Do not be deceived,Godis not mocked;for whatevera mansows,thishe will alsoreap.
"Let him not trustin emptiness,deceivinghimself; For emptinesswill be his reward.
"According to whatI have seen,those who plowiniquityAnd those who sowtroubleharvestit.
"So they shall eatof the fruitof their own wayAnd be satiatedwith their own devices.
The wickedearnsdeceptivewages,But he who sowsrighteousness[gets] a true reward.
Who [with] perversityin his heartcontinuallydevisesevil,Who spreadsstrife.
A false witness[who] utterslies,And one who spreadsstrifeamongbrothers.
"Thussaysthe LORD,Do not deceiveyourselves,saying,"The Chaldeanswill surelygoaway from us," for they will not go.
in orderto layholdof the heartsof the houseof Israelwhoare estrangedfrom Me through alltheir idols."'
Sowwith a view to righteousness,Reapin accordancewith kindness;Breakup your fallowground,For it is timeto seekthe LORDUntilHe comesto rainrighteousnesson you.
You have plowedwickedness,you have reapedinjustice,You have eatenthe fruitof lies.Becauseyou have trustedin your way,in your numerouswarriors,
For they sowthe windAnd they reapthe whirlwind.The standinggrainhasnoheads;It yieldsnograin.Shouldit yield,strangerswould swallowit up.
"The arroganceof your hearthas deceivedyou, You who livein the cleftsof the rock,In the loftinessof your dwellingplace,Who sayin your heart,Whowill bringme downto earth?'
"But Abrahamsaid,'Child,rememberthat duringyour lifeyou receivedyour good things,and likewiseLazarusbad things;but nowhe is being comfortedhere,and you are in agony.
And He said,"Seeto it that you are not misled;for manywill comein My name,saying,I am[He],' and, 'The timeis near.'Do not goafterthem.
Do not be deceived:"Badcompanycorruptsgoodmorals."
Let no mandeceivehimself.Ifany manamongyou thinksthat he is wisein thisage,he must becomefoolish,sothat he may becomewise.
Ordo you not knowthat the unrighteouswill not inheritthe kingdomof God?Do not be deceived;neitherfornicators,noridolaters,noradulterers,noreffeminate,norhomosexuals,
Nowthis[I say], he who sowssparinglywill alsoreapsparingly,and he who sowsbountifullywill alsoreapbountifully.
For ifanyonethinkshe is somethingwhen he is nothing,he deceiveshimself.
Let no onedeceiveyou with emptywords,for becauseof these thingsthe wrathof Godcomesupon the sonsof disobedience.
Let noonein anywaydeceiveyou, for [it will not come] unlessthe apostasycomesfirst,and the manof lawlessnessis revealed,the sonof destruction,
But proveyourselves doersof the word,and not merelyhearerswho deludethemselves.
Ifanyonethinkshimself to be religious,and yet does not bridlehis tonguebut deceiveshis [own] heart,this man'sreligionis worthless.
Ifwe saythat we havenosin,we are deceivingourselvesand the truthis not in us.
Little children,make sure no onedeceivesyou; the one who practicesrighteousnessis righteous,justas He is righteous;
that they were sayingto you, "In the lasttimethere will be mockers,followingaftertheir ownungodlylusts."
