25 Bible Verses About Fraud (ESV)

17   Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man,
    but afterward his mouth will be full of gravel.

10 “One who is faithful in a very little is also faithful in much, and one who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much. 11 If then you have not been faithful in the unrighteous wealth, who will entrust to you the true riches? 12 And if you have not been faithful in that which is another’s, who will give you that which is your own? 13 No servant can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.”

11   Wealth gained hastily will dwindle,
    but whoever gathers little by little will increase it.

2   Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit,
    but righteousness delivers from death.

44 You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies.

11:1   A false balance is an abomination to the LORD,
    but a just weight is his delight.

8 But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”

21   would not God discover this?
    For he knows the secrets of the heart.

7 Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap.

21   The wicked borrows but does not pay back,
    but the righteous is generous and gives;

4   He plots trouble while on his bed;
    he sets himself in a way that is not good;
    he does not reject evil.

15 Outside are the dogs and sorcerers and the sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.

31 “Do not turn to mediums or necromancers; do not seek them out, and so make yourselves unclean by them: I am the LORD your God.

9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

9 But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. 10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs.

13   Whoever despises the word brings destruction on himself,
    but he who reveres the commandment will be rewarded.

4 Behold, the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, are crying out against you, and the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts.

11 “You shall not steal; you shall not deal falsely; you shall not lie to one another.

22   Lying lips are an abomination to the LORD,
    but those who act faithfully are his delight.

24   Whoever hates disguises himself with his lips
    and harbors deceit in his heart;

10   Unequal weights and unequal measures
    are both alike an abomination to the LORD.

27   Whoever is greedy for unjust gain troubles his own household,
    but he who hates bribes will live.

17 For nothing is hidden that will not be made manifest, nor is anything secret that will not be known and come to light.

36 For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul?