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