- Deceit is in the heart of those who plot evil,
but those who counsel peace have joy. - Deliver me, O Lord, from lying lips
and from deceitful tongues. - Then keep your tongue from evil
and your lips from telling lies. - Then he went on, “It is what comes out of a person that defiles. For from within, from the human heart, come evil thoughts, unchastity, theft, murder, adultery, avarice, malice, deceit, indecency, envy, slander, arrogance, and folly. All these evils come from within, and they defile a person.”
- Put on the armor of God so that you will be able to stand firm against the deceit of the devil.
- For:
“If anyone wishes to love life
and to experience good days,
he must restrain his tongue from evil
and his lips from deceitful speech.
He must turn away from evil and do good,
seek peace and pursue it.” - Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting,
but the woman who fears the Lord is to be praised. - A wholesome tongue is a tree of life,
but an undisciplined tongue crushes the spirit. - The seed sown among thorns is the one who hears the word, but worldly cares and the lure of riches choke the word and it bears no fruit.
- The heart is more deceitful than any other thing,
and it is also perverse.
Who can uncover its secrets?
I, the Lord, search the heart
and probe the mind
to reward all according to their conduct
and as their deeds deserve. - He is a rock, his deeds are perfect,
and all of his ways are just.
He is a God of truth who does no wrong;
he is just and upright. - The labors of the wicked man produce little profit,
but the one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward. - Turn away from the mouth that deceives
and keep your distance from lips that mislead.
See what love
the Father has bestowed on us,
enabling us to be called the children of God,
and that is what we are.
If the world does not recognize us,
that is because it did not know him. Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from anything that can defile flesh or spirit, and thereby make our holiness perfect in the fear of God.Next verse!With image