Deceit (1)

“Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil.” The first half of Proverbs 12:20 serves as a good starting point for a discussion of the subject of “deceit.” When we read the dictionary definition of the verb ”deceive,” we find that it means: 1) To cause (a person) to believe what is not true; mislead. 2) To catch by guile; ensnare. The American Heritage Dictionary Second College Edition, 1982, also gives a very detailed listing of the various synonyms of the word “deceive” along with their...