Bible Dictionary: Deceptive

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(a.) Tending to deceive; having power to mislead, or impress with false opinions; as, a deceptive countenance or appearance.

Strong's Hebrew

3577. kazab -- a lie, falsehood, deceptive thing
... 3576, 3577. kazab. 3578 . a lie, falsehood, deceptive thing. Transliteration:
kazab Phonetic Spelling: (kaw-zawb') Short Definition: lies. ...
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391. akzab -- deceptive, disappointing
... 390, 391. akzab. 392 . deceptive, disappointing. Transliteration: akzab
Phonetic Spelling: (ak-zawb') Short Definition: deception. ...
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392. Akzib -- "deceptive," two places in Palestine
... 391, 392. Akzib. 393 . "deceptive," two places in Palestine. Transliteration:
Akzib Phonetic Spelling: (ak-zeeb') Short Definition: Achzib. ...
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3586. kechash -- deceptive, false
... 3585, 3586. kechash. 3587 . deceptive, false. Transliteration: kechash
Phonetic Spelling: (kekh-awsh') Short Definition: false. ...
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4820. mirmah -- deceit, treachery
... Word Origin from ramah Definition deceit, treachery NASB Word Usage deceit (21),
deceitful (6), deceitfully (2), deception (2), deceptive (1), dishonest (1 ...
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7723. shav -- emptiness, vanity
... evil (as destructive), literally (ruin) or morally (especially guile); figuratively
idolatry (as false, subjective), uselessness (as deceptive, objective; also ...
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8267. sheqer -- deception, disappointment, falsehood
... an unused word Definition deception, disappointment, falsehood NASB Word Usage deceit
(2), deceitful (3), deceiving (4), deception (3), deceptive (3), false (17 ...
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Library

Christ's Nativity Both Possible and Becoming the Heretical Opinion ...
... Chapter III."Christ's Nativity Both Possible and Becoming The Heretical Opinion
of Christ's Apparent Flesh Deceptive and Dishonourable to God, Even on ...
/.../ on the flesh of christ/chapter iii christs nativity both possible.htm

That Interpretation of Scripture which Builds us up in Love is not ...
... Book I. Chapter 36."That Interpretation of Scripture Which Builds Us Up in Love
is Not Perniciously Deceptive Nor Mendacious, Even Though It Be Faulty. ...
/.../chapter 36 that interpretation of scripture.htm

He Explains the Phrase "The Lord Created Me," and the Argument ...
... He explains the phrase "The Lord created Me," and the argument about the origination
of the Son, the deceptive character of Eunomius' reasoning, and the ...
/.../gregory/gregory of nyssa dogmatic treatises etc/section 10 he explains the.htm

The Same Continued. Pelagius Acknowledges the Doctrine of Grace in ...
... A work on the proceedings of pelagius, Chapter 20."The Same Continued. Pelagius
Acknowledges the Doctrine of Grace in Deceptive Terms. ...
/.../augustine/anti-pelagian writings/chapter 20 the same continued pelagius.htm

The History Continued. Coelestius Condemned at Carthage by ...
... Judgment. Pelagius Acquitted by Bishops in Palestine, in Consequence of His
Deceptive Answers; But Yet His Heresy Was Condemned by Them. ...
/.../anti-pelagian writings/chapter 62 the history continued coelestius.htm

Letter vii. (AD 389. )
... these states of mind, impressed by the same kind of images as impressed them before
they were indebted for information to these most deceptive messengers, the ...
/.../augustine/the confessions and letters of st/letter vii a d 389.htm

The True Sign
... pretense of liberality to the temple. The scribes and Pharisees were insinuating
deceptive principles. They concealed the real tendency ...
//christianbookshelf.org/white/the desire of ages/chapter 44 the true sign.htm

"God with Us"
... That the gloomy shadows might be lightened, that the world might be brought
back to God, Satan's deceptive power was to be broken. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/white/the desire of ages/chapter 1 god with us.htm

Enmity Between Man and Satan
... themselves to temptation. Satan conceals himself from view and stealthily
draws his deceptive covering over their eyes. They cannot ...
/.../white/the great controversy/chapter 30 enmity between man.htm

Enmity Between Man and Satan.
... themselves to temptation. Satan conceals himself from view, and stealthily
draws his deceptive covering over their eyes. They cannot ...
/.../the great controversy between christ and satan /30 enmity between man and.htm

Thesaurus

Deceptive (11 Occurrences)
... (a.) Tending to deceive; having power to mislead, or impress with false opinions;
as, a deceptive countenance or appearance. ...Deceptive (11 Occurrences). ...
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Pretence (5 Occurrences)
... 3. (n.) The act of holding out, or offering, to others something false or feigned;
presentation of what is deceptive or hypocritical; deception by showing what ...
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Deception (24 Occurrences)

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Underhanded (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Sneaky; deceptive; clandestine; as underhanded
negotiating tricks. 2. (a.) Insufficiently provided ...
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Linger (7 Occurrences)
... 2 Peter 2:3 In covetousness they will exploit you with deceptive words: whose sentence
now from of old doesn't linger, and their destruction will not slumber. ...
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Greed (19 Occurrences)
... 2 Peter 2:3 In covetousness they will exploit you with deceptive words: whose sentence
now from of old doesn't linger, and their destruction will not slumber. ...
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Exploit (4 Occurrences)
... 2 Peter 2:3 In covetousness they will exploit you with deceptive words: whose sentence
now from of old doesn't linger, and their destruction will not slumber. ...
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Delusive (4 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (a.) Apt or fitted to delude; tending to mislead the mind;
deceptive; beguiling; delusory; as, delusive arts; a delusive dream. ...
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Deceptively (2 Occurrences)

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Achzib (4 Occurrences)
... Mareshah and Keilah as one of the cities allotted to Judah (Joshua 15:44), and in
Micah (1:14), where it suggests play upon its meaning, "deceptive" or "failing ...
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Bible Concordance

Deceptive (11 Occurrences)

Colossians 2:8 See that no one shall be carrying you away as spoil through the philosophy and vain deceit, according to the deliverance of men, according to the rudiments of the world, and not according to Christ,
(See NIV)

2 Peter 2:3 In covetousness they will exploit you with deceptive words: whose sentence now from of old doesn't linger, and their destruction will not slumber.
(WEB)

Proverbs 11:18 The wicked earneth deceitful wages; but he that soweth righteousness hath a sure reward.
(See NAS RSV NIV)

Proverbs 23:3 Be not desirous of his dainties; seeing they are deceitful food.
(See NAS RSV NIV)

Proverbs 31:30 Grace is deceitful, and beauty is vain; but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.
(See NIV)

Jeremiah 7:4 Put no faith in false words, saying, The Temple of the Lord, the Temple of the Lord, the Temple of the Lord, are these.
(See NAS RSV NIV)

Jeremiah 7:8 See, you put your faith in false words which are of no profit.
(See NAS RSV NIV)

Jeremiah 15:18 Why is my pain perpetual, and my wound incurable, so that it refuseth to be healed? Wilt Thou indeed be unto me as a deceitful brook, as waters that fail?
(See NAS NIV)

Lamentations 2:14 Your prophets have seen for you false and foolish visions; They have not uncovered your iniquity, to bring back your captivity, but have seen for you false oracles and causes of banishment.
(See RSV)

Micah 1:14 For this cause give a parting offering to Moresheth-gath: the daughter of Achzib will be a deceit to the king of Israel.
(See NIV)

Micah 6:11 Do I reckon 'it' pure with balances of wickedness? And with a bag of deceitful stones?
(See NAS)

Subtopics

Deceptive

Related Terms

Pretence (5 Occurrences)

Deception (24 Occurrences)

Underhanded (1 Occurrence)

Linger (7 Occurrences)

Greed (19 Occurrences)

Exploit (4 Occurrences)

Delusive (4 Occurrences)