why.

Genesis 3:13-17
Then the LORD God said to the woman, "What is this you have done?" "The serpent deceived me, " she replied, "and I ate." . . .

1 Kings 22:21, 22
Then a spirit came forward, stood before the LORD, and said, 'I will entice him.' 'By what means?' asked the LORD. . . .

1 Chronicles 21:1-3
Then Satan rose up against Israel and incited David to take a census of Israel. . . .

Matthew 4:3-11
The tempter came to Him and said, "If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread." . . .

Matthew 13:19
When anyone hears the message of the kingdom but does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the seed sown along the path.

Luke 22:3
Then Satan entered Judas Iscariot, who was one of the Twelve.

John 13:2, 27
The evening meal was underway, and the devil had already put into the heart of Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, to betray Jesus. . . .

Ephesians 6:11-16
Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil's schemes. . . .

James 4:7
Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

1 Peter 5:8
Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.

Revelation 12:9-11
And the great dragon was hurled down--the ancient serpent called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him. . . .

lie to.

Acts 5:9
"How could you agree to test the Spirit of the Lord?" Peter replied. "Look, the feet of the men who buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out also."

Job 22:13
Yet you say: 'What does God know? Does He judge through thick darkness?

Psalm 94:7-9
They say, "The LORD does not see; the God of Jacob pays no heed." . . .

Isaiah 29:15
Woe to those who dig deep to hide their plans from the LORD. In darkness they do their works and say, "Who sees us, and who will know?"

Jeremiah 23:24
"Can a man hide in secret places where I cannot see him?" declares the LORD. "Do I not fill the heavens and earth?" declares the LORD.

Hosea 11:12
Ephraim surrounds me with lies, the house of Israel with deceit; but Judah still walks with God and is faithful to the Holy One.

to keep.

Numbers 30:2
If a man makes a vow to the LORD or swears an oath to obligate himself by a pledge, he must not break his word; he must do everything he has promised.

Deuteronomy 23:21
If you make a vow to the LORD your God, do not be slow to keep it, because He will surely require it of you, and you will be guilty of sin.

Proverbs 20:25
It is a trap for a man to dedicate something rashly only later to reconsider his vows.

Ecclesiastes 5:4
When you make a vow to God, do not delay in fulfilling it, because He takes no pleasure in fools. Fulfill your vow.

Romans 2:21, 22
you, then, who teach others, do you not teach yourself? You who preach against stealing, do you steal? . . .