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
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;
Ephraim compasseth me about with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit: but Judah yet ruleth with God, and is faithful with the saints.
Ephraim compasseth mee about with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit: but Iudah yet ruleth with God, and is faithfull with the Saints.
1611 marginal noteOr, with the most holy
¶ He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress.
¶ He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: hee loueth to oppresse.
1611 marginal noteOr, Canaan
1611 marginal noteOr, deceiue
Saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances by deceit?
Saying, When will the newe Moone be gone, that we may sell corne? and the Sabbath, that wee may set forth wheat, making the Ephah small, and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances by deceit?
1611 marginal noteOr, moneth.
1611 marginal noteHeb. open.
1611 marginal noteHeb. peruerting the balances of deceit.
In the same day also will I punish all those that leap on the threshold, which fill their masters’ houses with violence and deceit.
In the same day also wil I punish all those that leape on the threshold, which fill their masters houses with violence and deceit.
Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:
Thefts, couetousnesse, wickednesse, deceit, lasciuiousnesse, an euill eye, blasphemie, pride, foolishnesse:
1611 marginal noteMatth. 15.19.
Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
Being filled with all vnrighteousnes, fornication, wickednesse, couetousnes, maliciousnes, full of enuie, murther, debate, deceit, malignitie, whisperers,
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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
