Daniel 11:23
After making an alliance with him, he will act deceptively. He will come to power peacably, becoming strong though only having a few supporters.
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Genesis 34:13Jacob's sons weren't honest when they answered him and his father Hamor because Shechem had violated their sister Dinah.
Proverbs 11:18The wicked earn wages that cheat them, but those who sow goodness reap a genuine reward.
Daniel 8:24It will become very powerful but not by its own power. It will be terribly destructive, and will succeed in everything it does. It will destroy great leaders and God's dedicated people.
Romans 1:29They filled themselves with all that's wrong: evil, greed, hate, envy, murder, quarreling, deception, malice, and gossip.
2 Thessalonians 2:9He (the lawless one) comes to do Satan's work, having all kinds of powers, using miracles, and performing amazing but deceptive displays.
Matthew Henry on Daniel 11:22-45
The Reign of Antiochus Epiphanes; Cruelty and Impiety of Antiochus; The Death of Antiochus. ( b. c. 534.) 21 And in his estate shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries. 22 And with the arms of a flood shall they be overflown from before him, and shall be broken; yea, also the prince of the covenant. 23 And after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully: for he shall come up, and shall become… Read the whole commentary →