deceivable
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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 Macaulay, G. C. (George Campbell)
I am confident that most if not all the miscarriages of the saints and people of God have their rise from deceivable thoughts here.
From The Riches of Bunyan Selected from His Works by Bunyan, John
Show me thy humble heart, and not thy knee, Whose duty is deceivable and false.
From King Richard II by Shakespeare, William
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 Binning, Hugh
The next point was to persuade that royal and most deceivable individual that he had entertained an earnest desire to see Richard married to a Princess of Savoy, a cousin of the Queen.
From Earl Hubert's Daughter The Polishing of the Pearl - A Tale of the 13th Century by Holt, Emily Sarah
