With him are strength and sound wisdom; the deceived and the deceiver are his.
And if the prophet is deceived and speaks a word, I, the Lord, have deceived that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand against him and will destroy him from the midst of my people Israel.
Will it be well with you when he searches you out? Or can you deceive him, as one deceives a man?
And the Lord said to him, ‘By what means?’ And he said, ‘I will go out, and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.’ And he said, ‘You are to entice him, and you shall succeed; go out and do so.’ Now therefore behold, the Lord has put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these your prophets; the Lord has declared disaster for you.”
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
Will you speak falsely for God and speak deceitfully for him?
“With God are wisdom and might; he has counsel and understanding.
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