Bible Verses about Cheating

Cheating is a serious issue that affects many areas of life, from school to relationships and work. The Bible offers guidance on honesty and integrity, and it warns against the harm of deceit. In this blog post, we’ll explore Bible verses that address cheating and dishonesty. These verses will help us understand why being truthful is so important and how we can build a life based on trust and fairness.

Bible Verses about Cheating

Exodus 20:15 (NIV)
“You shall not steal.”

Proverbs 12:22 (NIV)
“The Lord detests lying lips, but he delights in people who are trustworthy.”

Leviticus 19:11 (NIV)
“‘Do not steal. Do not lie. Do not deceive one another.’”

Proverbs 6:16-19 (NIV)
“There are six things the Lord hates, seven that are detestable to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are quick to rush into evil, a false witness who pours out lies and a person who stirs up conflict in the community.”

Proverbs 19:5 (NIV)
“A false witness will not go unpunished, and whoever pours out lies will not go free.”

Proverbs 20:17 (NIV)
“Food gained by fraud tastes sweet, but one ends up with a mouth full of gravel.”

Proverbs 21:6 (NIV)
“Acquiring treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a deadly snare.”

Jeremiah 9:5 (NIV)
“Friend deceives friend, and no one speaks the truth. They have taught their tongues to lie; they weary themselves with sinning.”

Micah 6:10 (NIV)
“Am I still to forget, O wicked house, your ill-gotten treasures and the short ephah, which is accursed?”

Matthew 7:15 (NIV)
“Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves.”

John 8:44 (NIV)
“You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.”

Ephesians 4:25 (NIV)
“Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to your neighbor, for we are all members of one body.”

1 John 2:4 (NIV)
“Whoever says, ‘I know him,’ but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in that person.”

Revelation 21:8 (NIV)
“But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars—they will be consigned to the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.”

Proverbs 30:8-9 (NIV)
“Keep falsehood and lies far from me; give me neither poverty nor riches, but give me only my daily bread. Otherwise, I may have too much and disown you and say, ‘Who is the Lord?’ Or I may become poor and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God.”

These verses address the broader concept of dishonesty, which includes cheating and deceit in various forms.

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