KJV dictionary & concordance

deceiving

Meaning of “deceiving”

Present-participial or verbal-noun form of deceive, meaning to mislead, cause to believe what is false, or conceal the truth by fraud or error.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828

2 occurrences2 verses2 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: 2 Timothy 3:13

Complete exact-word concordance

KJV PCE

But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading

1611 witness · 2 Timothy 3:13 · retained source text

But euill men and seducers shall waxe worse and worse, deceiuing, and being deceiued.

But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading

1611 witness · James 1:22 · retained source text

But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers onely, deceiuing your owne selues.

Source order

1 · KJV context and cross-references

Historical English dictionary sources

Misleading; ensnaring; beguiling; cheating.

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