KJV dictionary & concordance
Falsehood, guile, fraud, trickery, or a purpose, word, or act intended to mislead.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Job 15:35
Complete exact-word concordance
As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxen rich.
As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxen rich.
1611 marginal noteOr, coupe.
Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return.
Why then is this people of Ierusalem slidden backe, by a perpetual backesliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to returne.
Thine habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me, saith the Lord.
Thine habitation is in the middest of deceit, through deceit they refuse to know me, sayth the LORD.
Their tongue is as an arrow shot out; it speaketh deceit: one speaketh peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but in heart he layeth his wait.
Their tongue is as an arrowe shot out, it speaketh deceit: one speaketh peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but in heart he layeth his waite.
1611 marginal noteHeb. in the middest of him.
1611 marginal noteOr, waite for him.
1611 marginal notePsal.120.4
1611 marginal notePsal. 12.2. and 28.3.
1611 marginal notePsa. 12.3. and 28.3.
Then the Lord said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spake unto them: they prophesy unto you a false vision and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart.
Then the LORD said vnto me, The prophets prophecie lies in my Name, I sent them not, neither haue I commanded them, neither spake vnto them: they prophecie vnto you a false vision and diuination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart.
1611 marginal noteChap.23.21. and 27.15. and 29.8, 9.
How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies? yea, they are prophets of the deceit of their own heart;
How long shall this bee in the heart of the prophets that prophecie lies? yea they are prophets of the deceit of their owne heart;
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Source order
1 · Direct Scripture definition
Thou hast trodden down all them that err from thy statutes: for their deceit is falsehood.
2 · KJV context and cross-references
