They do one act of violence after another, and one deceitful thing after another. ¹  They refuse to pay attention to me,” ²  says the Lord.

If ¹  I have walked in falsehood, and if ²  my foot has hastened ³  to deceit –

my ¹  lips will not speak wickedness, and my tongue will whisper ²  no deceit.

I said, ¹  “O Lord, rescue me ²  from those who lie with their lips ³  and those who deceive with their tongue. ⁴ 

Will you speak wickedly ¹  on God’s behalf? ²  Will you speak deceitfully for him?

They conceive ¹  trouble and bring forth evil; their belly ²  prepares deception.”

You love to use all the words that destroy, ¹  and the tongue that deceives.

He ¹  committed no sin nor was deceit found in his mouth. ² 

The plans ¹  of the righteous are just; the counsels of the wicked are deceitful. ² 

You destroy ¹  liars; ²  the Lord despises ³  violent and deceitful people. ⁴ 

The words he speaks are sinful and deceitful; he does not care about doing what is wise and right. ¹ 

For they say cruel and deceptive things to me; they lie to me. ¹ 

Deceit is in the heart of those who plot evil, ¹  but those who promote peace ²  have joy.

His mouth is full of curses and deceptive, harmful words; ¹  his tongue injures and destroys. ² 

The faithful witness ¹  tells what is right, ²  but a false witness ³  speaks ⁴  deceit.

The one who hates others disguises ¹  it with his lips, but he stores up ²  deceit within him. ³ 

The human mind is more deceitful than anything else. It is incurably bad. ¹  Who can understand it?

For such people are false apostles, deceitful ¹  workers, disguising themselves ²  as apostles of Christ.

Then make sure you don’t speak evil words ¹  or use deceptive speech! ² 

A truthful witness ¹  rescues lives, ²  but the one who breathes lies brings ³  deception. ⁴