What Does The Bible Say About?

Cheating

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James 4:17

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Anyone, then, who knows the right thing to do, yet fails to do it, is guilty of sin.

Proverbs 12:22

1,070 helpful votes

Lying lips are detestable to the LORD, but those who deal faithfully are His delight.

Hebrews 13:4

1,035 helpful votes

Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.

Matthew 5:27-28

896 helpful votes

You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’ But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

Proverbs 10:9

763 helpful votes

He who walks in integrity walks securely, but he who perverts his ways will be found out.

Proverbs 19:1

748 helpful votes

Better a poor man who walks with integrity than a fool whose lips are perverse.

Proverbs 6:32

678 helpful votes

He who commits adultery lacks judgment; whoever does so destroys himself.

Galatians 6:7-8

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Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return. The one who sows to please his flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; but the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.

Proverbs 20:22

532 helpful votes

Do not say, “I will avenge this evil!” Wait on the LORD, and He will save you.

Luke 6:31

529 helpful votes

Do to others as you would have them do to you.

Proverbs 28:6

508 helpful votes

Better a poor man who walks with integrity than a rich man whose ways are perverse.

Hebrews 13:5

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Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”

Joshua 1:9

426 helpful votes

Have I not commanded you to be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”

Luke 16:10-12

422 helpful votes

Whoever is faithful with very little will also be faithful with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much. So if you have not been faithful with worldly wealth, who will entrust you with true riches? And if you have not been faithful with the belongings of another, who will give you belongings of your own?

James 1:26

399 helpful votes

If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not bridle his tongue, he deceives his heart and his religion is worthless.

Colossians 3:9

367 helpful votes

Do not lie to one another, since you have taken off the old self with its practices,

Luke 6:32-42

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If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them. If you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do the same. And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full. But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful. . . .

Ephesians 5:5

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For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure, or greedy person (that is, an idolater), has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

Exodus 20:14

259 helpful votes

You shall not commit adultery.

Mark 11:25

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And when you stand to pray, if you hold anything against another, forgive it, so that your Father in heaven will forgive your trespasses as well.”

Romans 12:2

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Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.

Romans 12:17-21

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Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Carefully consider what is right in the eyes of everybody. If it is possible on your part, live at peace with everyone. Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.” On the contrary, “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink. For in so doing, you will heap burning coals on his head.” Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

Romans 3:23

214 helpful votes

for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

Colossians 3:5-10

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Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry. Because of these, the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience. When you lived among them, you also used to walk in these ways. But now you must put aside all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips. Do not lie to one another, since you have taken off the old self with its practices, . . .

Proverbs 16:28

184 helpful votes

A perverse man spreads dissension, and a gossip divides close friends.

Matthew 5:32

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But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, brings adultery upon her. And he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

Proverbs 11:1

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Dishonest scales are an abomination to the LORD, but an accurate weight is His delight.

Ephesians 4:31-32

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Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.

Proverbs 24:29

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Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will repay the man according to his work.”

Proverbs 28:20

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A faithful man will abound with blessings, but one eager to be rich will not go unpunished.

Galatians 5:19-21

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The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions, and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

Luke 1:37

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For no word from God will ever fail.”

Proverbs 19:11

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A man’s insight gives him patience, and his virtue is to overlook an offense.

Revelation 1:1

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This is the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants what must soon come to pass. He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John,

Leviticus 19:11

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You must not steal. You must not lie or deceive one another.

Luke 16:10

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Whoever is faithful with very little will also be faithful with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.

Amos 8:5

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asking, “When will the New Moon be over, that we may sell grain? When will the Sabbath end, that we may market wheat? Let us reduce the ephah and increase the shekel; let us cheat with dishonest scales.

1 Corinthians 10:13

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No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide an escape, so that you can stand up under it.

Deuteronomy 25:13-16

129 helpful votes

You shall not have two differing weights in your bag, one heavy and one light. You shall not have two differing measures in your house, one large and one small. You must maintain accurate and honest weights and measures, so that you may live long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you. For everyone who behaves dishonestly in regard to these things is detestable to the LORD your God.

Matthew 5:28

128 helpful votes

But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

Romans 2:21-24

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you, then, who teach others, do you not teach yourself? You who preach against stealing, do you steal? You who forbid adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples? You who boast in the law, do you dishonor God by breaking the law? As it is written: “God’s name is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you.”

Proverbs 24:28

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Do not testify against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your lips.

Proverbs 15:1

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A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

Luke 16:13

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No servant can serve two masters. 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 both God and money.”

Ephesians 4:25

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Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one another.

Exodus 20:15

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You shall not steal.

Luke 8:17

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For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be made known and brought to light.

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

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If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a ringing gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have absolute faith so as to move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and exult in the surrender of my body, but have not love, I gain nothing. Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs. . . .

Luke 17:3-4

102 helpful votes

Watch yourselves. If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him. Even if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times returns to say, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.”

Proverbs 12:19

101 helpful votes

Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.

Proverbs 19:22

99 helpful votes

The desire of a man is loving devotion; better to be poor than a liar.

2 Corinthians 5:17

98 helpful votes

Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come!

Colossians 3:9-10

95 helpful votes

Do not lie to one another, since you have taken off the old self with its practices, and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.

Mark 10:19

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You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness, do not cheat others, honor your father and mother.’”

1 Peter 3:7-12

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Husbands, in the same way, treat your wives with consideration as a delicate vessel, and with honor as fellow heirs of the gracious gift of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered. Finally, all of you, be like-minded and sympathetic, love as brothers, be tenderhearted and humble. Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing. For, “Whoever would love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful speech. He must turn from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it. . . .

Proverbs 3:5

92 helpful votes

Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;

Exodus 20:17

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You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his manservant or maidservant, or his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”

Colossians 3:5

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Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry.

John 3:16-17

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For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.

Matthew 19:4-6

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Jesus answered, “Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’ and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’? So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.”

Ephesians 4:28

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He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing good with his own hands, that he may have something to share with the one in need.

Luke 7:36-50

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Then one of the Pharisees invited Jesus to eat with him, and He entered the Pharisee’s house and reclined at the table. When a sinful woman from that town learned that Jesus was dining there, she brought an alabaster jar of perfume. As she stood behind Him at His feet weeping, she began to wet His feet with her tears and wipe them with her hair. Then she kissed His feet and anointed them with the perfume. When the Pharisee who had invited Jesus saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, He would know who this is and what kind of woman is touching Him—for she is a sinner!” But Jesus answered him, “Simon, I have something to tell you.” “Tell me, Teacher,” he said. . . .

Matthew 6:14-15

85 helpful votes

For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive yours.

Proverbs 15:27

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He who is greedy for unjust gain brings trouble on his household, but he who hates bribes will live.

Matthew 7:1-5

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“Do not judge, or you will be judged. For with the same judgment you pronounce, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. Why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but fail to notice the beam in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ while there is still a beam in your own eye? You hypocrite! First take the beam out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.

Ephesians 5:1-7

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Be imitators of God, therefore, as beloved children, and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God. But among you, as is proper among the saints, there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed. Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk, or crude joking, which are out of character, but rather thanksgiving. For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure, or greedy person (that is, an idolater), has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. . . .

Leviticus 19:35-36

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You must not use dishonest measures of length, weight, or volume. You shall maintain honest scales and weights, an honest ephah, and an honest hin. I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.

Mark 10:11-12

80 helpful votes

So He told them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her. And if a woman divorces her husband and marries another man, she commits adultery.”

Galatians 5:16-26

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So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the flesh craves what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are opposed to each other, so that you do not do what you want. But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions, . . .

Philippians 1:6

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being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

1 Corinthians 6:18

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Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a man can commit is outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body.

James 5:4

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Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.

1 Thessalonians 4:6

73 helpful votes

and no one should ever violate or exploit his brother in this regard, because the Lord will avenge all such acts, as we have already told you and solemnly warned you.

Proverbs 20:23

73 helpful votes

Unequal weights are detestable to the LORD, and dishonest scales are no good.

Leviticus 19:35

71 helpful votes

You must not use dishonest measures of length, weight, or volume.

Ephesians 4:26

68 helpful votes

“Be angry, yet do not sin.” Do not let the sun set upon your anger,

Hosea 12:7

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A merchant loves to defraud with dishonest scales in his hands.

Mark 7:20-22

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He continued: “What comes out of a man, that is what defiles him. For from within the hearts of men come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, greed, wickedness, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, arrogance, and foolishness.

2 Corinthians 4:2

66 helpful votes

Instead, we have renounced secret and shameful ways. We do not practice deceit, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by open proclamation of the truth, we commend ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.

Ephesians 5:3

66 helpful votes

But among you, as is proper among the saints, there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed.

Romans 12:17

66 helpful votes

Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Carefully consider what is right in the eyes of everybody.

Proverbs 13:5

65 helpful votes

The righteous hate falsehood, but the wicked bring shame and disgrace.

Romans 14:1

65 helpful votes

Accept him whose faith is weak, without passing judgment on his opinions.

Matthew 19:9

64 helpful votes

Now I tell you that whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman, commits adultery.”

Proverbs 12:16

64 helpful votes

A fool’s anger is known at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.

Deuteronomy 5:19

63 helpful votes

You shall not steal.

Philippians 2:2

62 helpful votes

then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being united in spirit and purpose.

1 Corinthians 13:4-7

61 helpful votes

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs. Love takes no pleasure in evil, but rejoices in the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

Exodus 18:21

61 helpful votes

Furthermore, select capable men from among the people—God-fearing, trustworthy men who are averse to dishonest gain. Appoint them over the people as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.

Proverbs 28:24

61 helpful votes

He who robs his father or mother, saying, “It is not wrong,” is a companion to the man who destroys.

Genesis 2:24

60 helpful votes

For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.

1 Corinthians 4:2

59 helpful votes

Now it is required of stewards that they be found faithful.

1 Thessalonians 5:22

59 helpful votes

Abstain from every form of evil.

Proverbs 26:17

59 helpful votes

Like one who grabs a dog by the ears is a passerby who meddles in a quarrel not his own.

Psalm 37:4

59 helpful votes

Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart.

2 Timothy 2:22

57 helpful votes

Flee from youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, together with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

1 John 2:16

56 helpful votes

For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world.

Ephesians 5:33

56 helpful votes

Nevertheless, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.

2 Timothy 2:15

55 helpful votes

Make every effort to present yourself approved to God, an unashamed workman who accurately handles the word of truth.

Proverbs 20:5

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The intentions of a man’s heart are deep waters, but a man of understanding draws them out.

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