeking truth 1Pe 2:1 - Ministers should lay aside 2Co 4:2; 1Th 2:3 - THE WICKED . Are full of Ro 1:29 . Devise Ps 35:20; 38:12; Pr 12:5 . Utter Ps 10:7; 36:3 . Work Pr 11:18 . Increase in 2Ti 3:13 . Use, to each other Jer 9:5 . Use, to themselves Jer 37:9; Ob 3:7 . Delight in Pr 20:17 - FALSE TEACHERS . Are workers of 2Co 11:13 . Preach Jer 14:14; 23:26 . Impose on others by Ro 16:18; Eph 4:14 . Sport themselves with 2Pe 2:13 - Hypocrites devise Job 15:35 - Hypocrites practise Ho 11:12 - False witnesses use Pr 12:17; 14:5 - A characteristic of Antichrist 2Jo 1:7 - A characteristic of the Apostasy 2Th 2:10 - EVIL OF . Keeps from knowledge of God Jer 9:6 . Keeps from turning to God Jer 8:5 . Leads to pride and oppression Jer 5:27,28 . Leads to lying Pr 14:25 - Often accompanied by fraud and injustice Ps 10:7; 43:1 - Hatred often concealed by Pr 26:24-28 - The folly of fools is Pr 14:8 - The kisses of an enemy are Pr 27:6 - Blessedness of being free from Ps 24:4,5; 32:2 - Punishment of Ps 55:23; Jer 9:7-9 - Exemplified . The devil Ge 3:1,4,5; Joh 8:44 . Rebecca and Jacob Ge 27:9,19 . Laban Ge 31:7 . Joseph's brothers Ge 37:31,32 . Pharaoh Ex 8:29 . David 1Sa 21:13 . Job's friends Job 6:15 . Doeg Ps 52:1,2 . Herod Mt 2:8 . Pharisees Mt 22:16 . Chief Priests Mr 14:1

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DECEIT. → Is falsehood Ps 119:118 → The tongue is an instrument of Ro 3:13 → Comes from the heart Mr 7:22 → Characteristic of the heart Jer 17:9 → God abhors Ps 5:6 → Forbidden Pr 24:28; 1Pe 3:10 → Christ was perfectly free from Isa 53:9; with 1Pe 2:22 → Saints
* Free from Ps 24:4; Zep 3:13; Re 14:5
* Purpose against Job 27:4
* Avoid Job 31:5
* Shun those addicted to Ps 101:7
* Pray for deliverance from those who use Ps 43:1; 120:2
* Delivered from those who use Ps 72:14
* Should beware of those who teach Eph 5:6; Col 2:8
* Should lay aside, in seeking truth 1Pe 2:1

→ Ministers should lay aside 2Co 4:2; 1Th 2:3 → The wicked are full of Ro 1:29 → Devise Ps 35:20; 38:12; Pr 12:5 → Utter Ps 10:7; 36:3 → Work Pr 11:18 → Increase in 2Ti 3:13 → Use, to each other Jer 9:5 → Use, to themselves Jer 37:9; Ob 1:3-7 → Delight in Pr 20:17 → False teachers are workers of 2Co 11:13 → Preach Jer 14:14; 23:26 → Impose on others by Ro 16:18; Eph 4:14 → Sport themselves with 2Pe 2:13 → Hypocrites devise Job 15:35 → Hypocrites practice Ho 11:12 → False witnesses use Pr 12:17 → A characteristic of antichrist 2Jo 1:7 → Characteristic of the apostasy 2Th 2:10 → Evil of
* Hinders knowledge of God Jer 9:6

→ Keeps from turning to God Jer 8:5 → Leads
* To pride and oppression Jer 5:27,28
* To lying Pr 14:25

→ Often accompanied by fraud and injustice Ps 10:7; 43:1 → Hatred often concealed by Pr 26:24-26 → The folly of fools is Pr 14:8 → The kisses of an enemy are Pr 27:6 → Blessedness of being free from Ps 24:4,5; 32:2 → Punishment of Ps 55:23; Jer 9:7-9 → See CONFIDENCE, FALSE → See DECEPTION → See FALSEHOOD → See FLATTERY → See HYPOCRISY

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deceit. Deceit, n. treachery, cheat, artifice, pretence

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De‐ceit″ (?), n. [[OF. deceit, desçait, decept (cf. deceite, deçoite), fr. L. deceptus deception, fr. decipere. See Deceive.]] 1. 1. An attempt or disposition to deceive or lead into error; any declaration, artifice, or practice, which misleads another, or causes him to believe what is false; a contrivance to entrap; deception; a wily device; fraud.
Making the ephah small and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances by deceit. Amos viii. 5. Friendly to man, far from deceit or guile. Milton. Yet still we hug the dear deceit. N. Cotton. 2. 2. (Law) Any trick, collusion, contrivance, false representation, or underhand practice, used to defraud another. When injury is thereby effected, an action of deceit, as it called, lies for compensation.
Syn. — Deception; fraud; imposition; duplicity; trickery; guile; falsifying; double-dealing; stratagem. See Deception.