→ INSTANCES OF
- By Satan Ge 3:4
- Abraham, in stating that Sarah was his sister Ge 12:13; 20:2
- Isaac, in stating that his wife was his sister Ge 26:7
- Jacob and Rebekah, in imposing Jacob on his father, and Jacob's impersonating Esau Ge 27:6-23
- Jacob's sons, in entrapping the Shechemites Ge 34:13-31
- In representing to their father that Joseph had been destroyed by wild beasts Ge 37:29-35
- Joseph, in his ruse with his brothers Ge 42; 43; 44
- The Gibeonites, in misrepresenting their habitat Jos 9:3-15
- Ehud deceives Eglon, and kills him Jud 3:15-30
- Delilah deceives Samson Jud 16:4-20
- David feigns madness 1Sa 21:10-15
- Amnon deceives Tamar by feigning sickness 2Sa 13:6-14
- Hushai deceives Absalom 2Sa 16:15-19
- Sanballat tries to deceive Nehemiah Ne 6
- By Absalom
When he avenged his sister 2Sa 13:24-28
When he began his conspiracy 2Sa 15:7
- The old prophet 1Ki 13:18
- Gehazi 2Ki 5:20
- Job's friends Job 6:15
- Doeg Ps 52:2
- Herod Mt 2:8
- Pharisees Mt 22:16
- Chief priests Mr 14:1
- Lawyer Lu 10:25
- Ananias and Sapphira Ac 5:1
- See DECEIT
- See HYPOCRISY
- See FALSEHOOD
- See FALSE WITNESS
→ SELF
- See CONFIDENCE, FALSE
- See FLATTERY