KJV dictionary & concordance

deceit

Meaning of “deceit”

Falsehood, guile, fraud, trickery, or a purpose, word, or act intended to mislead.

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34 occurrences33 verses12 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Job 15:35

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Colossians 2:8

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Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.

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The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Colossians 2:8 · retained source text

Beware lest any man spoile you through Philosophie and vaine deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ:

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Where “deceit” appears

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Job3 occurrences
3 verses Psalms7 occurrences
7 verses Proverbs7 occurrences
7 verses Isaiah1 occurrence
1 verse Jeremiah7 occurrences
6 verses Hosea2 occurrences
2 verses Amos1 occurrence
1 verse Zephaniah1 occurrence
1 verse Mark1 occurrence
1 verse Romans2 occurrences
2 verses Colossians1 occurrence
1 verse 1 Thessalonians1 occurrence
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Definition evidence

1 · Direct Scripture definition

Psalms 119:118

Thou hast trodden down all them that err from thy statutes: for their deceit is falsehood.

2 · KJV context and cross-references

Job 15:35 Psalm 36:3 Psalm 72:14 Psalm 101:7 Proverbs 12:17 Hosea 11:12 Psalms 119:118 Psalms 55:11 Psalms 101:7 Psalms 50:19 Proverbs 20:17 Jeremiah 5:27 Jeremiah 23:26 Zephaniah 1:9 1 Thessalonians 2:3