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deceivable

[dih-see-vuh-buhl] / dɪˈsi və bəl /


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This Nessus with hise wordes slyhe Yaf such conseil tofore here yhe 2200 Which semeth outward profitable And was withinne deceivable.

From Confessio Amantis, or, Tales of the Seven Deadly Sins by G. C. (George Campbell) Macaulay

Then withal, I desire you to study how deceivable a thing sin is,—how many deceitful fair pretences it is covered with.

From The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning by Hugh Binning

Like to the scorpion so deceivable,* *deceitful That fhatt'rest with thy head when thou wilt sting; Thy tail is death, through thine envenoming.

From The Canterbury Tales, and Other Poems by D. Laing Purves

Therefore it is good to consider of deformity, not as a sign, which is more deceivable; but as a cause, which seldom faileth of the effect.

From The Essays of Francis Bacon by Francis Bacon

Now these are many times carried away by deceivable doctrines: And truly in this our God hath both a care of his own glory, and of his church's welfare.

From Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02 by John Bunyan




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