Deceit is one of the prime elements of the natural heart. It is more full of deceit than any other object. But the heart is deceitful above all things - more treacherous than the treacherous sea. The clouds are often very deceitful. But the heart is deceitful above all things.
Many animals are deceitful.
But the natural heart is more deceitful than a serpent - above all things. It is deceitful in two ways-in deceiving others and in deceiving itself. In deceiving others. Every natural man is a hypocrite. He is different in reality from what he appears to be.